Couldn't have been a nicer day on the farm. Mid to high 70's with a sight breeze blowing. The ground was steamy and wet and odoriferous with green, growing life. At times, when I crouched low to snap a buried Swiss Chard stem, the heat from the ground was almost sauna hot. Picking was silent some of the time, just the pop of snipped greens, and the rustle of leaves. Other times easy conversation punctured the steamy silence.
My fingernails are stained olive drab and my fridge is full of produce.
Satisfying, satisfying, satisfying. Sigh.
The packing went quick and the boxes were pregnant with delicious offerings. Pictured are some of the gorgeous offerings... a handful of purple beans, garlic, broccoli and cabba
ge. BROCCOLI "BEEF"
We made a stir fry out of just picked broccoli and snap peas. It maybe was the best stir fry I've ever had. I was starving...that always helps, but, yum.
We had Trader Joe's "beef" seitan in the freezer so we tossed that in. (Highly recommended!)
with the broccoli,
snap peas,
some frozen peppers,
onions and
brown rice that we had cooked previously and frozen.
Quick and delicious.
I made a sauce out of : 1/4 cup sesame oil,
1/4 cup plus
1 TBSP soy sauce, 1 minced garlic clove,
1 tsp sesame seeds,
1/2 tsp hot pepper flakes, and
3 TBSP slivered almonds.
Poured it over and stirred it up.
Yum!
