Dinner & a Market...

Dinner could not have been less exciting last night. We all enjoyed, and I use the word "all" loosely, dinner in front of the TV so that we wouldn't miss a moment of Obama's acceptance speech. While I found the speech moving, a little heavy on the Bush attacks (even though he deserves them), and very inspiring I was one of the few. What we could all agree on though was dinner, if nothing else food should always be able to bring people together.

We enjoyed a Whole Grain Mustard Grilled Pork Loin Chop served on a bed of "Red Flannel Hash" and buttered Green Beans finished with a Whole Grain Mustard Jus. For those of you not familiar with "Red Flannel Hash" its a tasty combination of root vegetables, in this case Beets, Sweet Potatoes, New Potatoes, Parsnips & Caramelized Onion, finished with just a bit of Cream to pull it all together in the end. This New England staple is usually a breakfast food that utilizes leftover Corned Beef or Bacon, but its delicious in a vegetarian setting as well. Dinner finished with a Fiji Apple Crisp topped with Whipped Cream.


Don't be fooled by the Whole Food Market bags in the background of this photo below! Everything on the kitchen island was bought from today's Farmers Market or harvested from our own garden! You can see that the Patty-Pan Squash have had quite a growth spurt and the Zucchinis are becoming more and more prolific. Sweet Corn, harvested 2 hours before the Market, Tomatoes, Broccoli, Green Beans, Sweet Onions, Red Potatoes & lots of fresh cut flowers.


The sun has finally come back to us! After a solid week of wind storms, cloudy skies and constant drizzle our Raspberry bushes, both the red and the golden Raspberries have decided to give us a second harvest. The golden Raspberries below line the path to the lodge and I can not resist a stop on my way for a sun warmed Berry.