Week 13

Hi Everyone,

Week 13 finds us relaxed after a nice rain and a day today, 8/13, that was in the 70's with a breeze...how refreshing after a Summer that has been consistently 90 or above everyday. We know we promised a break from the squash, however, a couple of new varieties are coming in a bit quicker than we thought and at least one will be in your crate this week. The yellow and green squash is called zephyr and is a hybrid of summer squash and zucchini. So now you can have all in one! Also, to cut down on the squash onslaught a bit, you will have a few squash blossoms. The female blossom makes the fruit and may have a little tiny squash on the end of it, and the male blossom does not have the fruit on it, but as everyone knows, plays a very important role in making the fruit happen. Without the very important male blossom there would be no fruit at all, none, not a thing. The female would just be hanging there and that would be about it. (excuse me for a moment...what Vicky.....that's enough about the important role the male blossom plays?...okay..sorry....where was I) Oh yeah, the squash blossoms, anyway, they are very edible and if you Google squash blossoms and then click on the seasonal chef site that pops up you'll find a bunch of recipes. We'll post some of those as well. I hesitantly ate one today and found it very tender and for me, it finished with a slight vanilla taste....very nice.

This week we celebrate the beginning of the Ravens season with a pint of purple potatoes...enjoy.

Week 13

Squash blossoms
Rosemary
Corn
Potatoes
Green Beans with a few purple ravens beans mixed in..don't worry they turn green when you cook them
Tomatoes
Beets
Carrots
Squash
Sweet peppers
Cantaloupe


Have a great week!

Steve and Vicky