Onions. You guys, he made a cocktail with onions. AND IT WAS GOOD. The only thought process to share on this one is that Chris knew he didn't want to add sugar so he muddled a thin slice of onion straight into the lime juice. Aquavit brought some complementary flavors like caraway to the party … Continue reading Drinking the Bounty: White Onions
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Drinking the Bounty: Parsley
It's not easy being greens. We are definitely in the green days of summer - this week's CSA share was full of greens like chard and romaine and herbs like basil and parsley. I tend to think of parsley and cilantro as similar flavors, and things that are great as an accent but overpowering as … Continue reading Drinking the Bounty: Parsley
Drinking the Bounty: Strawberries!!
I. Love. Strawberries. I think I single handedly kept the strawberry seller in business at the farmer's market by my office. Quarts and quarts! Some went into popsicles, some went into milkshakes, some went on top of ice cream, some went in my mouth. Well, you get the idea. While the market berries had shown … Continue reading Drinking the Bounty: Strawberries!!
Drinking the Bounty: Baby Beet Stems
We expected this to be a tough challenge. We knew there would come a week when we would look at our amazing array of produce from Featherstone Farm and thing "there is no way any of this will make a tasty cocktail." We'd be tempted to cheat - maybe by using something from the farmer's … Continue reading Drinking the Bounty: Baby Beet Stems
Drinking the Bounty – Rhubarb
Chris and I got our first CSA box last Thursday, a small bonus box as a thank you for signing up for all three seasons of the Featherstone Farm CSA. Signing up for three seasons means we are heading into nearly eight months of fresh produce! We chose Featherstone because they came highly recommended by … Continue reading Drinking the Bounty – Rhubarb