by fifthcrow | Apr 28, 2015 | Produce
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the celery family Apiaceae or Umbelliferae. It is the sole species in the genus Foeniculum. It is a hardy,perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. It is indigenous to the shores of the...
by fifthcrow | Apr 28, 2015 | Produce
Purple blushed, chokeless artichokes. Tender.. medium in size (tennis ball-ish) or can sort to smaller or slightly larger size. Our Imperial Star artichoke is a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as a food. The edible portion of the plant consists of the...
by fifthcrow | Apr 24, 2015 | Recipe
THE pumpkin for making pumpkin pie is Sugar Pie (though I have to say that I like to make my pie from the Buttercup squash). First halve the pumpkin & remove seeds. Place cut side down in baking dish w/ ½“ of water in pan. Bake at 375 till completely soft to touch...
by fifthcrow | Apr 24, 2015 | Recipe
My Dad specialized in a few culinary delights when I was a kid, Borscht was one of them. It usually was accompanied by some communist humor, jokes about the Gulag (Russian forced labor camps). But.. truth be told, despite my father painting it as survival food, we...
by fifthcrow | Apr 24, 2015 | Recipe
Russet Beauty Apple Pie As with many of the apples in our orchard, you likely have never heard of this one. Unless you are in our CSA or happen to this the one or two markets each year that we bring it to, you are not likely to find it in a grocery store or for...
