Chef Dava
I invited my neighbor Miss Jodie over this morning for a Squash Blossom Breakfast. I've had a hankering for weeks now since Mona Esposito fed me one on my delivery route in Aspen, and boy was I hungry for them. I stuffed them with a mix of Haystack Smoked Chevre and James Ranch Belford, put in a sliver of roasted Jalapeno, rolled them in egg whites and then I dipped them in flour. Next a few minutes of saute on each side in a hot pan with a little ghee and grapeseed oil. I had made a marinara the night before out of garlic, lemon zest, crushed red pepper, olive oil, sage and fresh Heirlooms. That served grandly as a dipping sauce. A squeeze of lemon, a dusting of sea salt and Voilla! Crunch, Crunch. Two very happy, fat ladies, Miss Jodie and I!
Continue Reading September 2nd, 2007
We have two Parties coming up. Our first is on a Sunday, September
9th, at Zephyros Farm & Garden here in Paonia. We are having a Farm
Dinner under the stars. It is being cheffed by myself, Chef Ryan Hardy of the Little Nell, Mark Fischer of 689, and Paonia chefs Eleni Stelter of Eleni's Uptown and Bob Isaacson of Smith fork Ranch. There will be live music and Local wines will be on sale. Cover Price is $35 with additional contributions if you can make them to a local farm fund. Reserve your ticket Fast! with Don or Daphne at 970-527-3636.
Continue Reading August 26th, 2007
Zephyros Farm & Flower Garden are having their annual Farm Dinner soon. Call Don or Daphne @ 970 527-3636 to reserve your seat. Myself, Chef Ryan Hardy of The Little Nell, Chef Mark Fischer of Phat Thai and 689, and two other local chefs, (TBA) will cook fresh from the farm and lamb will make it's way onto the menu from Desert Weyr. The date is Sunday, September 9th. Please come meet and support your local growers!
Continue Reading August 19th, 2007
My Goodness! This summer is going by so fast! It felt a little like fall this morning when I arose, but that is impossible because I haven't had the summer bounty of tomatoes, cucumbers and melons in my belly yet!
Mother Nature is eeking it out this year. Those tomatoes still aren't ready...
Continue Reading July 22nd, 2007
I once again am not sure what will be in the box. It has been one heck of a strange growing year so far.......I will venture a good guess that we will have Mesclun Salad mix, Summer Squash, Onions, Colorado Red Potatoes, Peaches, Squash Blossoms, Asian Greens, Garlic and Green Beans. As usual we will do our best to make it a wonderful
selection of fresh from the garden produce for you.
Continue Reading July 15th, 2007
Hello Everyone!
Happy 4th of July to you all!
This week's box will have more of the same and new this week will be baby onions, Georgian Crystal garlic and fennel. I am not positive what fruit I will have but I will try to get you the best I can find of whatever is ready.
Continue Reading July 2nd, 2007
Here is a sampling of what is on offer, Wednesday, July 4th in Paonia for their Cherry Days Festival
Continue Reading June 25th, 2007
Slow Food helps to preserve heirloom seed varieties, bring gardens and awareness to school children and helps to promote and sustain local farmers.
Continue Reading June 25th, 2007
This is getting to you a little late to be exciting, I am sure, but I had to wait for the farmers to get back from their first markets of the season to find out what they could harvest for you.
It looks like you will have strawberries, cherries, mesclun mix, turnip tops, broccoli raab, sugar snap peas and snow peas! Yippee, come on Mother Nature, feed us......
It has been warm over here the last few days and that is helping to "set" a lot of the vegetables. We should see lots of good grub, soon!
Continue Reading June 18th, 2007
I must be committing a crime. I am eating too well. Big brother is going to come find me and chain me to the Golden Arches any day now for getting away with such good eats. Surely little old me, part of the general public has no invitation to the decadent, fresh, top shelf, royalty reserved food chain that as I have been glutting gleefully on…
By point of fact, I wish to invite you in on my secret upper-echelon breakfast I whipped up for myself today. My entire meal, with the exception of one or two condiments and my Mochi Waffles (totally awesome, by the way) was locally grown by my neighbors, my friends and myself.
Continue Reading May 27th, 2007
Next Posts
Previous Posts
