Grocery List Week 9: The Light Returns
Mark is moving Snack Shack to the farmhouse kitchen this afternoon. Please come over to the house, have a bite to eat, and debrief your week of cooking with us. I can hear him chopping away down there, whistling along to his music (today it's Billy Joel). He murmured something about maple parsnip pumpkin pie. I don't know what that means but I trust his instincts. Come over during pickup today and find out!
We ate really well at our house this week, thanks to Mark cooking lunch for the whole team every day. In the photo below, see his savory curried squash pies with turmeric crust. This was a reboot of a thick curried squash soup from the day before, and a great example of how you can cook a large amount of something, and work it into different dishes all week without getting bored. As you all probably know by now, I really believe that whole food cooking must be both efficient and delicious and this concept of reusing ingredients without repeating dishes is the biggest key! See Mark's method and recipe.
I hope this is not too overwhelming but I also wanted to share his bread pudding method, because we all loved it and maple syrup season is starting. This is the sort of dish that feels nourishing and healthy enough to eat for breakfast without guilt, but also delicious enough to serve at the end of a dinner alongside some extra maple syrup and whipped cream. Check out Mark’s recipe.
Bread & Baked Goods
Courtney of The Drifter's Loaf is delivering all four types of bread early this afternoon so there will be fresh bread for sale in the farm store all weekend. We also have her bread for sale from the freezer if you come by later in the week.
Thank you, members, for supporting this alternative food system. We're ever grateful for the opportunity to grow food for you. Please send me your favorite dish — they give me much joy.
— Kristin
PS, If you are picking up over the weekend and notice we're out of or critically low on something, would you please send me a text at 518-645-4658 so I can refresh it? Thank you!
Estimated Availability for Members This Week
Green = abundant, eat with abandon
Yellow = Somewhat limited supply, enjoy but don’t go nuts
Red = Limited supply, take just enough for one meal
Vegetables
Green:
Beets
Cabbage — Red, green, and savoy
Carrots — absolute PERFECTION — Beth says eat them, please!
Celeriac — see some ideas
Garlic
Kohlrabi
Onions, red and yellow
Parsnips
Potatoes — So good! Lots of varieties!
Radish — watermelon and purple daikon
Squash — sweet dumpling and tetsukabuto
Shallots — onion's upscale cousin
Yellow:
Frozen Tomatoes
Fresh Carrot Juice
Red:
Spinach — thanks to the greenhouse! Note that this is a very limited greenhouse crop, and we don't have enough for everyone to take what you want. Consider about a half pound (one bag) per household a fair limit.
Value-Added Products
Kraut/Kimchi
Lard
Beef Tallow
Hot Sauce
Eggs
Unlimited!
Farmer Only Raw Dairy
Our raw milk does not provide the protection of pasteurization.
Buttermilk
Cultured Butter
Sour Cream
Fresh Cream
Skim Milk
Whole Milk
Yogurt
Grassfed and Pastured Meat
Beef — Assorted cuts and ground
Broiler Chickens — Please limit yourselves to no more than one broiler chicken per household per week; if you are a large household or are having guests, feel free to take more. Please don't take more chicken if you have some at home already. This way, we can provide pastured organic chicken for everyone for the majority of the year! Thanks for your cooperation and please let me know if you have any questions.
Pork — Shoulder steaks and ground
Lamb — rosemary sausage and merguez sausage
Bones: Beef, lamb, and pork
Offal: Beef, lamb, and pork
Grains, Beans & Dry Goods
Everything not grown by Essex Farm is certified organic.
Note: we have more products than we have room for on the grain table so check the buckets under the table if you're looking for something.
Beans — Black and Pinto
Cornmeal
Chickpeas
Steel Cut Oats
Rolled Oats
Millet
Lentils
Pancake Mix
Popcorn
Sea Salt (Cargill)
White Bread Flour
White Pastry Flour
Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
Whole Wheat Bread Flour
Wheat Bran -- Available on Request
Wheat Berries
Please be advised that consumption of raw or undercooked foods including meats, poultry, dairy, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
This week's share is brought to you by: Anne Brown, Gracie Broughton, Beth Davis, Nicholas Johnson, Kristin & Mark Kimball, Barbara Kunzi, Catherine Eskilstark, Brooke Wise, Lotta Hauswaldt. Thanks to Nora, Will, Jackie, Jori, Kathleen and Gwen, for the help this week!
