Patrick went to the Farmer's Market for me to pick up our two gallons of raw milk and big bag of produce from Mark and Deb.
I put the milk in the fridge and sorted through the produce, giving everything a quick rinse, hungry, trying to decide what to fix for our meal.
In the bag I found some cauliflour, parsnips, a bundle of carrots, bright and orange, some ruby red beets, a giant chioggia beet, green onions, two bunches of swiss chard, with colorful stems, a bundle of deep green spinach, a lovely head of tender lettuce, a pac choi, and seems like something else I am forgetting.
The root veggies were cut up and put on a cookie sheet with a sprinkle of salt and olive oil and went into the 500 degree oven until the beets were puffed, and the carrots and parsnips caramelized. Don't tell anyone, but I put the cauliflour in also, and ate pretty much every single bite all by myself, because it was too delicious and I couldn't wait.
I sauteed the chard and garlic and green onions, set it aside. Sauteed some mushrooms and a couple of pieces of bacon. Also sauteed the spinach, all by itself, well, barely wilted the dark green deliciousness.
The buckwheat milled, put into the blender with eggs, milk, water and a bit of butter, I let it rest for a couple of hours, then made a giant stack of crepes. FYI, the buckwheat had a completely different fragrance compared to the spelt. Earthy. Redolent of fields and grass. Grey in color. More tender a batter than spelt. Held onto the pan in a completely different way. Very fragile. Maggie and i thought the buckwheat was the definite crepe of choice for savory, but I think the average palate in the American household would probably prefer the spelt, or a combination.
While Patrick and I made a mornay sauce, with spelt flour, butter, milk, bit of salt, pepper, nutmeg and then grated swiss cheese, Maggie made a lemon dijon vinigarette for the salad.
We assembled stacks of crepes, one with the spinach, one with the chard, onion and mushrooms. A bit of sauce between layers of crepes and veggies, then more sauce on top, and then we popped them into the hot oven.
Patrick sliced apples paper thin and roasted them on a pan with cinnamon and a sprinkle of sucanat. I made a homemade caramel sauce, then we made a stack of crepes with apples, cinnamon, spelt crepes and caramel sauce. Patrick also toasted some pecans and made a stack with nutella and pecans. The dessert crepes heated up while Raymond and Maggie set a pretty table in the sunshine in the backyard and I chopped the roasted veggies and threw them in the salad with the dressing.
A glass of wine for the grownups, a tablecloth, and we said a prayer of thanksgiving for the many hands that were a part of our meal.
Judy popped over and ate some of the leftovers and we basked in sunshine. Coach came over and he and Raymond helped Maggie with her bike. J. and I tried to work out a few problems of the world as we lingered at table with little girls.
I don't think we solved any big problems, but the bike tires are now in good shape. I completely neglected paperwork and ignored the dust and the closet that needed some organization.
It was wonderful spending time on that delicious meal, made solely to delight in the great ingredients we had on hand.
PS The spelt crepe with apple and homemade caramel was perhaps the most delicious thing I have eaten in a very long time.
I put the milk in the fridge and sorted through the produce, giving everything a quick rinse, hungry, trying to decide what to fix for our meal.
In the bag I found some cauliflour, parsnips, a bundle of carrots, bright and orange, some ruby red beets, a giant chioggia beet, green onions, two bunches of swiss chard, with colorful stems, a bundle of deep green spinach, a lovely head of tender lettuce, a pac choi, and seems like something else I am forgetting.
The root veggies were cut up and put on a cookie sheet with a sprinkle of salt and olive oil and went into the 500 degree oven until the beets were puffed, and the carrots and parsnips caramelized. Don't tell anyone, but I put the cauliflour in also, and ate pretty much every single bite all by myself, because it was too delicious and I couldn't wait.
I sauteed the chard and garlic and green onions, set it aside. Sauteed some mushrooms and a couple of pieces of bacon. Also sauteed the spinach, all by itself, well, barely wilted the dark green deliciousness.
The buckwheat milled, put into the blender with eggs, milk, water and a bit of butter, I let it rest for a couple of hours, then made a giant stack of crepes. FYI, the buckwheat had a completely different fragrance compared to the spelt. Earthy. Redolent of fields and grass. Grey in color. More tender a batter than spelt. Held onto the pan in a completely different way. Very fragile. Maggie and i thought the buckwheat was the definite crepe of choice for savory, but I think the average palate in the American household would probably prefer the spelt, or a combination.
While Patrick and I made a mornay sauce, with spelt flour, butter, milk, bit of salt, pepper, nutmeg and then grated swiss cheese, Maggie made a lemon dijon vinigarette for the salad.
We assembled stacks of crepes, one with the spinach, one with the chard, onion and mushrooms. A bit of sauce between layers of crepes and veggies, then more sauce on top, and then we popped them into the hot oven.
Patrick sliced apples paper thin and roasted them on a pan with cinnamon and a sprinkle of sucanat. I made a homemade caramel sauce, then we made a stack of crepes with apples, cinnamon, spelt crepes and caramel sauce. Patrick also toasted some pecans and made a stack with nutella and pecans. The dessert crepes heated up while Raymond and Maggie set a pretty table in the sunshine in the backyard and I chopped the roasted veggies and threw them in the salad with the dressing.
A glass of wine for the grownups, a tablecloth, and we said a prayer of thanksgiving for the many hands that were a part of our meal.
Judy popped over and ate some of the leftovers and we basked in sunshine. Coach came over and he and Raymond helped Maggie with her bike. J. and I tried to work out a few problems of the world as we lingered at table with little girls.
I don't think we solved any big problems, but the bike tires are now in good shape. I completely neglected paperwork and ignored the dust and the closet that needed some organization.
It was wonderful spending time on that delicious meal, made solely to delight in the great ingredients we had on hand.
PS The spelt crepe with apple and homemade caramel was perhaps the most delicious thing I have eaten in a very long time.
3 comments:
That all sounds very heavenly. Wow, what a meal. Anxious to be there when the crepes are made, don't get tired of them too quickly. love Mom
Yum! I'm hungry now! I love crepes. I've been baking with spelt and coconut oil, love them. Love the nutty rich flavor of the spelt. I make a loaf with olives and rosemary, or honey and mashed potatoes or.....
Sounds delicious!
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