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Tomato Variety is the Spice of Life

Here at Green Mountain Girls Farm we love our tomatoes – and we hope you will too! We are growing more than 10 varieties this year, each with their own delicious qualities suited to different uses and preferences, and we’d love to introduce you.       Cherry Tomatoes: Cherry tomatoes are delicious in salads […]

Tomato Festival – August 22nd

Come celebrate the wonderful, fresh tomato! Food and fun for all including an Heirloom Tomato Bar, Fresh Salsas, gazpacho, and more.  We grow more than 10 varieties of tomato, from cherries to sauce to slicing – come give them a try, you might discover a new favorite! Thursday, Aug 22nd 5-7 pm. Have a snack, eat dinner with […]

Fried Green Tomato Parmesan from Christie’sCorner.com

From ChristiesCorner.com (Real Food. Real Life. It ain’t always pretty) Jaska, who has been processing TONS of tomatoes for us turned us on to this recipe. The recipe author notes, “The resulting Parmesan was tangier than the eggplant version and had a firmer texture. Unlike eggplant or ripe tomatoes, green tomatoes don’t break down very […]

Oven Candied Summer Tomatoes

from The Splendid Table Lynne Rossetto Kasper notes, “Two condiments come out of this recipe: the tomatoes and their olive oil which becomes a roasted tomato oil I canít resist putting on everything — salads, bread, grilled fish, potatoes and into soups. Then again the tomatoes together with their roasted oil are heavenly over pasta” 2 […]

Tomatoes, Luscious Tomatoes

We have now started full-on tomato season.  For most people, they are the star of the summer veggies and we all have our favorites.  Last week in the Burlington Free Press, Debbie Salamon waxed on about tomatoes, really capturing our love for the fresh, delicious summer tomato in her column, Table Talk: Afternoon delight, a ripe […]

Farmers’ Barbecue Sauce

4 tablespoons maple syrup 2 tablespoons tomato paste 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 4 tablespoons cider vinegar 2 tablespoons hot chile powder 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce or other tasty peppers, or to taste 1 jalapeño or habenero pepper, chopped (wit h seeds) 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 medium onion or shallot, chopped 1 green bell […]

Goat Meat Chili

This one should complement your Cinco de Mayo fare like a lime wedge to a margarita. Cheers to that.  Its also a great gateway dish for those of you looking to try out that ground goat that keeps calling to you from the freezer.  All other ingredients (other than spices) can be found at the […]

Garden Chicken Tortilla Soup from CSAGourmet

From CSAgourmet.blogspot.com written by a former chef and happy CSA member in Maryland “I made this soup start to finish, we ate it and I cleaned up – all within the span of 90 minutes.” For the Chicken: I love when I can use leftover roast chicken & pull the remaining meat off for the […]

Season Transitions

The calendar has flipped to September and the signs are around.  The summer veggies are slowing down due to a mix of shorter days, cooler nights and the inevitable powderly mildew and such on the cucumber and summer squash.  The sows bellies are starting to reach for the ground as they get closer to their […]

Annie’s Gazpacho

Thanks to Annie Gould who shared this recipe and made some for samples this week! Bell pepper         1 Cucumber           1 Garlic                     1 clove Fennel                  ¼ Onion Vidalia or red ¼ Herbs – big handful Basil Cilantro Tarragon Rice vinegar                        ¼ cup Salt – kosher                      2 teas Pepper fresh ground      […]