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Fields & Fire BlogMonday Menu – Feb 22
Here’s the menu this week, folks, and a recipe soon to come!
In no particular order . . .
* Roasted Beet Salad with Hazelnuts
* Rye Grits with Bacon and Potatoes (*if* our meat share has any bacon in it! from Whole Grains Every Way, Every Day by Lorna Sass)
* Farmer’s Cabbage Mushroom Pie (from The Farmer John’s Cookbook by Farmer John Peterson – our most-thumbed cookbook)
* Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes (from The Zuni Cafe Cookbook by Judy Rogers)
* Corn Spoonbread (from Whole Grains Every Way, Every Day by Lorna Sass)
* Caramelized-Onion Tart with Dijon Mustard
* Onion Soup with Tomato and Poached Egg (from The Zuni Cafe Cookbook by Judy Rogers)
* Kale Farinata (from The Zuni Cafe Cookbook by Judy Rogers)
* Oven-Crisped Kale with Balsamic Vinegar (similar to this recipe we shared last spring, topped with balsamic)
* Pot au Feu ( from Lulu’s Provencal Table by Richard Olney)
* Shepherd’s Pie (made with the leftover pot au feu, using the recipe from The Best Make-Ahead Recipe by Cook’s Illustrated Magazine)
* Sausage with Potatoes and Cabbage (from Full Moon Feast by Jessica Prentice)
* Oat Pilaf with Carrots and Thyme (from Whole Grains Every Way, Every Day by Lorna Sass)
From last week, the Oat and Beet Salad was amazing, and so were the Potatoes and Mushrooms Baked in Cream (I used dried mushrooms, since I seem to be plumb out of fresh chanterelles, haha). No surprise there! And you? Whatcha got cookin?
I just wanted to say that I found your blog through Heather, at Shivaya Naturals & I love reading about your menus! I usually don’t have a lot of what you use – say, nettles, for example! ha! – but it’s fun to get ideas . . . cooking can get into such a rut without some new inspiration. So thanks for sharing your world!
Roxy – Thanks for coming by and saying hello! Inspiration is so key, I agree. Nettles are definitely a new addition to my kitchen, but I’m loving them. They’re so filled with good minerals. If you don’t have a local herbalist, you can always get them at Mountain Rose Herbs. Be well!
Hey! I just made an order to Mt. Rose Herbs! I had no idea that a person ate nettles. Seriously, I thought they were just things you picked out of your socks and pant legs after you were done playing in the hay bales!
You grow up on a ranch and you’d think you’d know something like that – another good reason to read an inspiring blog like yours! 
R
Roxy, How wonderful! I’m sure you’ll enjoy them. A few years ago, all I could’ve told you about nettles was that they stung you, but I didn’t even know what they looked like! Always learning. Best,
Adrie
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