Farm Share Friday & THE SWEET CORN IS HERE!!!

It’s #FarmShareFriday!

If you couldn’t tell by the title, I am just mildly excited, as it’s not officially Summer in the great state of Iowa until the sweet corn is ready. This spring was cold and soggy which delayed the corn a bit, but it’s finally here and we are ready!

This annual vegetable milestone might not be exciting to any non-Iowans reading this, but you will just have to trust me there is nothing quite like a fresh ear of sweet corn roasted on the grill! Stay tuned for that demo! For now, here’s a picture of the corn fresh from the farm!

And if that wasn’t exciting enough, I have this super easy zucchini & corn pie recipe that I made TWICE last week! It’s great for using up those extra zucchini and I kept leftovers in the fridge for days and heated them up in the oven each day. I love a recipe that tastes just as good the second and third time I eat it! Here’s a photo from the recipe, mine wasn’t as photogenic!

This week’s farm share box was heavy, and colorful! Aside from the 12 ears of corn, we also received tomatoes, onions, peppers, herbs, cucumbers, cabbage, and jalapenos. I already have a couple recipes in mind but I will be searching Pinterest and sharing those that I loved.

For now, here’s another corn picture, because who can’t resist beautiful corn!

That’s all I have for you today, stay tuned for my last summer front porch refresh coming up real soon! As always, thanks for stopping by the blog today!

-Rachael

Farm Share Friday - Week 2

It’s time for #farmsharefriday!

(these posts are not sponsored, just me sharing my personal experience with my local CSA)

We had another wet week here in Iowa, but that didn’t seem to influence this week’s share box quantities! This week contained a nice mix of local items and produce, some that I would have probably not tried/purchased out on my own…which is part of the fun of it!

First, let’s recap recipes from last week that we tried and loved…

Lemon Asparagus Risotto: This recipe is really tasty, however takes a bit longer to cook than I was anticipating, but that seems to just be my unfamiliarity with cooking risotto.

Rhubarb Crisp: A fast and easy recipe, this one is sure to hit the spot!

Avocado/Egg/Radish Toast…1 year old approved!

If you follow along on Instagram, head over there for the un-boxing video on stories! Here are the contents of our share box from week 2:

-12 brown eggs

-2 heads of lettuce: green and red

-1 bunch kale

-1 bunch radishes

-1 bag cheese curds

-1 bag spinach

-2 lbs of rhubarb

-1 bunch of fresh honey sticks

-1 bunch fresh mint

I already know I am going to try juicing some of the kale and spinach, I just need to grab an apple at the store this week. Stay tuned for how that turns out! As far as the rest, I will be getting creative on google looking for recipes, and I might need a fresh mint mojito to help me search! Yum!

As always, thank you for stopping by the blog today! If you have any farm share questions feel free to submit them here or track me down on Instagram, I will try and answer them the best I can! See you soon!