It's blueberry season!

Good Morning Friends,

First up, a bit of logistics.

We love bringing you local, seasonal, tasty goodies but it's much harder and more dangerous for your delivery person on un-shoveled sidewalks, iced over steps, and pathways that are generally pretty dang harrowing. Please keep these sections clear. Thanks for helping to keep everyone safe.

Now, onto the show!

This week we have frozen Maine blueberries from Burke Hill in beautiful Cherryfield, Maine. We love getting them into shares this time of year because they are sharp and stunning, their bold color bursting onto an otherwise monochromatic landscape.

You may be asking; "What's the big deal? Who cares if it its from Maine. Isn't a blueberry a blueberry?"

First of all, excuse you, those are legally considered fighting words in several counties of Maine. [As a resident of the Pine Tree State, I, Joe can attest to this.]

Secondly, to avoid the situation coming to fisticuffs, allow us to share a few things about what makes these little gems just so special. This is all from the great folks at Burke Hill Farm.

Wild blueberries thrive in the acidic soil of Maine and eastern Canada, the only areas where these indigenous berries are commercially grown and harvested. Wild blueberries are smaller than hybrid varieties, which gives them a high ratio of skin to pulp (which gives the wild blueberries twice the antioxidant power of hybrids).
Maine wild blueberry farmers do not plant their berries, they manage the wild blueberry fields indigenous to this land.
Each season they burn the land (yes BURN IT!) Burning is a technique learned from this land's indigenous people, the Passamaquoddy, who have been using this method for thousands of years.
What they burn in the Spring will produce vegetative crop that year and fruit the next. They harvest on a two-year cycle, so each year we burn half the fields. (The photos are pretty awesome, check it out.)
When it is time to harvest the low bush berries are raked. Raking berries is a delicate task that demands a combination of intense focus and intentional motion. Blueberry rakers compare it to a meditation or a dance.
About the raking, farm owner Ben Perrin says: "Raking blueberries was always my favorite job to do. . . . I like raking more than anything in the world."

And what to do with this blue gold now that you have absorbed all that knowledge? Well if you happen to run into my Uncle Dan (brilliant man, great baker and sailor, best chuckle ever) while traipsing through blueberry fields in coastal Maine, he could share his decades long experience and body of knowledge around making The Perfect Blueberry Muffin. TPBM is something I will never attempt to replicate and could be excommunicated from the family for sharing secrets. So you'll just have to be on the lookout for him.

I like to drop them into pancakes, or a bowl of Sophia's Yogurt with honey. If it's cocktail hour (is it cocktail hour, yet?) I like the idea of this blueberry vodka concoction to wash down the holiday spirits.

Enjoy them folks and have a great weekend!

Much love,

Erin, Joe and the Family Dinner fam.

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Massachusetts

Delivery dates: Sat., Dec. 28 & Tue., Dec. 31

Note: If you order a "Meat and Fish Only Share" or "Fish and Seafood Only Share" you will receive just the proteins listed, not the fruits and veggies, dairy, grains or teats.

Add-on Bread of the Week - Whole Wheat Pullman from Iggy's
Add-on Cheese of the Week - Whipped Ricotta from Forge Baking Co.
Add-on Fresh Pasta of the Week - Black Pepper Fettuccine from Dave's Fresh Pasta
Add-on Fruit Share - Currently Out of Season
Add-on Gluten-Free Grain of the Week - Pizza Dough from Something Sweet Without the Wheat
Add-on Grain of the Week - Pizza Dough from Forge Baking Co.
Add-on Mezze of the Week - Hummus from Just Us Foods
Add-on Pastry of the Week - Chocolate Croissants from Iggy's
Add-on Ravioli of the Week - Spinach Ravioli from Dave's Fresh Pasta
Add-on Salad of the Week - Chickpea Salad from Forge Baking Co.
Add-on Sausage of the Week - Brown Sugar Maple Sausage from Yankee Farmer's Market
Add-on Treat of the Week - Chocolate Bar from Taza Chocolate
Add-on Vegetarian Soup of the Week - Red Lentil with Chickpea and Spinach from Forge Baking Co.

