Greetings!
Check out these health benefits from eating Celery Root
(Celeriac)…
https://www.dovemed.com/healthy-living/natural-health/7-health-benefits-of-celeriac/
Here’s the easiest recipe for Celeriac (Celery Root)
EVER! 😊
Baked Celeriac (no cutting involved except getting the
Celery off of the root…unless you want to just pull them off and not use a
knife at all 😊)…
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/12205-baked-celeriac
I’d check for tenderness and 1 hour, 1 ½ hour and. if need
be. 2 hour mark by taking a metal skewer (Kebabs anyone? 😊),
or a knife, and seeing how easy it goes thru to test for doneness.
And while we’re at it…you can cook a whole Winter
Squash (like our Acorn Squash for instance 😊)
without cutting it also!
https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/easiest-whole-roasted-winter-squash
A little more ambitious (but not that much)…you can make the
classic French dish Celery Root Remoulade…
https://www.davidlebovitz.com/celery-root-remoulade-celeri-rem/
Minimal knife usage and then shred with a hand grater, food
processor, he’s got the Kitchen Aid attachment, mandolin and anything else you
shred/julienne vegetables with.
Willing to use your knife skills and make Celery Root Fries?
If you have an air frying these will cook in 18 MINUTES!
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/266600/air-fryer-celery-root-fries/
VERY handy article…
How to shred any vegetable you bring into your kitchen…
https://www.bhg.com/recipes/how-to/cooking-basics/how-to-shred-vegetables/
FYI – Celery leaves are not so tender because
the Celery hasn’t been blanched (covered in sand so they’re not exposed to the
sun and don’t get as green…less chlorophyll and also less nutritious) so would
use them sparingly in a salad OR would try one of these suggestions…
And the Celery stalks haven’t been blanched so
they’ll have a strong flavor and again, will use sparingly in a salad or will
cook (check out these recipes)…
https://www.epicurious.com/ingredients/celery-recipes-salad-soup-stew-gallery
Can juice the Celery and Celery leaves (or put in a
smoothie) but again, because of the strong flavor would use sparingly!
And an easy Shishito Pepper recipe too
(remember…1 out of every 10 Peppers MIGHT be spicy…or not 😊)…
https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/blistered_shishito_peppers/
VERY FAMILY FRIENDY EVENT today (though so
far, all the CSA members I’m aware that planning to go…no kids coming 😊)…stay
for some or all of this event and it’s FREE (ideally register online, but if
you just show up I don’t think they’ll turn you away 😊)!
Friday, October 1st
4pm to 9pm
4 to 6pm
Hay rides – free
Corn Maze – free (closes at 6:45pm or when it gets dark)
Animatronic Chicken show (??? 😊)
Feed the animals (1 free cup of animal feed per child)
U-Pick Pumpkins (not organic) - $.79 per lb.
5pm to 6:30pm
Live music by the Chuck Evans Band
6:30pm
panel discussion about the film and farming
Panel
discussion: Corey Humphrey, District Manager of the Suffolk County Soil and Water Conservation District, Abra Morawiec, Owner
& Operator at Feisty Acres,
Matt
Gettinger, President at Country
Gardens Nursery
Moderated by: August Ruckdeschel,
Farmland and Open Space Coordinator, Economic Development Specialist – Agriculture & Marine, Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and
Planning
7pm
screening of the film Seasons of Change on Henry’s Farm
LI AgriCULTURE: Celebrating Local Foods with the Power of
Film
Seasons of Change on Henry’s Farm (outdoor movie screening)
Fink’s Country Farm
6242 Middle Country Rd.
Wading River
FREE (but need to get free tickets)
To get free tickets and for more info…
VERY family friendly (corn maze, pumpkin picking, hay ride,
feed the animals, candy apples…animatronic Chickens!), but no pets allowed on
the property unless they’re service animals. Post-film Q & A. Live music
and more! Bring a picnic (or eat before coming), blanket or chairs, DRESS WARM
(temps will range from 67 to 60), and not a bad idea to bring along or put on
some bug spray/stuff for dusk mosquitoes.
Watch the movie trailer (looks like a great documentary
about an organic farm)…
Not organic, but a family farm that has a 3rd
generation family member running it…
Thinking of checking out, and eating at, the Greek Island
Diner (who doesn’t love a good Long Island Greek Diner??? 😊)
and trying some of the Greek specialties on the menu (always willing to check
out any Spinach Pie and a Greek Salad)…never been here so can’t personally vet
this place, but am going to give it a try…
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