We attended West Windsor’s Annual Tree Lighting event at the Arboretum last night. Between the Christmas carols and the festive firework display, the event never fails to put me in the holiday spirit. Yes, our town pairs fireworks with our tree lighting which seemed unusual to me when I first moved here but I’ve come to look forward to it each year. Some of our farm members were there which was nice as it’s been several weeks since our last pick-up. You get accustomed to seeing folks on a weekly basis and touching base with them when they pick up their shares. We miss our members when the season ends and love running into them around town from time to time.
With the holiday season upon us, thoughts turn to cookies! Growing up, pizzelle making was a favorite part of our holiday baking – a tradition that my parents still continue. In their kitchen, these delicate cookies disappear as fast as they come off the pizzelle press. I have every intention of timing my next visit home with pizzelle baking day. They are terrific plain or sprinkled with a little powdered sugar and go perfectly with a cup of tea. At our place, I like to experiment with different cookies each year. Favorites include sugar cookies, gingerbread men and snickerdoodles. Perhaps this year is a good year to give those traditional cut-outs a try? So many tasty recipes, so little time. There’s a new nursery to paint and countless other projects that always seem to fall by the wayside.
Fresh Pressed Pizzelles
On Friday we sent out a short survey to our CSA members asking them to provide feedback on their experience during our 2011 growing season. We’ve had some great responses so far. If you are a member and have not yet had a chance to fill out the survey, please do so this week. Your responses help us as we plan for next year.
The Northeast Organic Farming Association’s Winter Conference is on our radar and we are considering attending some of the sessions. This conference is one we try to check out every year. Some of the discussions are geared more toward farmers than others and there are plenty of interesting sessions for those who are simply interested in organic food, backyard gardening or food policy.
December 5, 2011 at 11:51 pm |