Week 15 Share

Just to clear up any misconceptions, I do not always come out with 5 star recipes. Like the time I had it out with the lone eggplant left in the fridge. I tried a generic babaganoush recipe and it tasted slightly worse than when I tried the box of Idaho Joe's instant mashed potatoes. Made once and since stored in the pantry. I think when they say roasted eggplant, they mean roasted not steamed. And when they say puree, they mean pulse to just short of puree (jerks). That got one point, barely.
Or how about the recipe I made with broccoli, only to get asked by Chris, "There's something that smells like poop in here!" I won't post that one for all y'alls benefit. You're welcome.

However I'm pleased to say that the ones that do come out I really wind up liking. It may just be that when you grow something in your garden or are actively involved in the produce you eat, and know where it comes from, it kind of tastes better. A good example is the picky-eater kid that plucks a tomato that they watched grow from the bush on their back patio. "Yuuuummmm" Or maybe the picky-eaters know what they're doing by avoiding some of the waxed, flash frozen, and out of season produce that our grocery stores serve us. Maybe non-picky adults are just used to that crap.

OR of course you could attribute the 5 point recipes to my master culinary ability. I mean, whatever.








Yellow Plums - Lancaster County, PA and Beechwood Orchards, Biglerville, PA
Watermelon – Lancaster County, PA
Spinach- Graiff Farms, Newfield, NJ
Cucumbers- Lancaster County, PA
Beets- Flaim Farms, Vineland, NJ
Organic Sweet Potatoes- Shady Brook Organics, Lancaster County, PA
Sweet Frying Peppers- Lancaster County, PA
Cheese – Amish Swiss Cheese. Hometown Provisions, Lancaster, PA
Dairy Option - Amish butter

$5 extra bucks - (we spent more than $5)
Nature Soy Tofu - Philadelphia, PA
Sourdough Bread, Metropolitan Bakery, Philadelphia, PA
Peaches
Michael's Savory Seitan - Philadelphia, PA (not pictured)