Omnivore Shares

HALF SHARE

Protein - Breakfast Sausage from Short Creek Farm
Fruits and Veggies - Frozen Blueberries from Burke Hill Farm; Red Potatoes from Brookford Farm; Baby Red & Green Leaf from Little Leaf Farms; Leeks from Brookford Farm
Dairy - Butter from High Lawn Farm
Grain - Bagels from Iggy's
Special Treat - Chocolate Bar from Taza Chocolate

WHOLE SHARE

Protein - Breakfast Sausage from Short Creek Farm; Salmon from Red's Best
Fruits and Veggies - Frozen Blueberries from Burke Hill Farm; Red Potatoes from Brookford Farm; Baby Red & Green Leaf from Little Leaf Farms; Leeks from Brookford Farm; Mushrooms from Fat Moon; Kohlrabi from Clark Farm
Dairy - Butter from High Lawn Farm; Eggs from Feather Brook Farm
Grain - Bagels from Iggy's
Special Treat - Chocolate Bar from Taza Chocolate; Almond Croissant from Iggy's

DOUBLE SHARE

Protein - Breakfast Sausage from Short Creek Farm; Salmon from Red's Best; Chuck Steak from Cold Spring Ranch
Fruits and Veggies - Frozen Blueberries from Burke Hill Farm; Red Potatoes from Brookford Farm; Baby Red & Green Leaf from Little Leaf Farms; Leeks from Brookford Farm; Mushrooms from Fat Moon; Kohlrabi from Clark Farm; Carrots from Clark Farm; Beets from Clark Farm
Dairy - Butter from High Lawn Farm; Eggs from Feather Brook Farm; Pesto from Dave's Fresh Pasta
Grain - Bagels from Iggy's; Pancake & Waffle Mix from Carolyn's Farm Kitchen
Special Treat - Chocolate Bar from Taza Chocolate; Almond Croissant from Iggy's

Pescatarian Shares

HALF SHARE

Protein - Salmon from Red's Best
Fruits and Veggies - Frozen Blueberries from Burke Hill Farm; Red Potatoes from Brookford Farm; Baby Red & Green Leaf from Little Leaf Farms; Leeks from Brookford Farm
Dairy - Butter from High Lawn Farm
Grain - Bagels from Iggy's
Special Treat - Chocolate Bar from Taza Chocolate

WHOLE SHARE

Protein - Salmon from Red's Best; Cod from Red's Best
Fruits and Veggies - Frozen Blueberries from Burke Hill Farm; Red Potatoes from Brookford Farm; Baby Red & Green Leaf from Little Leaf Farms; Leeks from Brookford Farm; Mushrooms from Fat Moon; Kohlrabi from Clark Farm
Dairy - Butter from High Lawn Farm; Eggs from Feather Brook Farm
Grain - Bagels from Iggy's
Special Treat - Chocolate Bar from Taza Chocolate; Almond Croissant from Iggy's

DOUBLE SHARE

Protein - Salmon from Red's Best; Cod from Red's Best; Weakfish from Red's Best
Fruits and Veggies - Frozen Blueberries from Burke Hill Farm; Red Potatoes from Brookford Farm; Baby Red & Green Leaf from Little Leaf Farms; Leeks from Brookford Farm; Mushrooms from Fat Moon; Kohlrabi from Clark Farm; Carrots from Clark Farm; Beets from Clark Farm
Dairy - Butter from High Lawn Farm; Eggs from Feather Brook Farm; Pesto from Dave's Fresh Pasta
Grain - Bagels from Iggy's; Pancake & Waffle Mix from Carolyn's Farm Kitchen
Special Treat - Chocolate Bar from Taza Chocolate; Almond Croissant from Iggy's

Vegetarian Shares

HALF SHARE

Protein - Tofu from Heiwa
Fruits and Veggies - Frozen Blueberries from Burke Hill Farm; Red Potatoes from Brookford Farm; Baby Red & Green Leaf from Little Leaf Farms; Leeks from Brookford Farm
Dairy - Butter from High Lawn Farm
Grain - Bagels from Iggy's
Special Treat - Chocolate Bar from Taza Chocolate

