Thanks to One Acre Farm, Melissa, David, Blaine and I enjoyed the best zucchini parm ever. Here's how it went down...
Blaine and I went to visit Mike & Kristin and had a chance to check out One Acre Farm's new, totally impressive, digs. Here's a peek...
A lot of sliced zucchini...
I've also made some other great recipes using the CSA vegetables, which by the way, are from Stoneledge farm, who had some very serious devastation, no thanks to Hurricane Irene. Our thoughts and prayers are with the farmers and their families as they try to swim out from under the water. The vegetables may not last much longer, depending on what they find under the waters, but they have been delicious so far and I will certainly miss the weekly harvest!
With the Okra, I made this really great corn saute from Epicurious.com - it was super easy and super delicious and I basically was able to throw in whatever vegetables I had left from the farm that week! The only problem with being a Flex is that what some may consider a side meal, you have to figure out how to make it into an entree. So, I ended up making orzo with it, which was yummy, but ended up being very carb heavy. The trick is what to do with the okra, and that's where the recipe came in - you have to bread it with corn meal and lightly pan fry it and then it's not so sticky. Then you take corn, summer squash, onion and cherry tomatoes, saute them and add the okra. It was great!
I also made a Weight Watchers tart for dessert. The tart crust was actually not a Weight Watchers recipe - can't remember where it came from, but my first attempt using a WW recipe turned into a crumbly mess, so I went with the real thing. Then I filled it with vanilla pudding (100 calorie packs, of course) and fresh sliced peaches on top. Turned out really good and super simple!
Okay, now I'm starving and craving peaches...
Blaine and I went to visit Mike & Kristin and had a chance to check out One Acre Farm's new, totally impressive, digs. Here's a peek...
And, then Blaine spotted the largest, most perfect looking zucchini I've ever seen and Farmer Mike told him he could pick it and take it home - SCORE!
So this humongous zucchini (note scale with Blaine holding it) turned into...
A lot of sliced zucchini...
And then a really delicious dinner for the four of us...I felt like I was breading zucchini for hours!!
I've also made some other great recipes using the CSA vegetables, which by the way, are from Stoneledge farm, who had some very serious devastation, no thanks to Hurricane Irene. Our thoughts and prayers are with the farmers and their families as they try to swim out from under the water. The vegetables may not last much longer, depending on what they find under the waters, but they have been delicious so far and I will certainly miss the weekly harvest!
With the Okra, I made this really great corn saute from Epicurious.com - it was super easy and super delicious and I basically was able to throw in whatever vegetables I had left from the farm that week! The only problem with being a Flex is that what some may consider a side meal, you have to figure out how to make it into an entree. So, I ended up making orzo with it, which was yummy, but ended up being very carb heavy. The trick is what to do with the okra, and that's where the recipe came in - you have to bread it with corn meal and lightly pan fry it and then it's not so sticky. Then you take corn, summer squash, onion and cherry tomatoes, saute them and add the okra. It was great!
I also made a Weight Watchers tart for dessert. The tart crust was actually not a Weight Watchers recipe - can't remember where it came from, but my first attempt using a WW recipe turned into a crumbly mess, so I went with the real thing. Then I filled it with vanilla pudding (100 calorie packs, of course) and fresh sliced peaches on top. Turned out really good and super simple!
Okay, now I'm starving and craving peaches...
