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| Monday, October 08, 2007 |
| on being domestic |
 It's been a very long time since I felt the urge to create domestically. Nothing new in the realm of recipes on this blog, and very little in the way of culinary adventures. Inspired once again to be incredibly domestic, I have made 3 kinds of bread in the last week, started my first batch of kombucha tea, and ventured out to use every kind of vegetable which packs our fridge so full we cannot see the light when we open it.
We have our friends at Driftless Organics to thank for this bounty. We won 2 boxes of veggies (twice our bi-weekly CSA box amount) in a silent auction at the benefit for their farm this weekend. That's not counting the entire box of squash and potatoes which don't currently fit in cold storage. (more on the plight of farms in the Kickapoo River valley and the benefit in a coming post).
 The country white bread (not made with all white flour) was thick and rich. The banana berry bread (banana, strawberry and blueberry) was a big hit. My favorite was the crab apple bread made with crab apples that grow on trees right outside my work.
Today for lunch, I had leftover Garlic, mushroom and kale linguine pomodoro. Earlier in the week, we had baked fish with spicy wturnip greens and steamed delicata squash w/ butter.
Tonight, the house is a mixture of smells: honey oat bread baking, bacon clapshot (I'll explain what this is in a moment) and steamed acorn squash.
Ok, Bacon Clapshot. It's a Scottish dish, but I never would have found it nor had a reason to make it if not for the 3 bunches of purple top turnips in our CSA boxes which I was determined to find a way to prepare. I don't believe I've ever eaten turnip, at least not knowingly. Maybe in something with a lot of cheese, like an au gratin dish.
 Bacon Clapshot consists of all things delicious, so I thought no matter what turnip could not ruin it. Potatoes, turnips, butter, milk, bacon, nutmeg, salt and pepper (and in my version a little cheddar cheese). Basically, you make mashed taters with the potatoes and turnips, milk and butter. Then add in cooked crumbled bacon, cheese, dash of nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste. Delicious!Labels: food |
posted by Jen @ 9:51 PM   |
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