The eminent Stu Eilers, dear family friend, former esquire at Thompson Hine, was gracious enough to pick up our CSA this morning as no one was in any shape to drive (photo, just barely, by Donna).
Lot o' lettuce, lot o' green pepper. Chard, a couple ears of corn, some fine crisp apples, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, acorn squash, sweet potatoes.
Will definitely be poaching the lettuce again, this time with a tomato-water-butter sauce, technique to come soon. Will fry more sweet potato chips to make the Browns game tomorrow easier to bear.
Now, with a belly full of grits, fried eggs, bacon and toast I can get to the real work of the day. OSU Illinois followed by OU-Texas, about all I'm good for.
And in the meantime, read this fine piece on writing by my pal Blake, his visiting being the reason for this morning's hangover.
Bell peppers! Again? There's one of the drawbacks to CSA. I'm sure it's convenient but I just can't bear that someone else is choosing each individual piece of produce for me, let alone what I get. So, I drag my ass off the couch and trudge through the market myself. Some surprises are just not worth it.
Stop Bagging the green peppers!!!!!!!!! They have their place! I can provide great recipes if you ask nicely. danielmelbourne49@hotmail.com
I love green peppers and use them a lot! Micheal doesn't so I just was pointing out that particular disadvantage of CSA.
Was Bourdain in town???
The streets of OKC were eerily quiet as I drove home from work earlier this evening. At first, I thought it was the second coming of Christ. Then I realized it's just a game day.
O-H!
Is that Satchel from "Get Fuzzy" giving Stu the evil veggie eye?
I-O! (my alma mater, twice over)
Rough night at the GHT, Michael?
As far as the damned green peppers, what about some old fashioned stuffed peppers, like Mom used to make? I love 'em (and you can kinda pick your way around the cooked pepper and just eat the meat.) Or chop them up and freeze them to throw into a basic chili. Or Emeril's good old trilogy. C'mon, it's not that bad.
Peel 'em, core 'em,slice 'em,fry 'em
I don't know the level of your dislike Michael, but if I stuffed a green pepper and tried to eat the innards...all I would taste would be green pepper. Actually unripened bell pepper I guess because I love all other green peppers...jalapeno, poblano, serrano but those things. In a word. Yuck.
I hope that giant plastic bag is biodegradable?
People, People: roast those green bells with OO and salt and Tarragon, and into jars with OO, tad Ume Plum Vinegar, pinch Lemon Pepper, few capers, pinch salt and onto pizza flats, salad, your morning eggs with cheese on top!!! YUM-oooooooooo!
enjoyable article by Mr. Bailey. Aren't Sundays grand.
Lucky Fries!
Now you have to make them every week.
I fly a lot so I guess OKC is Oklahoma City. I follow Big Ten and Big 12 sports so I guess OSU is Ohio State and OU is Oklahoma, and I cook a lot so I suspect OO is olive oil, but what is CSA as in "the drawbacks to CSA" and "CSA Week 18"? If this is an inside thing why not just email with each other rather than include it in a public blog. Would suggest that when using the first reference for something that you say what it is, then follow with the parenthetical initials as magazines and newspapers do. As in " The Civil Servant Association (CSA) has decided to...."
That way you can bring the outsiders inside, which I suspect is what you'd like.
Hope this helps.
to Jim:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=csa
Takes a 2 second google search for CSA to figure out what he's talking about.
Hope this helps.
Eilers is eminent indeed.
Good thing my Dad's role in the meal was limited to vegetable delivery - he is not known for his culinary skills, but rather for taking great delight in consuming what you create in your kitchen Michael!
Sorry to have missed you all - I imagine you might still be in recovery mode today given what I know of your partner in crime over the weekend.
Thanks, guys, for the enlightenment.
Mr. Ruhlman, I don't know if you are the author of "Walk on Water" but my wifes friend has a baby in need of cardiothoracic surgery, and I was wondering if you had any info for Yale as a pediatric unit, or could reccomend something closer if it were your child. The parents are willing to travel.
Best
John
yes, that's mine. i've sent you an email.
Michael ... you have a really dull CSA. In my garden right now are some spectacular things planted for Fall ... tuscan kale, rainbow chard, frisee, escarole, napa, arugula, crispy romaine, red leaf lettuce, not to mention radicchio, fennel, carrots, savoy cabbage, kale and collards for post frost. I've already composted all those damn green peppers. And I'm just an amateur. Your CSA sounds positively white-bread midwestern in its conservative offerings.
yeah, i was kind of thinking the same thing. that it's the same thing. quality is good though.
Oh!! Oh!! I want everything in that bag. (including the green peppers) Seriously though, corn AND apples AND squash? I swoon.
We've got a long growing season so we're still knee deep in eggplant in our market. That suits me just fine, really, because they're delicious, and little works of art. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mellowynk/5045335650/ And my chili pepper plants are so heavy with peppers they're bending over.
But oh, fall food makes me weak in the knees. Had my first winter squash of the season the other day and it was like poetry.
Michael, I think green peppers:you::eggplant:me. I'm tired of it, and that's about all I'm seeing at the market right now. We are in between seasons for tomatoes, and okra is starting to tail off, and some squash is barely beginning to show, but I'll be damned if every single farmer has eggplant!!
Dinner tonight is some flash-roasted venison tenderloin, roasted sweet potatoes, and squash.
Hello there,
That was a whole lot of an organic food. Was that harvested from your own farm? eggplant do taste good and squash as well. everything is good when it comes to organic foods.
Regards