CSA Week 9
- MisfitMontaynna
- Jul 9, 2020
- 2 min read
Happy Thursday! Here's what's in the box this week:
Patty pan squash
Summer squash
Zucchini
Green and purple beans
Beets- 3 varieties
Sun Gold cherry tomatoes
Hot banana peppers
Bell peppers
Sugar snap peas (bi-weekly only)
Sweet banana peppers(bi-weekly only)
Fried Pattypan Squash
Ingredients
1-2 pattypan squash, sliced ¼” thick
I egg
2 Tbs milk
2 cups cornmeal or panko
1/2 Cup parmesan cheese
2 Tbs Olive oil
4 Tbs Butt
Instructions :
Beat eggswith milk in a shallow bowl. Mix dry ingredients in another shallow dish
Dreyourdge squash in the egg mixture, then firmly press into the breading mixture. Make sure to coat all sides.
In a large heavy bottomed frying pan, heat the oil and butter. When a crumb dropped into the pan sizzles, it’s time to add the squash. Carefully add each slice until you have a single layer in the pan.
Let the squash brown for at least a couple minutes, then flip and let the other side brown.
Place the slices on a paper towel or wire rack to drain excess oil.
*I prefer cornmeal instead of panko on my fried squash & zucchini, but panko is good too! Make sure you add plenty of seasonings, and get the oil/butter in the pan plenty hot before dropping them in!
We finally have tomatoes!! Yay!! All of the vines of Romas, yellow pear, early girl, and black krim tomatoes are ripening. The Rutgers are lagging a little behind, but that's to be expected since they didn't get out nearly as early and we have so many other varieties almost ready! We also have tiny watermelons and cantaloupes on the vines. Just look at that little beauty! I planted the melons a little to dense, so they are currently trying to overtake the neighboring rows, but luckily I've been able to train the vines down the aisles instead (so far, that is!). The only problem is trying to mow the teff grass I use as a cover crop between my rows. I have to flip all the vines up, which will be difficult when the melons get bigger.
I found the first tomato hornworm of the season, but it was already taken care of by parasitic wasps. I get too much satisfaction seeing these guys parasitized. These are egg sacs, for those unfamiliar. This is my favorite example of biological controls. Sustainable and eco-friendly! No sprays, no manually picking them off, just your friendly neighborhood wasps doing their thing.
Another example I like to see is for aphid control. Ladybugs eat those things like popcorn at a movie theater. If I see any out and about I like to catch them and release them in my high tunnel, since I do occasionally have aphids that decide to set up shop there.
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