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Summer Veggie Pasta with Creamy Pesto

Posted on August 11, 2024August 11, 2024 by Kasha

Remember the old slogan “Eat a rainbow”?That’s what we did tonight!Don’t worry so much about using exact amounts of vegetables. In my opinion, it’s better to have more veggies than pasta. The pesto is delicious with the cooked veggies just as a side dish, but for a more substantial meal, we added mezzo rigatoni pasta. Grilled chicken would be terrific with it, too. All in all, this pasta dish came together in about 35 minutes. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kasha Bialas (@thefarmgirlcooks)

Snapshots of the Farm April 2014

Posted on April 25, 2014February 25, 2018 by Kasha

Today is April 25th. It's a bright, sunny day with temperatures in the mid-50s and wind gusts up to around 10 mph. Not bad, today. The wind has been gusting to 40 mph the last three days, so this is a nice change of pace. I still wore flip flops when I walked my kid to the bus, but at least my toes weren't blue when I came home. For your enjoyment, a few photos to show you just what we're up to at this time of year, before the period of summer production at breakneck speed hits. This garlic was planted...Read More

Could Little Ol’ Me Possibly Learn to Live Like Julia?

Posted on September 30, 2013February 25, 2018 by Kasha

If you've read more than a few of my posts you know that I have lots of 'things' - things that irk me, things that make me cringe, things that I love, things that I cannot live without. Some of those things are substantial, essential tasks and duties. Some of those things are pretty much inconsequential and arbitrary and are only problems IN MY MIND BECAUSE I LET THEM BECOME SUCH. Scary, isn't it, just how much anxiety our minds can create over such unimportant nonsense? Of course, we only think it's nonsense AFTER we've dealt with it and jumped...Read More

Field to Feast: Recipe Recap

Posted on August 15, 2013March 5, 2018 by Kasha

A recap of the seasons best recipes August is when the farm season heads into top gear at breakneck speed. Summer is in full swing, and with it a multitude of veggies are ready for harvest. By the end of the month, we'll have melons and early squashes ready, and customers will start asking for parsnips and Brussels sprouts. I realized that it was "that time of year" when Amy caught me at market last Saturday and asked, "when do things start to slow down?" "Thanksgiving." It dawned on me just what a long stretch of time that...Read More

If mares eat oats, and does eat oats….

Posted on February 5, 2013February 25, 2018 by Kasha

...why is this one eating my kid's shoelace? I mentioned in my last post that we visited the babies (they literally cry like babies) at Edgwick Farm in Cornwall, NY. I had a blast, Thomas was standoffish and quiet. He claimed later that he didn't like all the poop in the yard. He's not so far off, at 8, from his early years in diapers, so I don't get it, but perhaps he just had an off day. We all have 'em. But how can you when you're getting to cuddle with THESE?!?!?!?! I think I counted 9 doelings climbing...Read More

My November… plus Cookies, Revisited

Posted on November 30, 2012February 25, 2018 by Kasha

"Mom, did we have power on Halloween?" "No." "Did we have power the day before Halloween?" "No." "When did the power go out?" "October 29th." "And what's today?" "November 5th" "Well that's just ridiculous..." **Note: Power went out 10/29 when 2 trees came down and took out a ton of lines. Thanks to Frankie for spearheading the tree removal process! Power was finally restored on 11/6. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Up here in Orange County, we've pretty much recovered and Hurricane...Read More

Missing… but still in action.

Posted on October 8, 2012February 25, 2018 by Kasha

Get a load of this... Yes, that's a frog. It's a frog in a pint-sized deli container. It's a frog that I found hiding behind the window fan in my son's room Friday night. I went to close the window because the forecast was for rain the next day when I was at market. Bleary eyed and ready for sleep, I go in and remove the fan from the window, only to find this THING attached to the screen on the INSIDE! I screamed, but just a little. Once I caught my breath, I raced around trying to find SOMETHING...Read More

Summer Comfort Food

Posted on June 27, 2012July 2, 2018 by Kasha

We had a CSA pick-up yesterday. Shell peas were a major component of the share box this week and each time I greeted a customer I stood there snacking on a few raw ones, encouraging them to do the same. Most were polite and ate one or two... I, on the other hand, had nearly a pound's worth of empty pea pods by the time we were done with our distribution. And yet I still wanted peas for dinner. I had no child's whims to contend with last night, so Pasta with Peas and Ricotta it was. This was...Read More

Lemon Ricotta Bars (with Goat’s Milk Ricotta)

Posted on May 28, 2012February 25, 2018 by chris

Holy cow. We started markets this week. It was hot. REALLY hot. I drank a lot of water, lemonade. and iced coffee and saw a ridiculous number of smiling faces - all of them thrilled that we are back and selling lots of fabulous local produce. Many sincere thanks to those who remembered and mentioned the hardships we endured last summer with the massive, devastating floods. It was nice to hear the praise and admiration, not that it was expected or even deserved. We did what we had to do and we got through it. Anyone faced with similar...Read More

Sweet Talk and a Bit About Asparagus

Posted on May 20, 2012February 25, 2018 by Kasha

First the sweet talk, then we'll get into the Asparagus. The FarmGirl Cooks... after she washes her hands ;) Last Sunday was Mother's Day, and since that pretty much defines me as a person, I should make note of it. Sure, it's been a while... but forgive me, please. Mother's Day happens to fall smack dab in the middle of busy planting season and, except for the lovingly handmade gifts from my son, the day went by without much fanfare. The fruit of my womb bought me a fan with his own hard-earned money the last time his dad took him to Chinatown. He thinks it may...Read More