WEEK 12

Week 12

August 3 and August 6

WOW! It is hot! We hope that everyone is doing great and having an enjoyable week. The vegetables are doing all right considering the heat, but are taking a little break in production. We hope that the heat will break soon. The garden does better in high 80s and low 90s.

This week in your delivery you will find:

Tomatoes
Cukes
Corn- Lancelot
Oregano
Cilantro
Basil- Thai and Genovese
Green Peppers
Squash


Recipes

1 cup chopped Thai Basil
1 T Soy Sauce
4 T Rice Vinegar
2 T Sesame Oil
1 Cayenne (or to taste)
3 cloves of garlic
1 green pepper
1 cup of chopped tomatoes
½ cup of corn cut off the cob
½ cup of cucumbers peeled and sliced
2 cups of rice (your choice- we like brown basmati)

Start cooking rice immediately

The sauce: Mix Soy Sauce, Vinegar, Cayenne and garlic in a Food Processor for 3 minutes.

Sautee green peppers, tomatoes and corn in the sesame oil until slightly tender then add the cooked rice and the sauce. Cook for 10 minutes covered stirring occasionally. Add the chopped basil and cook for another 10 minutes. Serve with sliced cucumbers as a garnish.


Thai Basil Dressing

½ Cup Rice Vinegar
½ Cup Sesame Oil
2 T Soy Sauce
2 minced cloves of garlic
¼ teaspoon of sugar
hot pepper to taste

Mix everything in the food processor for a few minutes.

Chopped up ½ cup of Thai Basil and add to dressing.

We like to put this dressing on Sliced Cucumbers and Tomatoes. Also, I like to use it as a dipping sauce spring rolls or sticky rice.