Valarie Russell on October 21st, 2014

Saturday will be our final day for this year’s New Albany Farmer’s Market. Kenny has done a great job keeping the fresh veggies coming and is very busy cleaning up the gardens this week. Tomatoes are hanging in there, we should have a few on Saturday… including plenty of green ones. We will have a few […]

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Valarie Russell on October 21st, 2014

We haven’t had these in a long time, but with all the green tomatoes we have Kenny decided to cook a few up today.  I made the spicy dip and they were super delicious.  Plan on picking up some this weekend at the New Albany Farmer’s Market. 4 large green tomatoes 2 eggs 1/2 cup […]

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Valarie Russell on October 14th, 2014

Well Harvest Homecoming has ended and we are ready to finish out this year’s farmer’s market.  We have two more weeks remaining for the season, and sad to say that the six inches of rain we had this week has been hard on the crops. We should have plenty of broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage.  Plus we will have lots of greens… […]

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Valarie Russell on October 14th, 2014

A watermelon radish is, on first glance, a plain greenish-white root. But slice it open and it reveals a stunning fuchsia interior. We love their mild flavor in this simple salad. 2 watermelon radishes, peeled, quartered, and sliced 1/2 cucumber, halved and sliced 3/4 cup dill fronds 1 small purple onion, thinly sliced 1/4 cup […]

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Valarie Russell on October 7th, 2014

This is the weekend lots of folks in our area look forward to every year… and for us it’s the first weekend off since May.  We are headed in different directions this year. Kenny is headed to Brown County to check out their farmer’s markets as we seldom get to visit other markets. This is a great opportunity for him and […]

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Valarie Russell on October 7th, 2014

A good way to use up your “Basket of the Week”, or clean out the refrigerator. This recipe could easily be vegetarian by using vegetable broth in place of chicken broth. Makes a lot and freezes well. 1 T olive oil 1 c chopped onion (candy onion) 1 c sliced carrot 3/4 c sliced celery 3 […]

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