Cooking up the harvest

Debbie harvested

Leyla sliced and diced

My cousin Debbie has a farm, E-I-E-I-O.  Sapsucker Farms is a certified organic farm in Mora, Minnesota, where the magical soil brings forth big, healthy vegetables, apples, and grapes. There is certainly some elbow grease involved too--organic elbow grease, of course. Debbie cut a few stalks of kale for a kale tart from a row that grows from here to infinity. My cooking buddy Leyla and I spent the afternoon cooking in Debbie's kitchen. We picked our ingredients fresh from the field, then diced and sliced, and added some spice.

I added some spice

And HERE'S WHAT WE GOT ...

Indian vegetable curry

Greek salad with Alaskan salmon (caught by Debbie)

From the apple tree to the dumpling, with brandy cream sauce.