More recipes using my basket . . .

From this weeks Farm Fresh Basket I made some of the following recipes. I forgot to take pictures on some nights, but wanted to share any way.

Triple Berry Crisp (but I only had boysenberries, so I tripled them, ha!)
Lemon Garlic Chicken

Lemon Bars (actually Tim made these cause I was sick)

Creamy Red Pepper Soup This would have been awesome with some grilled Panini sandwiches, but everyone enjoyed it with the Chicken Tenders

Crunchy Parmesan Chicken Tenders



(Picture below)

Pasta with Mini Chicken Meatballs This was really great, the kids especially loved it. My lovely daughter Maddy helped me peel, chop, mix, etc. cause I was still under the weather. She is an awesome helper!
Herb Roasted Onions For me and daddy cause we LOVE onions. We made the kids try them, and they said they were good, but didn't ask for anymore. No prob, more for me!

Carrots were also in my basket this week!

Community Supported Agriculture

For the past year or so, I have been trying to support our local farmers, especially since we live in the heartland of agriculture. I have been trying to shop at our local farmers markets, and fruit stands. This has been great, but hasn't always worked for me, with the busy schedules of four children, we weren't always able to go to the farmers market. About two months ago I heard about CSA (Community supported agriculture) and had wondered about it, but hadn't taken the time to do anything about it. Finally, three weeks ago I signed up with our local CSA, which is Family Farm Fresh.


Every Monday, I get one of these lovely baskets delivered to my door. Now, for me, this is like a miracle. I support the local farmers, I get great, fresh food, and they deliver it to ME! I got my first basket last Monday. It had oranges, blueberries, tomatoes, red onions, lettuce, radishes, summer squash, apricots, cucumbers, and scallions. I also ordered farm fresh eggs, and they came in my basket as well. I will take a picture of my actual basket next time.

I wanted to post some of the things I have made for our family to enjoy this week with food from our basket.
- Baked Penne with Roasted Vegetables recipe from Giada De Laurentis

This is her picture from the website, I forgot to take pictures. I am getting better. From the basket I used the onion, the summer squash, the tomatoes, and a radish.

- Swedish Pancakes with Lingonberries by Emeril Legasse
I forgot to take a pic, dang it. There were no left overs. I used the farm fresh eggs for these melt-in-your-mouth babies! My Lingonberry jam was from my last trip to LA where we visited the IKEA. Pretty darned good.

- Fish Tacos by Tyler Florence and I made salsa with the onions and tomatoes

This is my actual plate. You can't see my homemade salsa very well on my taco, but it is there. I also used my lettuce from the basket, and oh, I forgot, I made a summer salad. I used the recipe by Rachel Ray. It is there on my plate. Very yummy! Here are my kids enjoying their dinner too!




- Blueberry Scones with Lemon Glaze by Tyler Florence


This morning I made these using the blueberries from my basket. I also used lemons from my friend Melinda's backyard, very yummy! Oh, and we had fresh squeezed orange juice from the oranges from the basket.

Just wanted to share, enjoy!

Two new things and a find . . .

Made two new things this week, delicious! Everyone loved them -

#1 - Fusilli with Sausage, Artichokes, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

#2 - Amaretti Torta

And my find of the week . . . fresh blueberries! At the farmers market I bought a flat of them, and they were so juicy and sweet. The kids would eat them just like that, as a snack, and then I made a few desserts with them, but what a deal! Locally grown and so yummy! My find for this week! GO get some!

Mmm mmm good . . .

Last night I made these, Apple Crostatas. This being my fourth time making them, I had to give them props for being elegant and super easy! Even better, they are delicious and almost everyone loves them. And of course, they are by one of my favorite chefs! If you have time or just want to try something new, these are great!