WHOLE SHARE

Protein - Tofu from Heiwa; Veggie Moussaka from Sophia's Greek Pantry
Fruits and Veggies - Frozen Blueberries from Burke Hill Farm; Red Potatoes from Brookford Farm; Baby Red & Green Leaf from Little Leaf Farms; Leeks from Brookford Farm; Mushrooms from Fat Moon; Kohlrabi from Clark Farm
Dairy - Butter from High Lawn Farm; Eggs from Feather Brook Farm
Grain - Bagels from Iggy's
Special Treat - Chocolate Bar from Taza Chocolate; Almond Croissant from Iggy's

DOUBLE SHARE

Protein - Tofu from Heiwa; Veggie Moussaka from Sophia's Greek Pantry; Ricotta Gnocchi from Deano's Pasta
Fruits and Veggies - Frozen Blueberries from Burke Hill Farm; Red Potatoes from Brookford Farm; Baby Red & Green Leaf from Little Leaf Farms; Leeks from Brookford Farm; Mushrooms from Fat Moon; Kohlrabi from Clark Farm; Carrots from Clark Farm; Beets from Clark Farm
Dairy - Butter from High Lawn Farm; Eggs from Feather Brook Farm; Pesto from Dave's Fresh Pasta
Grain - Bagels from Iggy's; Pancake & Waffle Mix from Carolyn's Farm Kitchen
Special Treat - Chocolate Bar from Taza Chocolate; Almond Croissant from Iggy's

Paleo Shares

HALF SHARE

Protein - Breakfast Sausage from Short Creek Farm
Fruits and Veggies - Frozen Blueberries from Burke Hill Farm; Red Potatoes from Brookford Farm; Baby Red & Green Leaf from Little Leaf Farms; Leeks from Brookford Farm; Mushrooms from Fat Moon; Kohlrabi from Clark Farm
Dairy - Eggs from Feather Brook Farm

WHOLE SHARE

Protein - Breakfast Sausage from Short Creek Farm; Salmon from Red's Best
Fruits and Veggies - Frozen Blueberries from Burke Hill Farm; Red Potatoes from Brookford Farm; Baby Red & Green Leaf from Little Leaf Farms; Leeks from Brookford Farm; Mushrooms from Fat Moon; Kohlrabi from Clark Farm; Carrots from Clark Farm; Beets from Clark Farm
Dairy - Eggs from Feather Brook Farm

DOUBLE SHARE

Protein - Breakfast Sausage from Short Creek Farm; Salmon from Red's Best; Chuck Steak from Cold Spring Ranch; TBD from TBD
Fruits and Veggies - Frozen Blueberries from Burke Hill Farm; Red Potatoes from Brookford Farm; Baby Red & Green Leaf from Little Leaf Farms; Leeks from Brookford Farm; Mushrooms from Fat Moon; Kohlrabi from Clark Farm; Carrots from Clark Farm; Beets from Clark Farm; TBD from TBD; TBD from TBD
Dairy - Eggs from Feather Brook Farm

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Recipes

Homemade Lox - Yup. Homemade lox. Super easy and super delicious. Bagel, cream cheese, capers, red onion homemade lox? Breakfast hero.

Sausage, Cheese, and Potato Egg Casserole - My buddy Chris made this for a pre-Pats game brunch get-together a couple months ago and we were all hooked. Needless to say, there were no leftovers.

Perfect Potato Hash - I'm using the red potatoes from Brookford instead of the Yukon Golds and I'm making a crap ton of it to have throughout the week. Add a coupla fried eggs and you're sitting pretty.

Blueberry Mimosas - While we're on the breakfast tip, let's have the perfect pairing alongside those blueberry pancakes or waffles you're making with the delicious mix from Carolyn's Farm Kitchen. 🥂

Tips and Tricks for storing your food and getting the most from your shares can be found here.

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Posted on December 27, 2024

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