What to do with those jalapenos and corn on the cob?

Grilled Jalapeno-Lime Corn on the Cob
8 ears fresh corn, husks removed
Cooking Spray
Sal + Pepper
1/2 c butter, softened
1 jalapeno, seeded + minced
1 small garlic clove, pressed
1 T lime zest
1 T fresh lime juice
2 t fresh cilantro, chopped

Spray corn lightly with cooking spray, sprinkle with salt + pepper.
Grill, covered with grill lid for 15 min, turn occasionally.

Mix together butter + next 5 ingredients.

Remove corn from grill, cut in half or thirds, top with butter.
Devour.
8 servings - ha! Try maybe 3, it's that good!

(Source: Southern Living)

Helpful Tips

Are the fruitflies driving you crazy?

1. take a ramekin or small shallow dish

2. put half inch of apple cider vinegar

3. add a couple of drops of dish soap and swirl it a few times

4. set it near the spot where they are hanging out and they will drop like flies (pun intended)

Mean Plan

If you are having food wasted before you eat it, here is something I have learned. As soon as the basket comes, I menu plan. I lay everything out on the kitchen counter, cut things up, organize in containers, and then match the produce to what's in my pantry. So here's an example of my menu for this week:

Mon: BBQ chicken, veggie medley, baked potatoes

Tues: Cucumber sandwiches, pasta (husk tomatoes, cucumber) salad, fruit

Wed: Eggplant Parmesan and Fried Okra

Thurs: Ground Beef Tacos with fresh salsa

Fri: Ground turkey w/ squash, zucchini, tomatoes on penne w EVOO/garlic sauce

Sat: Chicken Teriyaki w rice and purple/white beans

Sunday: Omelets w tomato, mushrooms, onion

All items in orange are from Leaping Waters Farm.

All Those Colors:

Some of you are asking me about the colors. If it looks like a potato, it's a potato. If it looks like a tomato, it's a tomato. If it looks like a green bean, it's a green bean. And remember you can "google image" any of the veggies if you type in a description.

Also....... have you guessed Sarah's favorite color by the veggies you are getting? :)

Recipes... Finally!

So I finally found my camera charger and am able to load all my pictures again. Sorry for the delay in recipes, but I have quite a few to give you over the next week.

First Up:

Veggie Medley

Chop up whatever veggies you have. I used...

Broccoli

Zucchini

Yellow Squash

Purple Beans

Onion

Beans

Flower Looking Squash (anyone know their name?)

I then added soy sauce and sauteed until just softened. These veggies cook quickly so don't leave the stove while they are cooking or they can get slimy.

I served this with rice and grilled chicken.

What are those things?

I've had some inquiries about the paper covered yellow "thingies" as you all seemed to be calling them. They are HUSK tomatoes. Just peel and eat. Treat it like a cherry tomato. So they are great in pasta salad!