~ The Z ~: June 2011

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Homemade Pesto

Ingredients from garden:

onion

basil

oregano

parsley

Not from garden:

a few almonds

olive oil

salt

pepper

Served w/ delicious toasted

Garlic Rosemary Bread from Bottletree Bakery

Now all you need is a glass of wine and you are ready to enjoy....

Our first tomato :)

Tomatoes from the grocery store do not even compare to homegrown.

YUM!!!

Farmers Market purchases....YUM!!

Cantelope, edamame, corn, green tomatoes!

Beautiful tomato and yummy beets!!!

Radishes, carrots, homemade cabbage relish.

Host your next party at The Z!!!

Champagne flutes w/ strawberries

Drinks-- mint from our garden and fresh cut

lemons and limes, tonic water, liquor, wine, etc.

Cheese tray-- Blue and Parmesan, dried apricots and

almonds on top of beautiful swiss chard

Cheese tray-- Goat, Brie, Windsor Red, Virginia Peanuts

and raisins served on swiss chard

Proscuitto wrapped melon

We also made Maple Salmon Bites (one of my favorite appetizers)

The Graduation Lunch Menu:

Beef Tenderloin with roasted grape tomatoes and crumbled blue cheese

Roasted asparagus

Garlic Rosemary Mashed Potatoes

Homemade Vermont White Cheddar Biscuits

Homemade Strawberry Shortcake

Fried Green Farmers Market Tomatoes!!!!

Fresh Cut Tomato

Soak in egg mixture

Coat with Cornmeal mix

Fry them up!!

And voila-- DONE!!

*Season to taste....we put hot sauce on them for an extra kick :)

Good morning,

All is well here at The Z!!! Brittany and I spent ALL day yesterday making cinnamon rolls. We have started selling them individually at "Olivia's" during the Taylor Farmers Market on Saturday mornings! We are also selling them by the tray in the frozen section at "Olivia's" on the square. We are so excited and hope that everyone will make time to stop by and try them! They are homemade from scratch and are served with a delicius maple frosting. If you have any input or a new frosting you would like to see them served with just let me know and I would be more than happy to test it out!!