Dreaming of Simplicity

 I was gone all day to the beach with the kids and when we got home it was farm share pick up day. Farm day is always exciting. The kids love to go see the animals and I get to see what kitchen I magic I can do with the fresh, organic, local produce and cheese we recieve. Here was what was in our share tonight:

garlic

choice of herb-I picked basil

carrots

2 cucumbers

2 zucchini

1 summer squash

a basket of blueberries

choice of greens-I swapped our greens for extra carrots

a red lettuce

a tomato- they are just barely starting to ripen up in our area

a basket of peas-last of the season

a bag of mixed string beans

choice of cole crop item-I chose the regular broccoli this week, they also had purple and cabbages

herbed and plain goat cheese (I have been looking forward to the herbed cheese for weeks and we finally got some!!!!) the small round cheese is covered in a wonderfully fragrant herb mix which also has some tiny purple flower petals in it, lavender possibly? I tried this cheese at the farmer's market and I was just in love.

a basket of new potatoes-I chose red this week

I think that was it :)

 For dinner I steamed some new potatoes and peeled and cubed them. I sauted a red onion from last weeks share along with some green pepper and garlic until it was soft. I added the potatoes plus some chopped ham to the pan. I poured six fresh eggs from our chickens wisked with black pepper over this and cooked everything in a large skillet with out stirring. When the egg had set somewhat I moved it under the broiler to finish cooking. I decided to add a sprinkle of Vermont cheddar cheese to the top as well. I served this with the string beans from the farm and some quick biscuits. The meal was so good! Even with out the ham it would have been good.

 Later I might have some goats cheese on crackers!!!!

Thursday, July 26, 2007 - sounds wonderful

Posted by blessingsbaound
Sounds like you had a wonderful day! We too enjoy all the rewards of the farm- eating healthy fresh veggies and fruit is such a rich treat!!! Have a great night and thanks for sharing!!!