Posts by: chrissibrewer
It’s almost here — our 3rd annual Harvest Fair and Pumpkin Patch. The weather forecast is for Sunny and 68 degrees in Watsonville, so we’ll hold them to that! This event is open to everybody so tell your friends to come out too. Entrance fee is $10/adult, $5/child, 3 and under free.
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Summer at last! After an especially cold and foggy summer, here it is the second half of September and we are enjoying by far the nicest weather of the year. The eggplant, beans, peppers, basil, and squash are all loving it. So, you’ll be seeing more kinds of beans and peppers, basil, summer squash and eggplant soon. Tomatoes are also finally getting a break from the blight-inducing cool weather.
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The other morning I awoke to someone calling cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger, outside our bedroom window. My husband and I looked at each other and started laughing uncontrollably. It was our neighborhood mockingbird and I swear, it was a distinct “cheeseburger” that was being sung.
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Steve’s working in the field outside my office window. Now, my “office” at High Ground Organics is a marvelous yurt that overlooks the apple orchard that overlooks the potato field that overlooks the Harkins Slough. I can’t imagine a lovelier place to work. I look out my window and see the tractor is discing up a little wedge of land in front of the apple trees.
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I love fruit salsas, they are so surprising. We have a small place in Yelapa, Mexico and this is always a favorite when my pineapples are ripe and the mangoes are falling off the tree. I haven’t had very good luck growing strawberries; the iguanas always get them first!
The salsa is perfect for barbecued meat or is nice inside a fish taco. The taste is a bit sweet and sour.
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8 cup home-made chicken stock2 stems green garlic chopped and sautéed
2 Tbs. butter 1 Tbs. freshly-squeezed lemon juice
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
½ to 1 cup cooked fava beans
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1/2 cup sugar 2 Tbsp. cornstarch 1/4 tsp. salt 2 cups half-and-half or light cream 1/2 a vanilla bean, split lengthwise, or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 4 beaten egg yolksContinue reading »