Wednesday, August 11, 2010

THURSDAY - AUGUST 12

It's gonna be a scorcher tomorrow, Thursday - August 12,  but we will be at the corner of 4th and Broadway in Rochester from 4pm to 8pm with bell's on!  Kidding, but we will be there and bringing the following:

TOMATOES:
Brownberry Cherry - sweet, delicious with every bite - brown cherry tomato.
Stupice - not stupid, but STUPENDOUS - small, red tomato with great flavor.
Wisconsin 55 - Excellent, all purpose tomato and great for canning.
Green Zebra - they are ripe and lots of them with a sweet zingy flavor.
Green Sausage - Rich, sweet flavor - great for making sauces!
Gold Medal - Questionable....if not check with ZZEST.
Cherry Roma - Great fresh or dried.  Addictive, with a sweet/spicy flavor.
Chalk's Early Jewel - Good flavor balance.
Giant Syrian - Very meaty, few seeds and excellent flavor.
Sweet Pea Currant - Excellent clean tomato flavor.  Great as a garnish or mixed with pasta and garlic!

PEPPERS - SWEET
Tolli's Sweet Italian - Great added to tomato sauces.
King of the North - Bell , great sweet flavor.

PEPPERS - HOT
Jalapeno
Ho Chi Min - yellow cayenne


OTHER PRODUCE
Squash
Zucchini - (Please see previous blog post for recipe using zucchini, tomatoes, and basil.)
Cucs
(You can make the best refrigerator pickles - fast, easy, super tasty, and last for at least a month in the frig.  Cucs and onions and seasonings - white vinegar, mustard seed, celery seed, sugar, and kosher salt.  Takes no time at all.)
Green Beans
Cabbage - Gonzales (green), Caraflex (green - cone shaped), and Super Red 80 (red)
(We made an awesome slaw with green cabbage and carrots, almonds, green onions.  The dressing was cider vinegar, olive oil, sugar, and salt.)
As always - herbs for clippings.

If you do not see something you are interested in give a shout and we'll see if we have it to bring along.  651.388.6378

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