Farm share, dinner exchange, and Zanzibar soup
So I got a call last Thursday, telling me my farm share would not be delivered to the Farmer's Market and I would have to drive to Sequim to pick it up. Uh, no. So I called and asked if they wanted to convert the rest of my share to Nash bucks (kind of like a gift certificate) but they said they would drop it off at the PT co-op on Saturday morning and I could pick it up there. I asked at the co-op Saturday afternoon, no sign of it. They leave three messages for the gal at Nash's, and I leave my name and number. It is Thursday night and I still have no veggies this week.
My dinner exchange is undergoing a transformation. Two of the original members have resigned, and I really want to go to three people/three days a week. We've worked out a compromise with the remaining three families to try it this way for a month. But we need a fourth family to split one "share", since one of the families only wants to cook every other week and get one dinner a week. I hope this works out. I really like the whole dinner exchange process. And I have a great new soup to share:
Zanzibar Chicken-Banana Soup
This is from my all time favorite cookbook (barring Betty Crocker). My sister tried it and her family loves it so much they eat it once a week. Rebecca made some adjustments to the original recipe, which I followed. I also did mine in the crockpot, but it could be done on the stove. I'll just print what I did, and you are free to make your own adjustments. It sounds odd, but it really is very good.
1.5lb chicken thighs (orginal recipe is 4 chicken breasts)
4c water (recipe calls for broth)
Put thighs and water in crock pot and cook on low until the meat falls off the bone. Remove bones and skin, then shred chicken.
1/2c unsweetened shredded coconut
1 can diced tomatoes
1tsp curry powder
1tsp salt
1tsp minced garlic (I used a powdered garlic seasoning blend)
1/2 tsp white pepper (I used black pepper)
Cayenne pepper to taste (I used two good shakes. Rebecca uses 1/8 tsp)
Add all of the above to the chicken in the crock pot, turn on high and cook for another 15-20min.
2 slightly underripe bananas, sliced (recipe says diced, but why hide what they are?)
Add bananas and cook until heated through. Serve immediately with fresh bread. Yum.
My dinner exchange is undergoing a transformation. Two of the original members have resigned, and I really want to go to three people/three days a week. We've worked out a compromise with the remaining three families to try it this way for a month. But we need a fourth family to split one "share", since one of the families only wants to cook every other week and get one dinner a week. I hope this works out. I really like the whole dinner exchange process. And I have a great new soup to share:
Zanzibar Chicken-Banana Soup
This is from my all time favorite cookbook (barring Betty Crocker). My sister tried it and her family loves it so much they eat it once a week. Rebecca made some adjustments to the original recipe, which I followed. I also did mine in the crockpot, but it could be done on the stove. I'll just print what I did, and you are free to make your own adjustments. It sounds odd, but it really is very good.
1.5lb chicken thighs (orginal recipe is 4 chicken breasts)
4c water (recipe calls for broth)
Put thighs and water in crock pot and cook on low until the meat falls off the bone. Remove bones and skin, then shred chicken.
1/2c unsweetened shredded coconut
1 can diced tomatoes
1tsp curry powder
1tsp salt
1tsp minced garlic (I used a powdered garlic seasoning blend)
1/2 tsp white pepper (I used black pepper)
Cayenne pepper to taste (I used two good shakes. Rebecca uses 1/8 tsp)
Add all of the above to the chicken in the crock pot, turn on high and cook for another 15-20min.
2 slightly underripe bananas, sliced (recipe says diced, but why hide what they are?)
Add bananas and cook until heated through. Serve immediately with fresh bread. Yum.
posted by Beth at 8:25 PM
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