Tag Archives: spring

March 31, 2012

Spring Stew

By Elizabeth Kilpatrick

In going through recipes today to find one to share with you all, my goal was to find a recipe that spoke of spring. Not finding one in our collection, I turned to the web. Here, after some searching, I found precisely what I was looking for. This “spring” stew looks positively promising. I can’t wait to try it! So here it is. Borrowed from http://www.rwood.com.

Spring Stew with Asparagus, Snow Pea & Baby Turnips - Rebecca Wood (www.rwood.com) 

2 cups snow peas
2 cups baby turnips
1 bunch small radishes (if large, cut in halves)
4 scallions, chopped
3 springs fresh tarragon or savory
1 teaspoon sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon lemon juice
4 tablespoons unrefined hazelnut or olive oil

Bring 3 quarts of water to a boil; add a tablespoon of sea salt and, starting with the asparagus, separately blanch each vegetable type until just cooked. Cut into bite sized pieces.

Reserve 2 cups of blanching water or use a soup stock. In a wide skillet or wok, place two tarragon sprigs and the blanching water.  Add the vegetables and simmer until they’re warmed through. Add lemon juice, season with salt and pepper and simmer for 1 minute. Mince the remaining tarragon.  Divide stew into bowls, garnish with minced tarragon and dress with hazelnut oil. Serve hot.

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February 25, 2012

Spinach Cheese Enchiladas

By Elizabeth Kilpatrick

This time of the year when the days are getting longer, the weather thinks about being consistently warm, and normally I’d say the snow starts melting (but we don’t really have any to speak of!), things start to grow again. Our high tunnels are starting to really produce now. More light makes a huge difference! Spinach grows relatively well in the winter anyhow, so now it’s really going to start producing. With so much spinach on hand, you’ll be needing recipes to use that spinach. We have plenty of them, just click here.

I used to not like this recipe….don’t ask me why. But I love it now! It’s one of my favorite dishes!

Spinach Cheese Enchiladas 

15 oz. ricotta cheese

15 -20 oz. frozen spinach, thawed and drained

10 oz. corn, thawed and drained

1 cup mozarella cheese, shredded

1 egg

2-4 cloves crushed garlic

1/2 tsp. salt

8 oz. sliced mushrooms, sauteed (optional)

Combine all of the above, and divide between:

10 8″ tortillas

Place rolled up, stuffed tortillas in a 9×13 pan.

Top with the following mixed ingredients:

14 1/2 oz. can diced tomatoes

8 oz. tomato sauce

1 tsp. basil

Top all with:

1 cup mozarella cheese

1/4 cup parmesan cheese

 

Bake in a 350 degree oven until heated through. 

 

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June 11, 2011

Strawberries.

By Elizabeth Kilpatrick

Yeah, it’s strawberry season….don’t get me started on strawberries…I love them in almost any form. Today on the farm we picked 650 pints. Uh huh. Basically a lot of strawberries (now you all know why I am so busy!) :) Last Sunday night, Michael sacrificed about $60 worth of strawberries so that we could have shortcake. It was pretty amazing. We also got enough strawberries yesterday night and tonight (I struck it good two nights in a row!) to make this amazing strawberry salad. I know Anna posted a strawberry salad recipe on Wednesday, but I had most of this already written out and it is completely different. So bear with us!! By the way, if you live in this area of NY (Washington/Warren county), stop by the Saratoga Springs or Glens Falls farmers market and pick up some strawberries! Here is a link to times and places: http://www.kilpatrickfamilyfarm.com/Farmers_Markets.html  This is my other favorite strawberry recipe. You can really use any poppyseed dressing, but a white, creamy poppyseed dressing is the best. We have used a brand called Marzetti before. It’s really good, but you can make your own. We have many times and it is just as good!

Strawberry Lettuce Salad

Lettuce – 3 varieties

Strawberries – sliced

Chopped pecans

White onions/Scallions/New onions/Chives (you want something mild)

Poppy seed dressing

Use however much of each ingredient that you want to. It is up to your taste; if you like the idea of lots of strawberries, add tons! If your a nut type of person, add more nuts! Lots of dressing? Pour it on!!

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March 26, 2011

Maple Syrup and Spinach!

By Elizabeth Kilpatrick

We’ve had sunny days here recently; just wish the temperature would tell of spring! It’s also maple sugaring season in the North-East. I personally don’t have too much to do with maple-sugaring, but my younger brother taps all the trees on our property and some of our neighbor’s trees. Although we don’t have very many taps, they provide enough syrup to last our family all year!! Maple syrup on pancakes, ice-cream, waffles, sausage, bacon, in smoothies, or just by the spoonful! Sorry though, today’s recipe doesn’t use maple syrup. Oh well! But, I am going to share with you one of my favorite recipes. Honestly, I absolutely love this and would be happy to eat it almost every single night. In fact, I think I am going to put it on the menu for next week. It is fantastic.

