Jicama and Corn Slaw with Avocado

This was the very first recipe I ever posted on this blog.  The name of the post was “Dinner July 31st, 2010” and also included instructions for making chipotle black beans and frying sweet plantains.  I’m reposting this jicama slaw because, 8 years later, I’m still making this salad every summer.  Also, the original post…

Cashew Dill Lemon Dressing/ Farmshare Cooking

Here is what I have been making out of the food that I have received from my farmshare for the last few weeks.  Click on the hyperlinks for the recipes.  I am hoping that some of you have similar vegetables to cook up!   If you just want to find the recipe for Cashew Sill…

Ruby Salad with Feta and Spicy Pepitas

This salad lured me in visually.  I have recently joined the ranks of pinterest users.  I know that I am late to the party.    No one will ever accuse me of being an early adopter of technology or social media.  Anyway, I have been making up for lost time and thoroughly enjoying all the pretty, pretty…

Smokey Buttermilk Dressing for Crisp Romaine Salad

In the summer, my girlfriends and I are fairly regular customers at Flatbush Farm and Bar(n).  They have great cocktails (I recommend The Garden Snake and also the Sidecar).  They have Lem (an awesome bartender and all around great fella).  Most importantly (to me), they have really good food.  My girlfriends and I do not…

Cooling Kohlrabi and Apple Salad

This crunchy salad is dressed with yogurt, mint and tangy Middle Eastern seasonings.  There is something very familiar about this salad, but it took me a while to place it. I have mentioned before that I spent my early childhood in a house with no junk food.  When I was little (kindergarten) I attended a…

Raw Asparagus Salad/ Asparagus, Avocado and Goat Cheese Open-Faced Sandwich

Recipes for raw asparagus salad have been catching my eye lately….Raw Asparagus and Quinoa Salad on My Darling Lemon Thyme, Asparagus Mint Slaw on Saveur and sooooo many recipes for raw shaved asparagus with lemon and pecorino.  It turns out the raw asparagus is nutty and delicious, especially right now when you can get it all tender…

Week 2 at Ranfurly Farm: Potatoes, Irrigation, Etc.!

Wow, what a busy week here at the farm! We transplanted about two rows of onions and shallots. Maybe that doesn’t sound like a lot to you but the rows are about 150′ long and 4′ wide so that is hundreds and hundreds of plants. Also this week we planted potatoes! This is a pretty…