October 8th, 2008 by Margie

Dear Vegetable Husband customer,

Today is a rainy Wednesday but this is so good for our new fall crops.  I hope it helps the lovely greens get even more mature by next week.  Speaking of, this week you have lots of variety for salads.  You have the endive lettuce from Whippoorwill Hollow Farms again.  You also have some delicious arugula from the Scharko Farm in Fairburn. You will also find the mix baby salad greens from Full Moon Farms.  These are the first gifts from these lettuce plants in Athens.  I snacked a little while we were weighing out the product and I think you will like them!  Please be sure to wash everything thoroughly.  The rain has made everything a little extra…earthy.

You have another melon this week and a pear or two.  These pears are much firmer than some so if you prefer a soft ripe fruit, you might want to use them for cooking.  There is nothing easier than throwing a pear cut in half in the oven to bake.  You will have a wonderful treat in about 50 minutes.  Add butter if you like and sugar.  I sometimes squeeze a bit of lemon on mine.

Next week I will DEFINITELY be picking up goat cheese and coffee for folks so if you would like some of the coffee you tasted, let me know by Monday.  The coffee is $10 a pound.  If you are interested in goat cheese, she makes chevre (cream), feta, and mozzarella and they are all $7 each.  Please contact me if you have any questions.

Enjoy your fall harvest of veggies and fruit.  I can’t wait to cook my chard and have poached eggs with it for brunch!  I have to have veggies even with my breakfast.

Here is the list of your goodies for this week:

sweet peppers
baby salad greens
swiss chard
arugula
okra
endive lettuce
sweet potatoes
Heirloom watermelon
pear

I’m posting an okra recipe this week so be sure to check it out. I post on the website each week to help you use some of your ingredients.  Remember, I am happy to talk FOOD!

Namaste,

Margie Thorpe