Farmer Totman

I changed up the way in which we cut our meat product recently....

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:26:52 -0400

I changed up the way in which we cut our meat product recently. I’m psyched to, this week, be delivering our new 2” steaks! Omnis have yummy ribeye cut and cross cut shanks cuts.

The 2” ribeye steaks are best, in my humble farmer opinion, seared on either side on the grill or on the stove top, then slowly heated thru in the oven at 325.

The cross cut shanks are great for soup stock. The other day we simply put one in water with a cup of FT rice, carrots, onions and potatoes and simmered it for a couple hours. Served it with a scoop of south river miso mixed in at the table. Yum!

This weeks squash is a bit of a mixes bag situation. some of you...

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:07:36 -0400

This weeks squash is a bit of a mixes bag situation. some of you will be receiving the giant blue hubbard and some of you will be receiving Kabochas.

Ok, Miso Tamari. I use South River miso tamari anywhere that I...

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:03:48 -0400

Ok, Miso Tamari. I use South River miso tamari anywhere that I use soy sauce. As a dip with grated ginger, as a steak madinade, as a soup base or just over cold tofu.

The verb tamaru in Japanese means to collect or accumulate. Tamari translates to “that which a accumulates’. During the miso fermentation process a salty brine collects on the top of the aging vats. This ‘tamari’ is what South River Miso has started bottling in very limited quantities. It is an actively fermenting liquid (full of life in other words) and is simply syphoned into the bottles. Therefore some of you may have received bottles that are slightly bulging. Not to worry, it’s fine. Please keep refrigerated.

Mushroom hunting the other day yields a massive haul ! Was...

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:20:05 -0400

Mushroom hunting the other day yields a massive haul !

Was out with my brother in law the other day mushroom hunting that the weather was feeling just about right. We were shocked to come across this bounty of chicken of the woods mushrooms on an well decomposed oak trunk deep in the woods. I froze most of it for the FT feast next month !!!

This is the old 1949 Ford F3 that I would love to fix up some...

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:13:53 -0400

This is the old 1949 Ford F3 that I would love to fix up some day :)

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Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:11:54 -0400

Ok, I have decided to start sharing my farmer fails with you all...

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:10:35 -0400

Ok, I have decided to start sharing my farmer fails with you all so that you can have a peak at what really goes of behind the scene down on the farm :) We had to bring in the heavy equipment to pull this one out !

Susannah made this a couple weeks back by simply battering...

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:06:52 -0400

Susannah made this a couple weeks back by simply battering slices eggplant in bread crumbs and some organic white flour. They were then fried in olive oil before being layered up with a simple tomato sauce and grated cheese. Way simple, exceedingly tasty.

This is how my wife rolls ! Man this cake is good :)

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:03:10 -0400

This is how my wife rolls !

Man this cake is good :)

:)

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:03:49 -0400

Chef Raimund's Peach Cobbler

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:02:30 -0400

Peach Cobbler

Yield: 8-10 portions

Ingredients:

5 peaches
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 cup sugar
1 stick unsalted butter
1 cup Farmer T whole wheat flour or I like to do a half and half combination of wheat and pastry flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup whole milk ( you can use soy or almond milk but use the unsweetened plain )
Cinnamon or nutmeg (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 370, rack in middle position
2. Score peaches by cutting an X on the bottom of each one. Blanch in boiling water for 30 seconds. Transfer with slotted spoon to a plate. Peel of skin. If peaches are ripe the skin will slip off easily. Half peaches, remove pit. Pour lemon juice over peaches.
3. Pour melted butter into 13 x 9 glass baking dish. Whisk flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a bowl, then whisk in milk. Pour the batter over the butter -DO NOT STIR-. Place peaches and any juice over the batter and again -DO NOT STIR-.
Sprinkle with cinnamon or nutmeg if you like and bake till cobbler is bubbly and golden brown, about 45 - 50 minutes.*
Serve warm or cool with ice cream or by itself.

* I’ve found that depending on how juicy my fruit is the baking time can be a bit longer. Just keep an eye on it and test the batter with a toothpick at 45 minutes and see where you’re at.

I love this recipe and it’s super easy. I’m not sure where it came from ( I’ve changed it some from the original I had years ago ) but my friend Chuck says its very Southern. He’s from Mississippi.

I also make a plum version.

I used the peaches you dropped off last Wednesday. They were truly some of the best peaches I’ve had in a while.

I love adzuki beans, they remind me of my childhood in Japan...

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:33:44 -0400

I love adzuki beans, they remind me of my childhood in Japan where they are traditionally made with mochi rice. Now-a-days I like to soak them overnight and add them to any on my FT rice mixes before cooking. The nutty depth of flavor they add inspired me to work some into the legume rotation.

Seared 2” pork chops with hard cider gravy! This certainly...

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:28:29 -0400

Seared 2” pork chops with hard cider gravy!
This certainly was a hardy meal for a warm summer night.
Susannah seared the chops on the stove then baked then upright at 400 for just 20 min or so to crisp the yummy strip of fat (flavor). Then she deglazed the fry pan with some hard cider we had sitting around and thickened with organic white flour.
Slept really well that night:)
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Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:21:44 -0400

This banana bread that Judi gifted me a few weeks back was so...

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:44:54 -0400

This banana bread that Judi gifted me a few weeks back was so tasty I only managed to get one sliver before, poof, it was gone. The story I got the next day from my lovely wife was that she had told her mother and sister about this most amazing baked good. They came over to check it out and gobbled the whole thing!!! All the while scandalized that they were having to go back to the banana bread drawing board, so to say :)

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Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:05:46 -0400

Watermelons!!! Yes, they did struggled thru this very dry summer...

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:02:28 -0400

Watermelons!!!
Yes, they did struggled thru this very dry summer and are a bit small and wonky shaped they are tasty.

You know that things are getting serious when my hand scythe...

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:38:42 -0400

You know that things are getting serious when my hand scythe becomes my harvesting tool of choice!

Eggplants are coming on strong in the garden! My favorite is to...

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:33:50 -0400

Eggplants are coming on strong in the garden! My favorite is to halve them, grill them and spread the sweet white miso on them!

I’ve recently rediscovered my love for the profoundly...

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:29:13 -0400

I’ve recently rediscovered my love for the profoundly simply boiled cabbage!
I eighth the cabbage cut out a bit of the core and boil. End of story!