Aarrrggghhh!

Today we had Pirate Day, but before I share about how today went, I wanted to flashback to last year's Pirate Day!!

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!

The whole gang!

Delicious food!

We now have zucchini (finally!) and right when they came in I decided I needed to create some sort of delicious dish with them! I am not much of a chef, but the zucchini and Walla Walla Sweet Onions were calling to me so I decided to create something with them.

In a pan I threw together:

• 1 zucchini sliced
• 1/2 Walla Walla Sweet Onion chopped
• 2 chicken sausages (I used these but you can use any type of sausage!)
• a couple small potatoes sliced

This obviously could be a variety of anything but this is what I chose. I fried it up, cooked some brown rice up as well and voila, delicious dinner!!

We'd love to hear your delicious zucchini dishes! We have some more coming soon but would like to hear and share yours as well!

4th of July!

I realize that it is quite past the Fourth of July. But I found our happy fourth picture and wanted to share! 

So happy late fourth of July from all of us :)

It's Peach Time!!

We finally have in some peaches and apricots in!!

Tomcots are our favorite apricots that we get in all year, come check them out!

 

Plus we've got some delicious early peaches in! They are called an Early Sweet and boy are they packed with flavor! 

Don't they look delicious??

They are just ripening up, come grab some juicy peaches now :)

Blueberries blueberries!

This is one of my favorite YouTubes as of late. Since it is blueberry season I figured I could share! Watch till the end, I promise :)

Blueberry Yogurt Multigrain Pancakes Recipe

While trying to find a good recipe for blueberries the other day, I decided to take a quick peak at one of my favorite food blogs, Smitten Kitchen. Her writing is fun and the food is divine! Luckily the day I was "researching" the first recipe she had up was for blueberry yogurt multigrain pancakes!

I'd love to share pictures of these delicious morsels but actually all of the gorgeous pictures on the site are copywrited and I want her to be able to take all of the credit!!

What you'll need for these pancakes (the recipe makes about 12 to 14) is:

• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup plain, full-fat yogurt
• 2 to 4 tablespoons milk
• 3 tablespoons butter, plus extra for buttering skillet
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup (68 grams) all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup (32 grams) barley or rye flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 1 cup blueberries, rinsed and dried

Then you can head on over to Smitten Kitchen, see the gorgeous pictures, and find out how to make these delicious pancakes!!

(Click here for the recipe: http://smittenkitchen.com/2011/06/blueberry-yogurt-multigrain-pancakes/)

Blueberries, onions and cherries, oh my!

Sorry for the delay (and lack) of updates, but we have some new produce in!!

We now have blueberries and Walla Walla Sweet Onions for your taste buds' pleasure. To stretch it a little, we've got all you need for the Fourth with some cherries (red), Walla Wallas (white), and blueberries (blue)!!

Happy Fourth of July!!

Pink Day!

Pink day!

We kicked off the summer theme days on June 19^th with Pink Day! We decided that throughout the summer we should have random color theme days where products of that color will be on sale, yay! So for our first, we of course picked pink (mainly because the boss man was out of town so us girls thought we should go for it while there was no opposition). 

The three of us dressed in pink:

and decorated the stand in pink streamers and balloons, how lovely!

Hope you can make it to the next theme day! Thanks for stopping by :)

Asparagus Recipe two!

Asparagus for breakfast??Absolutely!

The other morning we used asparagus in our breakfast burritos and it was FABULOUS!

Ingredients:

• Asparagus
• Eggs (milk if you like that in your scrambled eggs)
• Olive Oil
• Tortillas
• Seasoning
• Salsa

Directions:

1. Cut asparagus into bite size piece and fry a little in olive oil
2. Scramble eggs, add asparagus to frying pan and add seasoning
3. Put in tortillas, add salsa and enjoy!

This is a very simple breakfast recipe that helps you get your folic acid in while being delicious at the same time!  Enjoy!! 

Let us know if you make this recipe or another one OR if you have your own recipe to share with us!

Cherries and Pink-ness!

We now have cherries! Stop by the stand for some dark cherries, asparagus, apples, or any of our other goodies!!

