Basil Pesto

CSA Fall 2015 Dec 12

CSA Fall 2015 Dec 12

  • ·        Basil Pesto
  • ·        Red Kale
  • ·        Field Arugula
  • ·        Baby Sorrel
  • ·        Poultry Herb Mix
  • ·        Cilantro
  • ·        Dill
  • ·        Bay Laurel
  • ·        Flat Parsley
  • ·        2 Butternut Squash
  • ·        Sweet Potatoes

Remember Dec 19 is the last CSA for the Fall Season and CSA winter 2016 will Begin First Saturday in January

Basil pesto is our classic, long-time favorite…try using it as a spread for grilled cheese with tomato or a dollop on some pasta or pizza. Also great for a quick pan sear of beef strips to prepare for a steak salad,

Basil Pesto

Basil Pesto

venison crustinis

which is grand over wilted arugula greens or the baby sorrel. The basil pesto is special. The original. The One. Sunny anti-depressant, old world memories, and a paste for everything all rolled into one. Sea salt, virgin olive oil, and the finest walnuts marry in processing, preserved, originally with lemon. Pine nuts are nice, but the walnut is strong. This healing mixture can even be used as a poultice.

The Kale can be chopped up for a classic southern dish…fry up some onion in butter, add water and a meat, such as ham or bacon, Virginia style, or you can use leftover bone like we did in Louisiana. Leftovers recycled are how we live. Cook in your pot; add seasoning if you like, and put in your chopped kale. Cover and cook until tender. Personally, i do not prefer over-cooking as is custom. The timing is up to you.

Parsley made a splash, big time, this week as a helper when i poisoned myself with aloe. Sunny Grrl went to the hospital with suspected kidney failure. In a panic and without doctor’s lab results, i tried to entice thirst by rubbing her sore and infected teeth with the soft center of the aloe leaf. To show her it was ok as she got tired of the teeth-brushing, i ripped the rest of the leaf and bit and sucked it. Oops. Latex. Allergic. Good to find out, hell on your kidneys and the stomach and intestines. Trust me, don’t go there. So both Sunny and i had lots of parsley this week as well as fresh harvested milk thistle leaf. Both of us fully recovered quickly. Turns out her kidneys are fine. Anemia was the lab finding, plus need for elder care. Tonight everybody had liver. And parsley. Great for that medicine cabinet in your kitchen. To your health and your pleasure! J