{"id":29,"date":"2011-06-17T15:03:19","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T19:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.milkandhoneyorganics.com\/blog\/?p=29"},"modified":"2011-06-30T19:56:45","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T23:56:45","slug":"this-weeks-basket-and-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milkandhoneyorganics.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/17\/this-weeks-basket-and-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week&#8217;s Basket and Recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Quick Fixes for This Week\u2019s Basket:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parisifarms.com\/\">Local Parisi Farm<\/a>\u2019s Yellow Zucchini (thinly slice with chopped tomatoes, onions and feta, and dress with olive oil, lemon juice, fresh basil, salt and pepper)<\/li>\n<li>Parisi Farm\u2019s Beets with Greens (roast beets in foil, peel and eat warm with butter and garlic or slice them and store in the fridge for use in salads, etc.; add greens to a smoothie; cook like other greens)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hurricanecreekfarms.com\/\">Hurricane Creek\u2019s<\/a> Tomatoes (slice; make a quick salsa with the onion and garlic; chop and add to a pasta dish)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.watsoniafarms.com\">Watsonia\u2019s<\/a> White Peaches (make a cobbler; chop into oatmeal; add to a smoothie)\n<ul>\n<li>Note from Joy of Baking:\u00a0To quicken the softening of the fruit, place in a pierced paper bag with an apple orbanana.\u00a0 The ethylene gas given off by these fruits hastens the softening process.\u00a0 Once soft, and if not used immediately, store in the refrigerator in a plastic bag for a few days.\u00a0 Bring cold peaches to room temperature before using to bring out their full flavor.\u00a0Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.joyofbaking.com\/Peaches.html#ixzz1PRsJN5zA\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.joyofbaking.com\/Peaches.html#ixzz1PRsJN5zA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Local Rainbow Chard (saut\u00e9 with garlic and serve with a sprinkle of nutmeg; enjoy raw in a salad)<\/li>\n<li>North Carolina Blueberries (top oatmeal, pancakes, or waffles)<\/li>\n<li>Vidalia Onions (make onion rings; top a burger)<\/li>\n<li>Granny Smith Apples (grill slices and add to a burger; core and add brown sugar, cinnamon and nuts and bake till tender)<\/li>\n<li>Romaine Lettuce (you can never go wrong with Romaine in a salad)<\/li>\n<li>Pluots (Plum-Apricot hybrid \u2013 fold into vanilla ice cream; or use one of these \u201cfive ways to enjoy pluots\u201d:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunset.com\/food-wine\/fast-fresh\/five-ways-to-enjoy-pluots-00400000019178\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.sunset.com\/food-wine\/fast-fresh\/five-ways-to-enjoy-pluots-00400000019178\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>White Garlic (fresh garlic toast; roast with root veggies)<\/li>\n<li>Purple Potatoes (your kids will have fun eating purple mashed potatoes! Or you can roast them with rosemary:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.copywriterskitchen.com\/2009\/11\/04\/rosemary-roasted-purple-potatoes-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.copywriterskitchen.com\/2009\/11\/04\/rosemary-roasted-purple-potatoes-recipe\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other Recipes for This Week\u2019s Basket:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blueberry Cottage French Toast:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blueberryrecipes.org\/2008\/03\/05\/blueberry-cottage-french-toast-strata\/#more-18\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.blueberryrecipes.org\/2008\/03\/05\/blueberry-cottage-french-toast-strata\/#more-18<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How to Freeze Blueberries:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blueberryrecipes.org\/2008\/02\/27\/how-to-freeze-blueberries\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.blueberryrecipes.org\/2008\/02\/27\/how-to-freeze-blueberries\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lemon Blueberry Bread:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.joyofbaking.com\/breakfast\/LemonBlueberryBread.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.joyofbaking.com\/breakfast\/LemonBlueberryBread.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Absolute Best Fried Vidalia Onion Rings from VidaliaOnion.org:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vidaliaonion.org\/recipes\/the_absolute_best_fried_vidalia_onion_rings\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.vidaliaonion.org\/recipes\/the_absolute_best_fried_vidalia_onion_rings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apple-Vidalia Cake from Vidalia Restaurant:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vidaliaonion.org\/recipes\/apple-vidalia_cake_vidalia_restaurant\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.vidaliaonion.org\/recipes\/apple-vidalia_cake_vidalia_restaurant<\/a> (uses Granny Smith Apples too!)<\/p>\n<p>French Onion Soup:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/myjourneytolean.wordpress.com\/2010\/11\/05\/recipe-french-onion-soup-by-melissa-mckinnon\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/myjourneytolean.wordpress.com\/2010\/11\/05\/recipe-french-onion-soup-by-melissa-mckinnon\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ginger Jeweled Salad Recipe with Dried Pluots:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.101cookbooks.com\/archives\/ginger-jeweled-salad-recipe.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.101cookbooks.com\/archives\/ginger-jeweled-salad-recipe.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dapple Dandy Pluot or Plum Jam:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dianasdesserts.com\/index.cfm\/fuseaction\/recipes.recipeListing\/filter\/dianas\/recipeID\/1779\/Recipe.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.dianasdesserts.com\/index.cfm\/fuseaction\/recipes.recipeListing\/filter\/dianas\/recipeID\/1779\/Recipe.cfm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Florence\u2019s Purple Potato Salad:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/tyler-florence\/purple-potato-salad-recipe\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/tyler-florence\/purple-potato-salad-recipe\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Creamy Zucchini and Garlic:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.garlicrecipes.org\/creamy-zucchini-and-garlic.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.garlicrecipes.org\/creamy-zucchini-and-garlic.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Swiss Chard Pesto:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/vegbox-recipes.co.uk\/recipes\/swiss-chard-recipe-1.php\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/vegbox-recipes.co.uk\/recipes\/swiss-chard-recipe-1.php<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Fixes for This Week\u2019s Basket: Local Parisi Farm\u2019s Yellow Zucchini (thinly slice with chopped tomatoes, onions and feta, and dress with olive oil, lemon juice, fresh basil, salt and pepper) Parisi Farm\u2019s Beets with Greens (roast beets in foil, peel and eat warm with butter and garlic or slice them and store in the 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