Share #2 June 25th & 25th

Crop List: Cosmic Mix, Bok Choy, Spinach, Radish, Mint and Roxy Head Lettuce

When I wrote last week's newsletter we were watching the temperatures and the impending snow showers. We did get a frost Tuesday, June 18th that affected some of the greens, the arugula suffered the most. Today I am attempting to keep the house cool and watching the lawn brown! Yay!!! Summer has arrived. It feels so good to be warm to the bone! I am craving salad...to be able to eat a big salad for lunch on hot day is one the ultimate refreshments for me. I love to smoother mine in homemade dressing, feta, olives, hard boiled egg, left over meat and or nuts to make it more of a meal. I am so happy to include radishes and bok choy into my meals...some texture after a spring of greens.
Let's talk salad dressings, it's salad season, and making your own dressing is easy, less expensive then store bought, healthier (bye, bye seed oils!) and a great way to explore less used herbs. Once you start making your own dressings...you probably won't go back to store bought.
My basis for all dressings is the oil to vinegar ratio of 3 parts oil to 1 part vinegar. From there you can add any herbs you want and keep it really simple.
My favorite Mint Dressing
1 c. packed mint
1/3 c. lemon juice
1 ½ c. olive oil
½ c. apple cider vinegar
1 T. sugar
​Put mint, lemon juice, vinegar and sugar in blender. Blend until well mixed and mint is finely chopped. Turn blender on and add oil. 
As you gain confidence, you can switch your oils and vinegars. Sesame oil and Rice Vinegar for an Asian inspired flavor with cilantro! Olive oil and red wine vinegar with oregano to go Greek!
We have an incredible collection of salad dressing recipes (there is a whole button just for dressings!) on our recipe page.

We will have veggies for you at our normal times and places on July 4th!! We know this is complicated for some, but we have not been able to convince the garden to take a day off.

Lunch this Week: Sautéed cut up pork chop with bok choy and radish over rice with Gingery-Butter Sauce (recipe on Bok Choy page)
Recipe Ideas: Spinach Artichoke dip, Wilted Spinach with Warm Feta Dressing, Blistered Radish with Parsley.
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Click the button below to access our collection of Cosmic Apple CSA inspired recipes!

Recipes

The coolers at your site are stocked with a selection of Lifeline Cheese and Cosmic Apple Pork and Beef (listed below). If you know you want something, please email me and I will make sure it is in the cooler, reserved for you. I don't send every cut every week, they simply won't all fit!
Hunters and Huntresses: We have pork fat for your wild game sausage making. Let me know if you want to order any and I can send it to your pick up location.
​Pork Available: Grandpa's Sausage, Breakfast Sausage, Pork Chops, Shoulder Roast, Spare Ribs, Tenderloin, Bacon, Neck Bones (make the real deal Ramen!) Hock and Fat
Beef Available: Tenderloin, Rib-eye, Sirloin, Eye of the Round, Skirt, Patties, Stew Meat, Ground Beef, Sirloin Roast, Short Ribs, Tongue and Liver

WASH YOUR VEGGIES!!
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Bring Bags to pick-ups!

If you can't make it to pick up your veggies, send a friend!
Missed shares are forfeited for the week. 
Members get 10% off at the Farmer's Markets!
The Driggs Market: Fridays 9-1
JH Farmer's Market: Saturdays 8-12 (Starts 6/29)
The People's Market: Wednesdays 4-7
Questions? Comments? Recipes to share? [email protected]