CSA Week 17

Howdy Misfit Members! Happy Thursday! Here's what you'll find in your box this week:

-Tomatoes: Orange slicers, purple and red slicers

-Peppers: Green and Purple Bell, Ancho, Jalapeno, Habanero, Banana

-Sweet Potatoes

-Yardlong Beans

-Watermelon (tiny bonus-season surprises lol)

-Sweet Corn

The corn is finally all harvested out of the field for the season. If you notice your ears open a bit on the ends, it's because I was checking to make sure they weren't dry. A tip for making your corn last longer: go ahead and shuck the ears, then store them in a gallon ziplock bag in the fridge. They will last a few weeks using this method.

---

Mozzarella Stuffed Tomatoes

Ingredients:

-4 medium tomatoes

-1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

-1/3 cup grated parmesan

-1/4 cup packed fresh basil chopped

-1/4 cup soft breadcrumbs

-1 tbsp butter, melted

-1 tbsp garlic, minced

-Salt& pepper to taste

-Olive oil

Directions:

-Preheat oven to 400.

-Slice the tomatoes in half horizontally and use a spoon to carefully scoop out the flesh. Place empty tomato halves in a casserole dish and season with salt and pepper.

-Chop the flesh of the tomatoes for the stuffing and combine in a bowl with cheeses, basil, breadcrumbs, garlic, butter, and salt & pepper.

-Fill tomato halves with the stuffing mixture. Top with parm and drizzle with olive oil.

-Bake for 15 minutes until tomatoes are tender, then broil for 1 minute to brown.

---

Well folks, we only have one week left after today. Next week I have some extra special additions to your baskets, featuring some other local producers. I will also be introducing my plan for next year's CSA in next week's blog post, so stay tuned for that!

Hope everyone has a great week, and don't forget to wash your produce!!