Abstractions - Sydney Shimko » Food http://sydneyshimko.org/blog tagline Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:06:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Dinner – Summer Yum! http://sydneyshimko.org/blog/family/dinner-summer-yum/ http://sydneyshimko.org/blog/family/dinner-summer-yum/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:04:40 +0000 flickr http://sydneyshimko.org/blog/family/dinner-summer-yum/

Dinner, originally uploaded by Sydney Shimko.

Grilled salmon on a bed of heirloom tomatoes with homemade cilantro pesto and a squeeze of lime. Delicata squash, green beans and green onions from our Springdale Farm CSA also grilled and served on the side. What a beautiful night to eat outside on the patio.

Jason is the master of the grill in our family. I have wanted to learn and have practiced this summer (with charcoal). With only a handful of fires and a couple of meals under my belt, I’m happy so say this meal came off without incident!

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at the farm, originally uploaded by Sydney Shimko.

We visited our CSA farm today, Springdale Farms in Plymouth, WI. The kids had fun playing in the mud and seeing all the veggies. See more photos on flickr.

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Ride the Barns, originally uploaded by Sydney Shimko.

We rode a group ride today organized by Tall Pines Land Conservancy that took us from farm to farm over 30+ miles. Jason pulled Maia in one trailer (shown above with Jeremy) and I pulled Tarek in the other. We were served delicious home grown and raised food at the farms and talked to the farmers about the state of farming in Waukesha and the surrounding counties. It was a great event!


Ride the Barns, originally uploaded by Sydney Shimko.

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Success!, originally uploaded by Sydney Shimko.

The best part is that everything on the plate is from our garden or the CSA.

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Flintstone steak, originally uploaded by Sydney Shimko.

We ordered 30lbs of assorted roasts and steaks from an organic farmer. I opened the package on this round steak to find the biggest Flintstone-looking piece of meat I’d ever seen. Luckily, my sister is dating a chef/restaurateur who is (conveniently for me) also a trained butcher.

I came to learn that this is actually the whole round, made up of the top, bottom and eye of round. He offered some suggestions on how to cook each part as well, which is great because I have to cook it all today and we don’t even have a party planned.

Anyone want to come over for dinner?

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