24 Jul · Sun 2011

Recipes for Eggplant, Beets, and Summer Squash

Some of my favorite beets, eggplant, and summer squash:

Vegetable Couscous, Goat Cheese and Beets (you will find some good suggestions to improve this recipe if you read the reviews)

Vegetarian Mousakka

Zucchini Fritatta

Zucchini Fritters

Raw Zucchini Salad with Basil and Lemon

Shareholder Joan Johnson sent me simple recipes for beets and chard. As you'll see, Joan likes the Moraine Farm beets!

the beets are absolutely delicious!!!! I just finished cooking them...my mother's recipe. Peel beets, cube 1/4 to 1/2 inch and put in bottom of saucepan. Chop stalks, 1/2 inch. Put in saucepan. Put greens on top. Add a little water. Cook 10 minutes at most, drain.. Take two knives criss crossing them going through everything to cut up the greens. Add a little butter if you want. I don't. Stand at the stove with spoon and eat!!!! Not really, but I did have two or three tablespoons full before I sat down to dinner.

Many smiles from this side of the computer!! Thank you.

I chop the stocks of the chard and put the leaves on top and cook the same way. I put some scallions in this week because of the abundance of scallions. There was a little chard left last night, so for lunch, I warmed it up in the microwave approx 30 sec. I took one egg and one egg white, beat them, poured the eggs over the warmed chard, stirred it around, zapped in microwave another minute and 30 sec. Stirred and zap another 15 sec. until set, served with salsa and a piece of bread. Tasted good, easy to make and only 2 glass bowls to wash!

Those beets were almost a "When Harry Met Sally" moment!

Have a good night.

Joan

We hope you are getting as much pleasure from the harvest as Joan is!

Gretta (for Amy, Rebekah and Kim)