Also, today is PINK day!! Save on some awesome "pink" products. Pictures to come :)

Reminiscing on theme days of past (Hawaiian Days)

Last year we started having theme days at the Fruit Stand.  What started out as a random idea became some awesomely fun days at the stand! These were days we: 1) decided upon a theme 2) got awesome outfits to match 3) had some sweet deals on various items in the fruit stand.

Our first theme day was Hawaiian day. The lovely fruit stand employees dressed in hula skirts and some even in coconut bras! While feeling silly, we embraced it with leis, decorations, and Hawaiian music on repeat.  We also had our Hawaiian Fruit Chocolates and other tropical candied fruits on sale, as well as Pina Colada candy sticks and more.  Aloha!

Check out our pictures:

All of our tropical goodies on sale!

Sorting cherries in our hula skirts!

Even the checkout counter got festive!

Hannah, Carissa, and Dani in their Hawaiian gear!

Gary, the owner, and his wife Sandra participated as well!

Watch out for a flashback of Pirate Day coming soon!

Produce Harvest Schedule

I found this handy-dandy chart from the Naches Valley Chamber of Commerce and thought I'd share! This explains the approximate harvest schedule of various produce throughout the valley.

[bolded = produce we often carry]

Naches and Yakima Valley Produce Harvest Schedule

Asparagus	April-June
Chard	May-June
Salad Onions	May-June
Peas - snow peas, snap peas, English peas	late May - early June
Cherries	mid-June-July
Broccoli	June
Cabbage	June
Cauliflower	June
Strawberries	June
Currants	June-July
Gooseberries	June-July
Zucchini	June-July
Raspberries	June-Oct
Rhubarb	June-Oct
Apricots	mid-July
Beans, Green	July
Beets	July
Boysenberries	July
Watermelon	July 15-Sept
Loganberries	July-Aug
Marionberries	July-Aug
Squash	July-frost
Potatoes	July-Nov
Carrots	July-Oct
Cantaloupe	July-Sept
Corn, Sweet	July-Sept
Cucumbers	July-Sept
Melons	July-Sept
Peaches	mid-July-Sept
Tomatoes	July-Sept
Peppers	Aug 1- frost
Apples	Aug-Nov
Huckleberries	Aug-Oct
Blackberries	Aug-Sept
Eggplant	Aug-Sept
Hops	Aug-Sept
Okra	Aug-Sept
Plums	early Aug-Sept
Prunes	early Aug-Sept
Pears	mid-Aug-Sept
Nectarines	Mid-Aug
Corn, Indian	Sept
Grapes	Sept-Oct
Pumpkins	Sept-Oct
Onions	Mid-Sept on

Pasta Milan

Since it is asparagus season, I thought our first recipe to share could be this delicious pasta featuring asparagus (that I've actually made before!)

The name of the pasta is Pasta Milan, I discovered it on the All Recipes website. Confession: I am obsessed with that website and have tons of recipes saved in my recipe box. It's amazing!

The recipe states a prep time of 20 minutes, cook time of 15, making it a side dish that is ready in 35 minutes.

 

The ingredients:

8 ounces penne pasta

4 ounces frozen green peas

4 ounces asparagus tips

4 ounces Gorgonzola cheese

1/3 cup heavy whipping cream

salt and pepper to taste

Side note: I actually didn’t include the peas since I had everything else already, but would suggest it. I think it would have made a good addition.

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, peas and asparagus to boiling water. Cook for 5 minutes or until pasta is al dente. Drain.

2. Meanwhile, crumble cheese with the cream and season with salt and pepper to taste.

3. In large bowl, toss pasta and vegetables with cheese mixture, stirring until the cheese has melted and the pasta is well coated with the sauce. Serve immediately.

See? Easy-peasy. I thought it was a pretty good pasta, though I realized I don’t like Gorgonzola cheese as much as I thought, so next time I might try out a different cheese :)

Enjoy! If you make this dish, let us know! We’d love to hear how you liked it!

Post One!!

Welcome!!

Welcome to the Naches Valley Fruit Stand blog!! This is something new for us, but we thought it would be fun to have another way to connect to customers and fruit lovers online!

In this blog you will get updates on produce available, fun stories from the stand, pictures, recipes, get to know the lovely ladies & gentlemen of the stand, and more!