2020 UPDATES & Tentative Menu

June 8, 2020

TO: OUR LOYAL KITCHEN CUSTOMERS

RE: ONLINE MENU & ORDERING OPTIONS

We’ve talked about getting it online for years… here goes our first shot at a true menu! Please keep in mind that there’s inevitably shortages or surpluses of vegetables, misordered or backordered ingredients, disfunctional equipment, changes in staffing, & other conundrums that ultimately dictate what we serve. If nothing else, 2020 has taught us all to expect the unexpected. Rest assured you will find plenty of quality plants, produce & kitchen to-go items no matter what day of the week you stop in! Stay tuned as we pivot towards creating some simple kitchen to-go options on a select day(s) of the week.

Thank you for being patient & flexible with us, we look forward to safely serving you this summer season opening mid-June with shortcakes, baguettes, chocolate chip cookies & the classic couscous salad!

If you have any questions or special orders, please reach out with a specific tagline “KITCHEN MENU” to info@edgewaterfarm.com.

All the best,

Emily & the rest of the Crew

Online?!

Hi all kitchen lovers, it's Em here! Just want to finally update our kitchen page (see the pics worth a thousand words below), as I finally have internet* in the stand this morning.

Two exciting words for you from the kitchen this week:

PICKLE

POPS

Be sure to tell us what you think.

10 DAYS LEFT TO ENJOY THE KITCHEN IN ALL IT'S GLORY!

Now is the time to stock your freezer up on all your favorites for the winter…. or SIGN UP FOR THE FALL CSA! (Wednesdays 5-6 PM for 6 weeks, and a final hoorah on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving).

Unbelievably, we are down to about one week left operating full speed at the farm stand. We have casseroles & soups galore! If you’d like to ensure that you get your favorite, please feel free to call in your special orders of soups or casseroles (see our brochure online for details.) Minimum order of 5 of the same item, please.

On our menu for this wee… we’re having fun & staying warm with our fall favorites…

ENCHILADAS-MAC & CHEESE-VEGGIE LASAGNA-SWEET POTATO SOUP-ROASTED TOMATO-our award-winning VEGETARIAN CHILI- SANTA FE CORN CHOWDER- POTATO LEEK SOUP-CARROT GINGER-MAC & CHEESE-CARROT CAKE- BEET CAKE-CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE-SPICY ZUCCHINI BREAD-

We are also excited about a couple new items... Not-Your-Mother’s HOT SAUCE (5 varieties!) & Fall Farro Salad.

Thank you for all your support this year, we look forward to making more warming foods as the harvest peaks & the weather turns cool!

all smiles in the kitchen. END OF SUMMER update...

It doesn't feel like fall is right around the corner this morning, but Sarah just shared this morning that this weekend's temperatures are supposed to dip to the 70's... we are looking forward to soup season soon!

In the farmstand this week (9/4) as we keep our cool ushering out summer-

SPRING ROLLS-BEET SLAW & SPICY ASIAN SLAW-GERMAN POTATOSALAD-SPLENDID SUMMER SQUASH-SOUTHWEST SALAD-Jen's fall twist on tabouli, LEMONY ROASTED GRAIN SALAD-ANNE'S famous DILL PICKLES-GOLDEN RELISH (I have been loving it on tacos!)-COWBOY CAVIAR-SALSA-MEXICAN PICKLED VEGGIES- and SO MANY WONDERFUL CASSEROLES assembled by the SUNDAY DAZZLERS and ready to pick up from the freezers on TUESDAYS!

...look for our fall menu to be published when cooler weather hits!

*** SPECIAL NOTE!  Sign up soon for the

FALL CSA- OCT. 10th-NOV. 20th

[lots of tasty soups, breads & prepared foods coming from the kitchen, not to mention the loads of veggies in their prime from the field!] 

LAST YEAR's HARVEST... WE ARE LOVING IT!

We've had a few new additions to the kitchen team this year.  Last week had a discussion about all the "stuff leftover from last year".   Our newest member said she was a little skeptical about items from 2017... till she tried them!

I'm here to tell you, CHECK OUT OUR FREEZERS IN THE FARM STAND, THERE IS SO MUCH DELICIOUSLY PRESERVED BOUNTY FROM THE 2017 HARVEST!   AND DON'T HESITATE TO ASK US HOW TO USE THEM!  [look at recipes cards in the farmstand soon!]

In the meantime, here's a smattering of what you'll find beyond the jam squares... 

ROASTED STRAWBERRIES (say hello to berry delicious mocktails & cocktails!)

PESTO GALORE (tomato. AND BASIL!)

RUGGED RADISH (Jenny and I cried our eyes out processing this potent stuff!)

ROMESCO (peppers, yum!)

ROASTED PEPPERS (the secret ingredient in our enchilada sauce)

MASHED POTATOES & WINTER SQUASH (don't be a skeptic- it works!-https://www.thekitchn.com/the-best-way-to-freeze-and-reheat-mashed-potatoes-225440)

SHREDDED ZUCCHINI (we have taken all the work out of this for you!... great for bread... muffins...)

CHOPPED RHUBARB (yes Ray, we are selling it!  from jam to jam squares... dressings and more... my grandmother says freezing rhubarb, then draining off the water is the best way to keep your pie from running!)

CHIMICHURRI (steak is naked without it... great on eggs too!)

THE KITCHEN'S COOKING!

It's Em here, from the kitchen, trying to beat the heat posting some of what you can expect to see the next couple weeks!  BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE COOLER and FREEZER anytime for creative culinary inspiration like casseroles, pizzas, smoothies and condiments galore... like roasted strawberries (perfect for margaritas, your own dressing or as sauce for McNamara's newest additions to our freezer, ice cream)!

Stay tuned for our an updated brochure for special orders...

*Please note that as hard as we try to get our salads out on these days, sometimes the time sensitive 10 flats of strawberries come back for us to hull, or we are unexpectedly short of herbs given a heat spell... or the sesame oil gets back ordered.  Thank you for understanding! 

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MONDAY

scone/muffin-cookie-beet or lemon or carrot cake-sesame noodle salad-spring rolls

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TUESDAY

jam squares-zucchini bread-pasta salad-tabouli-garden balls-hummus

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WEDNESDAY

frittata-cookie-bread (the type is a wild card) for our adventurous CSA'ers!-couscous salad-german potato salad- hummus- homemade dressing-green salads

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THURSDAY

jam squares- quick bread- farro salad- spring rolls-

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FRIDAY

frittata-cookies-beet/lemon/carrot cake-foccacia-sesame noodles-german potato salad

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SATURDAY

scone/muffin-crostata/pie-cookie-Hazel's oatmeal bread-pasta salad-garden balls-

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SUNDAY

frittata-cookie-cinnamon or baker's choice of bread-pasta salad-casseroles for the freezer

GREAT BALLS OF...

CHARD?!!  We've found a use for the plethora of greens coming in... SWISS CHARD BALLS!  We've even made a dilly garlic yogurt dip for them--- a great lunch, snack or dinner appetizer.  We're looking for a name that sticks for these tasty treats... send your ideas to the kitchen and stop in to let us know what you think!

Kitchen Jams

The fog had barely lifted from River Road Saturday morning and a bushel of rhubarb was picked & prepped for one of our favorites, rhubarb rosemary jam!  Coming soon to the cooler shelves at the Edgewater Farm Stand.  Look for it opening day: Wednesday, June 15th!

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!

Pansies blooms just picked back in the greenhouses... they make the perfect muffin toppers!