Worden Farms Wednesday at Fishermans Village

Worden Farms is a fantastic Organic Farm in Punta Gorda, FL.  Every Wednesday they are at Fisherman's Village with wonderful fruits and veggies.  Here is today's pics.




Carrots Onions and Romanesco                              Baby Bok Choi


SO WHAT IS ON OUR MENU THIS WEEK???

Pickled Beets - Just boil your beets whole, when fork tender take them out to cool.  Once cool, either slice or cube and place in a glass or plastic container with a lid.  Add 1 tsp. of sugar and cover the beets with cider vinegar and ice cold water.  I like about half and half, but you can add more vinegar or water to your taste.  Let sit refrigerated 24 hours.  Eat alone or use in salads.

Cooked Beet Greens - Cut stems off the beet greens, wash well.  Place in a pot that is large enough to hold all of the greens, add about a cup of water, cover and cook till tender.  Serve alone with a splash of vinegar and a sprinkle of salt.  You can also drain them well, add a splash of vinegar and olive oil and toss with some nice crispy bacon that has been diced.

Veggie stir fry - Bell Pepper, Broccoli, Onion, Romanesco, and Carrots chop all into bite  size pieces.  Heat oil in a wok or large pan.  Add above veggies and cook 5 minutes stirring so they wont burn.  Add IRON CHEF Sesame Ginger Sauce and stir well.  Cook another 3 minutes.  Add Baby Bok Choi, and stir till tender.  Adjust seasoning by adding pepper and or red pepper flakes.  Serve over brown rice.

Caesar Salad - Tear lettuce into a large bowl.  Drizzle with your favorite Caesar Dressing.  Top with shavings of Parmesan cheese.

Garlic Cheese Bread - To go along with the Caesar Salad.  1/2 cup softened butter or margarine and mix in a heaping Tablespoon of roasted garlic (from an earlier post) and 1/2 cup of shredded Parmesan cheese.  Slice a great bread into 1 inch slices.    Spread mixture on the bread.  Place on a cookie sheet.  Broil in the oven till the top browns. (Don't do like I do and forget it and burn the top.)

Stuffed Bell Peppers - Choose a pot the size that will fit the # of bell peppers that you will be cooking.  Put about 1 1/2 inches of water in the bottom of the pan. Wash Bell Peppers.  Cut the tops off the bell peppers, making sure you cut enough off as you will be putting them back on when you steam them.  Clean out the inside of the bell pepper.  Set the peppers aside.  Cook hamburger with diced onion, add salt and pepper to taste, and any other seasonings you like.  Stuff Bell Peppers with hamburger Place the tops back on and secure with tooth picks, set in pot, bring water  to a boil.  Decrease heat to medium, cover and cook 30 minutes.  Remove Stuffed Bell Peppers to a plate and serve.  





I love to cook and pass on great recipes

Roasted Garlic

I love making roasted garlic.  Its milder flavor is great for using in loads of recipes, and it makes a fantastic and cost effective gift for a wonderful friend.  They will be coming back for more!

Ingredients:

Fresh garlic cloves – already peeled.  You can get these in large containers in the refrigerator section at Costco, BJ’s, or Sams Club.

Chicken broth

Sprigs of fresh rosemary

Olive oil

Salt

Aluminum Foil

Glass jar for storing your roasted garlic

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

Prepare a glass dish – a casserole, loaf pan, or a cake dish will do – just have a large enough or several container to do the entire container of garlic.  Put a little olive oil in it and wipe it around with a paper towel

Open the container of garlic cloves and trim the hard root end off cloves if needed

Put all of the garlic cloves into the glass dishe(s)

Add chicken broth to be approx. ¼ up the side of the dish

Put 2 – 3 sprigs of rosemary on top

Drizzle olive oil over the top of the garlic cloves and rosemary

Sprinkle salt over all

Cover tightly with aluminum foil

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.  Cloves are done when soft – test with a fork by mashing down on several.  Be careful when taking off the foil cover, open slightly and let the steam escape before  pulling off the entire cover.  Let cool and place in glass jar with lid and store in your refrigerator. 

Use for making garlic butter, just spreading on bread, to your homemade pizza, or in any recipe calling for garlic.