Harvest 9/6

Cabbageworms killin my kale!

Harvest 9/1/14

Burger and green beans (deceivingly simple)

Green Beans from the garden
prosciutto cubed
charred onions (extra leftover from the dip), but before the swiss chard was added.
minced garlic
olive oil

Saute that stuff in a pan.  I didn't blanch the green beans because they were just picked and I didn't want to lose any flavor.

Burger is cooked and seasoned...nothing too special...except for the swiss chard/charred onions hiding under the burger.

Kale Prosciutto Pizza

2 leaves of Kale, broken apart by hand into smaller pieces, mostly the curly/frilly part
2 slices of prosciutto, chopped into 1/2in cubes
tortilla
tomato sauce
shredded cheddar/jack cheese
minced garlic
oregano, chives, tarragon, black pepper

Pear Crumble

5 ripe pears, sliced
oats
granola
flour
sugar, honey
butter
water
cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg

The pears were so ripe I didn't saute them with the sugar and butter.  So I layered them nicely in a baking dish.  Cooked off the butter and sugar/honey together.  Added the oats, granola, flour, and water.  Mix around, should be moist and a little maleable- but also able to crumble/fall apart.  Put batter mix over pears.  And then I realized I had forgotten to add sliced almonds into the batter, so I sprinkled a few on top...and got fancy with a few slices of pear.  I prob should have taken the extra two minutes of searching for a round pie dish...

DOUBLE CHARrD ONION DIP

Charred Onion Dip with a twist~

2 leaves of swiss chard, shredded
1 red onion. sliced
1/2c greek yogurt
1/2-1 tbsp of ranch dressing
s/p
touch of soy sauce, dab of tabasco
minced garlic
olive oil

Start olive oil in a pan with garlic, sliced onion and s/p.  Leave it alone for 5-10min and let it burn.  After 5-10min with a good burn on one side, move them around and make some space for the not-burned-ones left.  Now add the shredded swiss chard and let it sweat for 5min.  Once the swiss chard is done, the pan can be set aside to cool...or throw it in the fridge if you're in a hurry.  Put the sauteed mix in a bowl and add greek yogurt, ranch, soy sauce, and tabasco.  Stir it up! and you're done.