Ingredients:

About 3-4 medium lemon cucumbers
2 cups fresh Italian basil leaves and stems
1/2 cup olive oil
1 clove crushed garlic
1 teaspoon sea salt
fresh ground black pepper
3 Tablespoons fresh, grated parmesan cheese

1. Slice or chop cucumbers.

2. In food processor: combine basil leaves, olive oil, garlic, sea salt, black pepper and parmesan cheese. Blend ingredients till combined well.

3. Dress over cucumbers.

4. In Mortar, crush basil leaves and garlic till. Scoop up basil/garlic combo and place in bowl. Add salt, pepper, olive oil and cheese.

Ingredients

• 2 slices bacon
• 2 medium yellow squash, thinly sliced
• 1/2 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped (optional)
• 1 dash soy sauce
• salt and pepper to taste

Ingredients

• 2 zucchini, halved lengthwise
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Hi folks!

    I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend. We had a great time here on the farm! Chris and I cooked a pig in the ground…Tim dug the hole. Jenn, Dawn, Kelsi and the rest of the gang took care of the rest of the fixins’. It was Ricky’s birthday…he had to have help blowing out the candles. To top it off Tim set off more fireworks than I’ve ever seen from any one person’s backyard. We had a blast celebrating our nation’s independence day…hope you did as well. Here are a few pics of some of the newest produce received from our farmers this week.

Thanks

Tommy

(Green and Golden Zucchini)

(Brandywine)

(Cherokee Purple)

(German Pink)

(Green Zebra)

....also comes in red

(Lemon Cucumber)

(New Red Potatoes)

(Persimmon)

This is a recipe I stumbled upon one hot lazy afternoon.

Don't be scared by the ingredients,

they work together to make a very tasty and refreshing salad.

Go ahead and try it - be prepared for a pleasant surprise

Ingredients

• 1 banana, sliced
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 1 tablespoon raspberry vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup raspberries
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup seedless red grapes
• 1 cup cubed watermelon
• 1 cup halved fresh strawberries
• 1 cup cubed cantaloupe
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1 cup sliced plums

Directions

1. In a blender or food processor, combine banana, orange juice, lime juice, poppy seeds, raspberry vinegar, olive oil, raspberries, salt and cayenne pepper, and puree until smooth. Cover tightly and refrigerate until ready to use.
2. Combine grapes, watermelon, strawberries, cantaloupe, blueberries and plums in a large bowl. Pour dressing over fruit and toss to coat.

Summer is tomato and basil season, and there is nothing better than heirloom tomatoes with fresh basil from the garden and fresh mozzarella cheese. What are "heirloom tomatoes"? Heirloom tomatoes are what tomatoes used to be before all of the variety and flavor were bred out of them so they could be more easily transported in trucks to supermarkets. You can find them at farmers' markets and at Whole Foods, or you can grow your own. They come in many shades of red, yellow, orange, and green, and are somewhat oddly shaped compared to everyday beefsteak tomatoes.