Fried Fish

If you find yourself with a catch of fresh fish this summer, why not build yourself a fire in the backyard, get out your cast iron skillet and try this delicious recipe...
Mix together a cup of organic corn meal, a cup of whole wheat flour, a teaspoon of salt, a dash of pepper and a handful of fresh herbs. In a small bowl beat together 2 farm fresh eggs and a half cup of milk (we used goat's milk, of course). Dip your fish fillets in the egg and milk mixture and let them soak for a few minutes. Take them directly from the wet mix and dip them in the dry mix. Fry them in the very hot cast iron skillet with a bit of oil or butter. Cook them until they begin to flake with your fork. Serve them with some simple tarter sauce (mayo, relish, and vinegar) and a plate full of grilled garden veggies.

The Strawberry Patch

Fresh strawberries...what can compare? They are nature's edible jewels! My favorite way to eat strawberries is fresh picked, warm and juicy. After we have our fill of fresh berries, most of them will go into the freezer for safe keeping. We never pick enough. This year we have enjoyed blending them with plums into a sweet sauce poured over millet biscuits and topped with fresh, fluffy whipped cream. Yum! I've also folded the sauce into the fluffed whipped cream and frozen this concoction. It makes a delicious frozen dessert! It would be perfect spread over a graham cracker crust and frozen overnight.

Plum Strawberry Sauce

6-7 fresh plums

4 cups fresh or frozen strawberries

1-1/2 cups organic evaporated cane juice or raw sugar

Mash the fruit together. Cook on medium heat in a heavy saucepan until the mixture thickens nicely and the juices cook down. Allow to cool. Serve over bisquits or fold into whipped cream and freeze.

Millet Biscuits

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup ground millet flour (millet grinds into flour easily in a blender or coffee grinder)

1/2 tsp salt

2 TB sugar

3 TB unsalted butter

1 cup cold goat milk (any milk will do!)

Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender. Pour in milk and mix well. Drop biscuit batter onto a buttered baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

To make fluffy whipped cream, simply take a half quart of cold whole cream and begin whipping it with an electric beater until it fluffs up. You can sweeten it with a drizzle of honey, a sprinkle of sugar or even some cinnamon or cocoa!

If you have some strawberry recipes to share, please leave them in the comments section!