We attended a wonderful Chinese New Year Celebration last night at the home of our friend, neighbor, and Marty’s CSA member, Jenn Atkinson. Lots of delicious Chinese food was served! Here’s one recipe, courtesy of Jenn. More coming soon! Happy Shrimp Stir Fry Ingredients For the sauce (mix together in a bowl) 2 teaspoons sugar … Continue reading
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Oregon Black Truffles
Mushrooms are one of the only vegetables capable of sparking golden desires. They’re the meat of the vegetable world. (That’s why vegetarians are always eating Portobello burgers.) Truffles, a mushroom with a chocolate named after it, is the smoldering core of this hunger. If gold was a mushroom it would be a truffle and if … Continue reading
Oregon Black Truffle Risotto
Oregon Black Truffle Risotto 8 Shallots, chopped, or a small onion 1/2 oz Black Truffles 1 Tbsp butter 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 cup Arborio rice 1 Tbsp white wine 4 cups chicken broth ¼ cup parmesan cheese Salt and pepper to taste Heat the 4 cups of broth in a saucepan. In a separate … Continue reading
Northwest Black Truffle Scramble
Northwest Black Truffle Scramble 3 Small fingerling potatoes 4 Eggs ½ Yellow onion 1 oz Oregon Black Truffles ½ cup chopped parsley ½ Cup cream 2 tbsp butter Julienne onions, cut thin rounds of the potatoes and of the truffles, chop parsley. Heat cast iron skillet med-high. Add butter and onions simmer until butter is … Continue reading
Black Truffle Miso
Black Truffle Miso 1 onion 2 grated carrots 1 oz Black Truffles 3 scallions 1 block of tofu 1 tbsp grape seed oil 2 heaping tbsp Miso 4 cups water Chop onion, scallions and tofu. Slice thin rounds of truffles. Grate carrots. Heat cast iron skillet to med-hi. Add oil and onions. Sautees until translucent … Continue reading
Chocolate Orange Muffins
Having a snowday today? Lucky east coasters….in Boise we woke up to 12 degrees and NOT snowing. Snow days are perfect for baking, so treat yourself to these muffins! Chocolate Orange Muffins 4-5 oranges or tangerines 2 c flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 5 oz chocolate chips (1/2 bag of Ghiardelli’s 60% … Continue reading
Elderberry Brandy
Elderberry Elixer Seperate berries from stems Put berries in appropriate sized glass jar (Jar should be full of berries) Add honey to taste Cover berries with brandy Store in a reasonably cool dark area for 6+weeks Strain liquid put in jars and seal I dried the leftover berries in the oven at 170 until dry … Continue reading
Meyer Lemon Sponge Custard
We’d also purchased some Meyer Lemons along with the Boise Citrus Trials. According to Wikipedia, Meyer Lemons are a cross between a lemon and an orange, and are sweeter and less acidic than a regular lemon. Also, they’re only available in the winter months, unlike other lemons, which are around all year. What to make … Continue reading
Citrus with Chocolate Ganache
Farmer Marty suggests making this for your valentine. Ganache recipe is also from Joy of Cooking. ¾ c heavy cream 8 oz bittersweet chocolate (I suggest Ghiardelli’s 60% cocoa chocolate chips. They’re really the only way to go.) Heat the cream in a saucepan. Add the chocolate and stir until it’s almost all melted. Remove … Continue reading
Broiled Grapefruit
This is my favorite winter cold remedy. When I lived in Paraguay I got a nasty flu once and was taken to visit the local traditional healer. After saying a secret prayer over my head, she harvested me a bag full of ripe grapefruit from her tree and told me to squeeze the juice and … Continue reading
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