Thanksgiving Bounty

Sun Gold Farm Harvest Share 2012

Included: Six Types of Winter Squash (total weight > Cassie!), Kale, Sweet Potatoes, Yukon Gold Potatoes, Red Bliss Potatoes, Pears, Kohlrabi, Celeriac, Rutabaga, Beets, Apples, Walnuts, Onions, Parsley, White Beans and a Cauliflower (bigger than my head - not kidding.)  Not pictured: Apolloni Vineyard Pinot Noir and Golden Orchard Cinnamon Creamed Honey.

Total squash count in the Benson household: 13 (not counting the three carving pumpkins we didn't carve, the three mini pumpkins the kids got and the two squash gifted to a neighbor. Or the two pie pumpkins I roasted last night.)

So... who wants some squash?  Or cauliflower?  Anyone?

Rhubarb Jam

 Or "Things That Won't Fit in the Fridge" Jam

3 c chopped rhubarb
1 c chopped fresh figs
1/3 c honey
splash of water

Cook over medium low heat until jammy and wonderful.  Spread on toast with goat cheese.

A Rainbow... Of Sorts

Ted's birthday cake.  

If you click on the photo you can see how intense the colors really were. Considering the amount of food coloring this still tasted pretty good.  Everyone at the party LOVED it.
FYI - I used one box of cake mix and paste food coloring. Pretty cool, eh?

Spring Fling

It's very springy here today - blue skies, sunshine, flowers blooming... kids back at school.  I'm in the mood to celebrate, so I created a cocktail out of, well, stuff I had.

First, I made some rhubarb sauce (for something else entirely, but hey, it was there on the counter looking all pretty and pink.)  In a sauce pan, combine 2 c diced rhubarb (fresh or frozen) with a splash of water and 1/3 c sugar.  Cook until it falls apart, then puree.

In cocktail shaker with crushed ice:

1 T rhubarb sauce
1 ounce pineapple rum (homemade, just taking up space in my fridge)
juice of half a lime

Shake and serve.  So very pretty and tasty and the color of the plastic Easter egg beside me.

A New Culinary Low

Take eight Nestle Crunch hearts (leftover from Valentine's Day), wrap each inside a triangle of Crescent dough (yes, the stuff from the can) and bake.  Feed to one five-year-old birthday girl.

Feel the love.