A Not Quiet Day at the Farm

(Jeff's Mom and my friend/ mother in law, Barbara and our friend Josh, fellow chef and owner of Syrah Bistro)

We had a lovely day out at our site 3 farm, the Ruff Garlick Patch, named after our farm partner and his wife, Larry Ruff and Hazel Garlick. Larry and Hazel invited some people, we invited some people, we made the food from the garden...it was a fine day.

Here is the menu:

Hors d’Oeuvres

Fried Green Tomatoes with Corn Relish

Grown at the Ruff Garlick Patch

Dill Pickles and B&B Pickles

Made with Great Northern Pickling Cukes from RGP

Involtini

Grilled Eggplant wrapped around Fresh ZIN-Made Mozzarella

Assorted Eggplant and Basil from RGP

Meats

Smoked Pork with Fresh Plum Chutney/Salsa

Plums from the front yard of RGP

Roasted Chicken with Rajas of RGP Pasilla Chile and Onion

Side Dishes

Potato Salad with Cherry Tomatoes, Green Beans and RGP Basil Vinaigrette

Caprese Salad

Sliced RGP Vine ripe Tomatoes with Freshly Made Before Your Eyes Mozzarella, RGP Basil and extra virgin olive oil

Rice Chile Sour Cream Casserole

Made with RGP Pasilla and Anaheim Peppers

Thai Red Kabocha Pumpkin Curry

With RGP Kabocha Pumpkins and Yellow Bells

RGP Yellow Sweet Peppers with Italian Sweet Sour Sauce/Agrodolce

Dessert

RGP Plum “Fruchtwahe” Swiss Fruit Tart

(Yes, my heritage is Swiss and I do what I can to promote that cuisine!)

The real star of the day was the C-17 from the nearby AIR SHOW!!! "The C-17 Globemaster III is the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force". It was simply AMAZING!!!

We knew that Larry's property was below the flight path of the little local airport. This very same airport also has an annual airshow. We have been talking with Larry about cooking food for a party which would include friends of each of ours.

Today was the day. The weather was perfect, about 80 degrees, clear and a light breeze. Ideal for an afternoon day.

We saw a few old planes flying around and then this big monster came blasting through!!!

(this is a little noisy, so check your sound first!)



Then, before we knew it, here came the craziest, noisiest, sneakiest plane of the day! I will leave it to someone else to tell me exactly which kind of plane this is!

It was really a thrilling day and I loved the juxtaposition of the jet and the farm. Ah, the quiet life...NOT!

Happy Monday!