Tomatillos
Also got some serrano peppers. Lisa Frankie and Mattie |
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| Ok I have no clue what a tomatillo is!! |
| I also got tomatillos in my farm share! I love them. I made green chicken posole, which is pretty good if you like hominy. My favorite tomatillo recipe is from Rick Bayless's Mexican Everyday cookbook -- a pork and tomatillo braise - yum! He also has a great tomatillo salsa. This tomatillo guacamole sounds good too. I always feel like such a hero when I successfully use all the veggies in my farm share. . . This week, I made a tomato salad, a squash soup, a basil/lemon pasta and the posole. I had to give away the eggplant because I am allergic. Ron -- a tomatillo looks like a small green tomato in a papery shell. It has a sticky coating that you rinse off when you remove the papery exterior. It is sort of spicy and very delicious when roasted or simmered. I've never seen a recipe that uses them raw. Edited to add -- there are a bunch of Rick Bayless recipes on his website that includes a raw tomatillo salsa among may other delicious ideas. |
Ok-- I have to ask... what is a farm share?????  |
Abuckie wrote: Ok-- I have to ask... what is a farm share????? I didn't know about it until this year but it is really popular in Colorado. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. The idea is that farmers need income before the summer farm markets are open so you can purchase a share of the farm's produce in advance but you take the risk that the farm may not do well. So every week, I get a portion of what the farm generates. It there is a drought or some pest kills the crops, I am out of luck. It is wonderful -- I receive a grab bag of greens, herbs, veggies and flowers every week. Then, I spend the week finding recipes to make with the produce. For me, it means that I am eating far more veggies than ever before because I simply would not think to buy all the stuff they are providing. The farm I picked actually delivers the produce to a cooler on my porch. Other ones have weekly pick-up locations. Some let you do some work in exchange for produce. There is more information and a CSA farm share locator here: http://www.localharvest.org/csa/ I will definitely do this again next year. |
Valerie wrote: Abuckie wrote: Ok-- I have to ask... what is a farm share????? I didn't know about it until this year but it is really popular in Colorado. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. The idea is that farmers need income before the summer farm markets are open so you can purchase a share of the farm's produce in advance but you take the risk that the farm may not do well. So every week, I can a portion of what the farm generates. It there is a drought or some pest kills the crops, I am out of luck. It is wonderful -- I receive a grab bag of greens, herbs, veggies and flowers every week. Then, I spend the week finding recipes to make with the produce. For me, it means that I am eating far more veggies than ever before because I simply would not think to buy all the stuff they are providing. The farm I picked actually delivers the produce to a cooler on my porch. Other ones have weekly pick-up locations. Some let you do some work in exchange for produce. There is more information and a CSA farm share locator here: http://www.localharvest.org/csa/ I will definitely do this again next year. What a great idea! Fresh produce and farm goods, delivered right to your door. Win / Win for all. |
| Sorry I'm just checking in on my post. I love it also. I have to go pick up my box of goodies every Saturday. It's not far though. This is our first year too. We love it. So many different things. I read on our farmers blog this morning she is going to grow all year. She put up some green house type buildings in the spring, so she will be doing veggies all year. Yay.... We had flooding rains a couple of weeks ago and it ruined some of the crops like Valerie said. Sometimes I guess it's a gamble. I'm going to try some of the tomatillo recipes tonight. Thanks Lisa Frankie and Mattie |
| How nice to be able to have fresh produce all year long. I know they do that up in Maine and always thought that would be a good way to go. Hope some farmers in our area start doing that as we are getting more aware of organic and natural foods. |
ICH wrote: How nice to be able to have fresh produce all year long. I know they do that up in Maine and always thought that would be a good way to go. Hope some farmers in our area start doing that as we are getting more aware of organic and natural foods. Did you check the locator? There are a bunch in Wisconsin. Big state, I know, but you can put in your zip to see if there are any near you. |
| For what it is worth, the green chicken posole on epicurious was a delicious use of tomatillos. It made a big batch and I froze half because it will be wonderful in winter too. I ate it the day after cooking to give flavors time to meld. |
Quote: Did you check the locator? There are a bunch in Wisconsin. Big state, I know, but you can put in your zip to see if there are any near you. We do have a couple CSA's around, just found that out, but really would love to have one that could provide all year around. We do have a bulk foods and organic market in town now and she's been able to supply quite a few decent veggies and farm fresh eggs from happy chickens year round. Makes a big difference. |
ICH wrote: We do have a couple CSA's around, just found that out, but really would love to have one that could provide all year around. I think that is probably pretty rare at least with the small, local farms that tend to do CSAs. Mine is only a summer thing and you have to sign up in the spring for it because the idea is that you pay a discounted price in advance and then you share the risk with them of whether it is going to be a good crop or not. There is a different organic delivery service that gets produce from various farms nationwide and distributes it but that doesn't have the charm of my CSA farm share. I mean -- I can actually go to the farm to see where my veggies are being grown. They also have "farm dinners' where a restaurant comes in and plans a menu using the farm produce that is actually out at the farm. So lovely! So I would encourage anyone who is near a CSA and who can take the risk of paying in advance to try it. |
I had to look them up - we call them ground cherries here.  We grew them for the 1st time this year...just harvested about a cup of them. I'll need to see what to make - mine are very sweet. |
Valerie wrote: I mean -- I can actually go to the farm to see where my veggies are being grown. You could take it the next step and grab a hoe and weed a little while you're visiting your plants!  Or plant some alfalfa near your alligator's nose!  |
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