HARVEST INVENTORY
Wednesday, 9/1/10
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Your Latest ‘Stache is Featuring…

‘MATERS & GROUND CHERRIES… A rainbow assortment of vine ripe tomatoes. Candied, striped, tiny, husked and plump… you’ll find these unique and flavorful ‘maters perfect for salads, pastas, sandwiches & snacking.

You will notice today’s basket is very heavy on cherry tomatoes & ground cherries… when you don’t have running water AT ALL and the weather fluctuates as much as it has lately, you never know what will explode and what will dwindle away. While some veggies are taking their time to recover from the week of cold rain followed by extreme heat, others (like these) are lovin’ it!

GROUND CHERRIES are also in great abundance today, so we loaded you up! This is the time of year to start thinking about winter food and FYI ground cherries make great jams! Remember, the longer they are stored the sweeter they get. As long as they have their husks on them they will keep for weeks!

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LITTLE FRYING PURPLE POTATOES… purple skinned with blue-purple flesh, and a wonderful flavor. Blue & purple potatoes have an extended history, particularly in their native South America, where they are often dried or used in recipes for potato cakes and salads often including chiles and fresh herbs. Their rich purple color comes from high production of a compound noted for its strong antioxidant properties, making these potatoes the most nutrient-rich of all the potato varieties. These are a Fallywalker Farm staple- grown from organic seed potatoes. STORAGE: Store in a cool, dry & dark place.

To go along with the mini-tomato theme, we have included little frying potatoes instead of baking/mashing size. We think these are a real treat first thing in the morning! Some things just can’t be bought in stores… thankfully our food is hand-picked fresh so we can offer treats like this!

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PLUS…

HOT PEPPERS… look for the little penises peters! We tried to give everyone a nice looking light orange one to shock your new college friends! ;D

WHITE SAGE… If you don’t feel like cooking in this heat, burn it to bless your house.

BELL PEPPERS

ONIONS

SQUASH

BASIL

LEMON BALM

MINT

OREGANO

HOREHOUND

RECIPE IDEAS & FEATURED RECIPES:
The tomatoes are plump, juicy, and ripe for the pickin’. And we ain’t just talkin’ about cherry-sized ones. It’s time for salsa & ‘mater sandwiches. You can adventure on your own, or play it safe with the featured recipes below. PLEASE BE SURE TO SHARE SOME OF YOUR RECIPES WITH EVERYONE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.

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TOMATO & MOZZARELLA PANINIS

Yield: 4 sandwiches

Ingredients:
8 slices of ciabatta bread
3 medium tomatoes (a nice sandwich slicer heirloom works great too)
Fresh mozzarella cheese
Leaves of fresh basil
1 clove of garlic, minced
Salt & pepper to taste
Drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
Balsamic vinaigrette
Salt & pepper
Panini press

Preparation:
Preheat your panini press. Slice the tomatoes, salt & pepper them, and let marinate in a bath of balsamic vinaigrette. While the maters are bathing- slice the mozzarella cheese, salt & pepper them, and then drizzle the ciabatta bread lightly with olive oil. Build your sandwiches with the sliced maters, mozzarella, minced garlic, and basil leaves. Add the sandwiches to your panini press & grill for approximately 2-3 minutes.