Party food!  Snacks for a house warming included a cheese board and fraga stuffed mushrooms.  We also planned to use the chives to tie up cute little shrimp wonton creations, but that slipped off the menu.

Bounty List

green leaf lettuce

crimini mushrooms

carrots

fresh pear cider

dahlias, two bunches

Poblano pepper

Anaheim pepper

sweet orange bell pepper

big bunch o' chives

blueberries

strawberries

red kale

etna beans

celeriac

flat leaf parsley

green cabbage

oktoberfest sausages

red onion

white superstar onion

big beef tomatoes

pumpkin (for cooking not carving)

potatoes

Fraga farms Chef's Blend goat cheese

soft cheese from the French guy (yeah, we don't remember what it's called, just that it was yummy)

Willamette Valley Creamery garlic pepper havarti

Willamette Valley Creamery Wine Pomace Gouda

Ancient Heritage Dairy cheese (unknown variety)

Not back dated.  I swear.  (Silent Partner can vouch for me.)

Bonus points to whoever can identify the light green things behind the strawberries and in front of the spinach.  (No really, we don't know what it is, but it was yummy, I'm sure.)

Bounty List

salmon

etna beans (shelling beans)

macintosh apples

dragon tongue beans (other shelling beans)

corn

spinach

broccoli

lettuce

basil

nectarines

peaches

borenkaas cheese (Willamette Valley Creamery)

Hannah Bridge cheese (Ancient Heritage Dairy)

jalapeno

tomatoes

bell peppers

strawberries

lamb loin chops

garlic

potatoes (waxy varietal of some kind)

onions, red and yellow

shallots

carrots

cucumbers

fresh pear cider

zucchini

yellow summer squash

dahlias

If the bounty looks smaller than usual this time, that's because we ran 21 miles before making it to the market.  Our farm had experienced a bit of an error on the number of CSA boxes, so farmer John let us go around and pick our own assortment of about $25 worth of vegis.  We also got a gratis broken melon.  We managed to make a circuit of the market, despite our tired legs, to obtain lamb, cheese, flowers, and unsuccessfully look for dragon tongue beans (since I learned after last week that the older, shriveled pods produce the most beautiful looking beans).  Also, based on my experience last year, I bought many macintosh apples.

Bounty List

lamb chops

zucchini

summer squash

cipollini onions

macintosh apples

dahlias, 2 bunches

watermelons

nectarines

peaches

strawberries

garlic

parsley

carrots

corn

red leaf lettuce

tomatoes

potatoes

cucumbers

poblano peppers

garlic pepper havarti (willamette valley creamery)

shallots

Last week we got a box of peaches.  This week, we got a box of grapes.  Well, fermented grapes.  We bought 12 bottles on wine from Chenin Carlton of Basket Case Wines.  We're only freezing okra this week, but we have great recipe ideas, including more succotash, a fruit tart, fish snadiwches, and fajitas.

Bounty List

green leaf lettuce

cucumbers

carroes

cilantro

peaches, yellow

garlic

dragon tongue shelling beans

walla  walla onions

potatoes

tomatillos (mmm, salsa)

leeks

green bell pepper

yellow bell pepper

pruple bell pepper

cherry tomatoes

big beef tomatoes

1# roasted peppers (heat 2-4)

Valentine cheese (Ancient Heritage Dairy)

Chef's Blend Chevre (Fraga Farm)

jalapenos

lamb chops

halibut

nectarines

white peaches

brindisi cheese (Willamette Valley Creamery)

blueberries

corn

dried lavender

strawberries

burbank plums

spinach

dahlias

blackberries

box of grapes, er wine:

2 bottles chenin blanc, 2007

2 bottles dry rosé (of pinot noir), 2006

2 bottles cabernet sauvignon, 2005

2 bottles syrah, 2005

4 bottles Reversal, reserve Syrah, 2006

Where'd the Market Go?

Once a year they move the Portland farmer's market to allow for summer graduation at PSU.  That happened this week.  Everything is in a slightly different spot and it's hard to find your usual stops.  However, that did allow us to find grapes this week.

We're going to freeze blackberries this week.

Bounty List

sunflowers

gladiolas

cucumber

plums

zucchini

grapes

corn

peaches

onions

patty pan squash

potatoes

carrots

french cheese

cherry tomatoes

swiss chard

lettuce

watermelon

bell pepper eggplant

garlic

willamette valley creamery havarti

tomatoes

green beans

blueberries

blackberries

This would be the last week we attempted to eat our eggplant.  Also, I found okra!  We turned it (with other ingredients) into gumbo.  We got market feta to go with lamb burgers.  Mmm.

Bounty List

fennel

basil

tomatoes

green beans

carrots

Valentine cheese (Ancient Heritage Dairy)

Fraga Farms Feta

Fraga chef's blend chevre

italian artichoke

potatoes

eggplant

nectarines

okra

plums

fresh garbanzo beans (!)

blueberries

cherry tomatoes

cherries

ground lamb

lamb chops

cucumber

strawberries

beets

red onion

walla walla onion

sorbet swirl watermelon (light orange inside)

another melon

scallions

red oak lettuce

sunflowers

other flowers

gladiolas

corn

Bounty List

leeks

blueberries

red potatoes

red onion

superstar onion

peach

nectarine

green beans

tomme cheese

strawberries

romaine lettuce

tomatoes

carrots

garlic

cucumbers

purple cabbage

celery

summer squash

zucchinis

dahlias, pink

sunflowers