Spinach Pasta ~ Taken from the Simply in Season cookbook

1 cup cottage cheese or ricotta

1/2 cup milk

1/3 cup parmesan cheese

1 clove garlic (extra is way better!)

2 tsp. dried basil

2 tsp. dried parsley

1/2 tsp. salt

9 oz. linguini or spagetti

2 TB butter

3/4 lb spinach  - can use more!!

Stir cheeses, milk, garlic, herbs and salt together. Blenderize with submersible blender and set aside.

Cheese mixture blenderized and ready to go!

Cook noodles, and add spinach halfway through. Drain, return to pot and add butter. Add cheese sauce and serve immediately. Garnish with parmesan cheese and freshly ground pepper. Enjoy!

Yum!!

Note: You can use fresh spinach (best), or cooked!

What is your favorite thing to have maple syrup on?

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March 10, 2011

Dill Veggie Dip

By Anna Dagarin

Ok, I’m ready for spring. Enough snow already! Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE winter, it’s beautiful! I love the barren trees and fields blanketed with snow. I love ice skating. I love the squeak of snow under my boots, and warming my hands around a Starbucks coffee cup. I love  eating hot soups and stews. I love having Brandi curl up and go to sleep on my chilly toes. And of course I love Christmas!

It’s just, well… I’ve been dreaming of sunshine. I can’t wait to play volleyball outside. I long for grass and mud between my toes. I wan’t to take Brandi for walks in the cool of the evening after a broiling day. I crave flowers and birdsong and campfires.

Spring is the time when everything awakens from it’s bleak slumber, and is filled with liveliness again! There is new growth and new life and beauty!

If any of you are planting gardens this year, you’re probably thinking about all the kinds of flowers, vegetables, and fruits you might establish – maybe you’ve already started planting! I’m crazy about gardens, especially ones with food in them! I love being able to eat the colors, textures, and flavors of the seasons. I can’t stop thinking about all the fresh produce that comes with spring.

(Ha! If you weren’t thinking about veggies a little while ago, you are now!) Here is a recipe for an awesome dill dip for vegetables. Even though we’re all thinking about lush, juicy, fresh veggies, we might not have the bountiful product quite yet. But the grocery store will do! Because this dip is too good not to have right now!

Dill Veggie Dip

  • 2 cups mayo
  • 1 1/2 cups sour cream
  • 1/2 tsp. onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp. dill weed
  • 1 1/2 tsp. parsley

Note: Try replacing the sour cream with Greek yogurt for a delightful variation.

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February 25, 2011

Of Spring and Snow(Winter) and Spinach!

By Elizabeth Kilpatrick

After checking the fire, switching couches (so I can sit next to my cat), and glancing out the window once more to verify that it is indeed snowing again, I have decided that  it is still winter. Even though I am ready for spring, I love winter. Snow just seems relaxing to me. I love wood stoves, cozy fleece blankets, awesome knee-high socks, boots, coats(though I am ready to stop wearing one!) and skating. I also love soups, bread, Starbucks cappuccinos  (yes, I do go there occasionally! And if you know me well, you know I order the same thing every single time!), walks in the snow, gazing out over freshly snow covered fields, cozy evenings as a family, and dreaming of spring. I love all the seasons though; spring – everything is fresh: summer, there is no end to summer recipes: fall, gorgeous leaves and amazing weather: and winter? Well, you just heard about that!

So after 50 degree weather last Friday (amazing day for my birthday! ), everyone thought spring was just around the corner. Apparently not. At least the 8 inches of snow today wouldn’t make one thing so. Even though its snowing, I decided to post a “springy” recipe. This spinach salad is one of my family’s favorite recipes. My younger sister just told me to tell every one that they will like it because it is her favorite. I sure hope you do!

Florentine Salad

Taken from the 1978 edition of the Betty Crocker Cookbook. Yes, our edition is that old. :)

1 clove garlic (using more is better!)

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup red wine vinegar

1/4 tsp. salt

Dash of pepper

12 oz. spinach, torn into bite-sized pieces

1 hard-boiled egg, chopped

2 slices bacon, crisply fried and crumbled

Squash (mince) garlic and combine with oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Place spinach in a salad bowl and add dressing. Toss until the spinach is well coated with dressing. Add egg and bacon; toss. 3 servings.

To those of you who managed to be in the path of this winter storm, happy sledding(or skiing or snowmobiling!)! And to those of you who are either in a warm sunny state getting a tan, or just someplace warmer than here, well, enjoy some for me too! Meanwhile, I’ll go shovel my way out to the cow-pen….:)

What is your favorite season and why?

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