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December 15, 2023December 15, 2023

12/15/2023 pesto tortellini salad

A bright lime green enameled cast iron Dutch oven filled with pesto tortellini salad. It’s on a speckled counter with other kitchen things (stand mixer, empty mug) behind it. The Dutch oven looks well loved. — Garden pesto. The Chef and Paula spent three hours last night hand rolling, filling, and folding the tortellini. Pesto with garden basil is on the outside. The whole pot was gone by the end of the potluck.

December 15, 2023December 15, 2023

12/12/2023 garden cilantro and walking onions

A pile of fried spring rolls, a dish of sauce, and a big bowl of hearty soup with thin sliced beef, shrimp, and topped with cilantro and green onion slices.

November 26, 2023November 26, 2023

11/26/2023 return of cilantro

A ramekin of pozole, a pile of refried beans, and half a turkey enchilada with green sauce on a white plate edged with black lines and squares. — Leftover turkey enchiladas with salsa verde (tomatillos mostly from farm share but a few from the garden). The turkey is from Paula’s uncle. Refried beans (“red beans” from the farm share. Pozole made from Rancho Gordo hominy from our Bean Club membership days and is topped with garden cilantro. Paula has vowed we will not let it take over and shade our other things again unlike in spring.

November 23, 2023November 23, 2023

11/23/2023 peaceful thanksgiving!

The described meal, plated on white and black plate with a wine glass of champagne. — The Chef and Chef Paula made a lovely Thanksgiving dinner they considered simple but they were actually having a good time in the kitchen all afternoon. I kept out of the way and napped with cats on the couch. The turkey was raised by Paula’s uncle. The dumplings are cream cheese and onion pierogis. The Brussels sprouts are from the farm share and caramelized in crabapple syrup (jelly that didn’t jell).

$The champagne bottle (dark green glass) with the Chef’s hand designed reusable vinyl label. The vintage area is pink with darker pink letters saying “CHC Brewing”. Handwritten notes specify “Cran + Crab Champagne, batch 3, 10.3% alcohol”. The logo is CHC with the first C reversed for symmetry. The letters are red with ornate, almost fractal, curlicues around them in a slate dark gray background.$

Our sparkly beverage was 2021 vintage neighbor crabapples with added cranberry, bottled in 2022.