Category Archives: Eat Well – Eat Pekarek’s Produce

Each year, we give thanks for the winter, which gives a little break from the dawn til dusk pace of the farm. And each winter, we anxiously await the dawn of spring.  Well, it’s almost spring and we are picking up the pace on the farm! In the next few weeks, we will update theContinue reading “Catch up time!”

It’s time… to sign up for your weekly vegetable subscription (CSA)! For more information, visit the Weekly Vegetable Subscription (CSA) page or Check out the flyer  

Oh my goodness, I’m sitting here at 7:30 in the morning and it’s still dark.  It snowed yesterday and now its 8 oF.  On a plus note it looks like it should be 60 tomorrow – huh? We are getting the itch around here to be growing again.  We have a few tomatoes started inContinue reading “Is it Spring yet?”

Have you ever made a pie?  I mean a realllly GOOD pie.  To be honest, before I married a vegetable farmer, I had never made a true pumpkin pie – one from scratch that is. One of the things I’ve learned is that most pie pumpkin filling from a can is actually made from aContinue reading “I want to make a pie!”

Check out these beauties from this week’s CSA box. They look so good in fact, that I overheard a debate today over romanesco!  I think that made my day;)

I love acorn squash, but not everyone has a field of veggies to eat in their back yard.  In my mind, squash is one of the easiest vegetables to cook.  You simply cut it half.  Scoop the seeds out (save those for roasting).  Then put the halves in a pan, cut side down, and roast.Continue reading “Acorn Squash… How do I eat that?”

The big scarry vegetable in this week’s CSA box is probably the Romanesco.  Don’t be frightened, it won’t bite.  Start by cutting off a piece and trying a little bit raw – tastes a lot like cauliflower!  So you can cook it anyway you would use cauliflower. I like to eat this raw.  That isContinue reading “Romanesco… how do I eat that?”

Eeek!  We are so excited.  The Pekarek’s Produce Fall CSA starts tomorrow! Your CSA box will be available for you to pick up anytime between 12 and 6pm tomorrow at your designated location. Are you excited too?  Well here’s a sneak peak of what’s to come… Yes!  Those are cucumbers in November 🙂

Spaghetti squash has a fibrous creamy white flesh which resembles spaghetti when cooked.   It’s not sweet and can be eaten just as you would spaghetti – with sauces and cheese! So how do you cook these?  The simplest way is to cut the squash in half and scrape out the seed and stringy parts. Continue reading “How do I cook Spaghetti Squash?”

The peppers just don’t care if we are ready to eat all of them or not.  Check out this article below from cookitquick.org on how to freeze your peppers.  Bell or Sweet Peppers (Green, Red, Yellow, Orange, Purple) Select crisp, tender peppers. Wash. Cut out stems and cut peppers in half. Remove seeds and membraneContinue reading “Freezing your peppers….”