We have been going absolutely bonkers here with our fruits and veggies. Earlier this summer I started participating in a local food co-op and I am soooooo happy that I did.
We never know exactly what we get but everything is excellent quality. I’ve become a total nerd about it too setting reminders to place my order every week and I am getting people hooked on it too.
The kids get excited although they may never admit it if you ask them, but trust me they do.
One week we received about a dozen pasilla peppers (did I spell that right?) I had no idea what creative thing we could do, but Ethan thought up these stuffed peppers. They were great!
Cut the top off your pasilla pepper, de-seed with a small spoon or a dull knife. Saute ground turkey and season with alaea Hawaiian sea salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic. Stuff into peppers and bake until the peppers turn a nice roasted brown!
Not sure what to do with Asian pears and an abundance of potatoes? Well, make a gratin of course!
Slice potatoes and Asian pears, I suggest 3/4 potatoes and 1/4 Asian pears, mixed into the layers. In a pre-heated, well oiled or buttered pan on medium heat layer potatoes and asian pears with shredded monterey jack cheese similar to a potato gratin or scalloped potatoes. Add chopped rosemary, salt and pepper to each layer not exceeding more than four layers. Cook until bottom is golden brown, then de-glaze with some white wine or chicken broth. Once the wine cooks off, flip and cook other side until golden. Again, de-glaze if you wish. You can finish by baking in the oven at 350F until potatoes are soft.
It turned out delicious! I’ll make that again.
Ethan strikes again with these strawberry blondies. He took some of my blackberry jam and spooned it onto the side for an additional berry experience and the blondies were a HUGE success with the blackberry jam on top!
Make a batch of blondies, smash strawberries and drop spoonfuls onto blondie batter after it is spread into the baking pan. Swirl strawberries with a knife or toothpick, bake and savor…don’t forget the blackberry jam!
One of my recent favorites is something that I usually don’t care for. In fact, I was not pleased to find about 8 of these in my basket but you know me. I’m always up for a challenge. 🙂
Yams. Actually I like to call them yucky yams. I throw a bigger fit than the kids with these. Well, I take that back. My brother made the yam and marshmallow thing last holiday season and I ate it and liked it because he made it. That’s it.
We’ve been barbecuing outdoors a lot lately and as a side, I sliced up some of these yams and intended to cook them up on the BBQ and toss on some marshmallows right before eating.
I cooked them in foil with alaea Hawaiian sea salt, pepper and chopped dehydrated onions. All four of us ate these happily wishing we had brought more. They were that good.
I am really enjoying our weekly basket and the people at both sites we use are so nice I just love it. There might be a Bountiful Baskets in your area too!
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