Borden Road Farm Market

Dinner last night included roasted organic hen, twice baked squash with ginger, sweet corn casserole, and chilled wild rice salad. To copy & enjoy highlight and paste.

Slow Roasted Organic Range Hen. Place hen on standing overn rack and rub with ground sage and oregano. Tent with foil. Baste hourly with olive oil and drippings from bird. Remove foil tent for last hour of cooking. Cooking time is about 1/2 hour per pound. Pierce thigh w fork and juice should run clear when done. Note. Range grown organic hens have less fat, are slower roasting, and not as tender as factory grown hormone fed caged birds, but they taste a lot better and are better for you. Be sure to save the left overs, bones and all, to make the best chicken stock you will ever have.

Twice Baked Squash with Apples and Ginger. Bake your favorite winter squash (mine Buttercup and Ambercip) as usual. Cool and mash six cups. Add one cup apple compote, 3 tablespoons of brown sugar, one egg and one half teaspon of fresh grated or ground ginger. Stir and pour in 2 quart casserole, top with chopped nuts, and bake at 350 for one hour.

Sweet Corn Casserole. Six cups of fresh or frozen whole kernel corn. One half cup chopped onions. One half cup chopped green and red sweet bell peppers. Three tablespoons sugar, one beaten egg, one cup cracker crumbs, one half cup sour cream, and one half cup or more of milk. Add salt and pepper. Stir and add more milk if too thick to pour. Place in casserole and cook one hour at 350 or until browned on top.

Chilled Wild Rice Salad. Cook and chill one cup wild rice–will make in excess of three cups of cooked rice. Chop one half cup onion, one half cup dried cranberries, and chop one cup apples. We use a mix of Granny Smith and Honeycrisp organic. Add one half chopped nuts of your choice. For dressing mix equal parts of oilive oil, red wine vinegar (you can use balsamic for this one). sugar, and mayonnaise. Stir. Taste. Alter to taste and mix on salad. If not serving for several hours place chopped apples in separate container, add 3 vitamin C tablets to a cup of water and pour over apples to prevent browning. Rinse before adding to salad.

Home cooking is an art. Not a science. We often add or subtract ingredients. Cook so food is appealing to the eye and the pallet and enjoy the aroma. Eat well. Stay healthy. Enjoy.