Easy Cheese Sauce

Cheese sauce: a tasty addition to all sorts of freshly steamed veggies. Cauliflower, broccoli, even green beans love to flounce in its goodness. There are a ton of cheese sauces out there, and many are very similar. Substitutions can be made on the fly: Swiss to cheddar or pepper jack, sherry or to beer.

Here is a recipe for a pretty darn good cheese sauce. which we have made ourselves:

Cheese Sauce
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{1/4} cup butter
{1/4} cup all-purpose flour
{1/8} teaspoon paprika
{1/2} teaspoon dry mustard
{1/8} teaspoon black pepper
{1/4} teaspoon salt
{2} cups milk
{1/3} cup cooking sherry
{3/4} cup shredded Swiss cheese
{1/4} cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  
Directions:
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour, paprika, mustard, pepper and salt. Pour in milk and sherry; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. 

Stir in Swiss and Cheddar cheeses. Cook, stirring constantly, until melted and well blended.

Enjoy!

Adapted from here

CSA - Contents for December 30, 2010

This weeks CSA packages include:  

Carrots
Onion (Yellow)
Onion (Red)
Corn
Cilantro
Limes
Tomatoes (Red)
Tomatoes (Roma)
Tomatoes (Cherry)
Lettuce (Green Leaf)
Squash (Mexican)
Broccoli


Item Origins: Woodson Family Farms (Fallbrook, CA), Bonsall Farms (Vista, CA)

Chicken Coop!

 
This winter we have started building a chicken coop for which we hope to host chickens in, in the spring time. Chickens will be a new experience for us, as neither of us have ever kept them. Billy started on what will be a nice size coop for us - what will eventually be the home to some awesome chickens!

CSA - Contents for December 23, 2010

Just a note, we will be delivering as scheduled the week of Christmas and the week of New Years.

This weeks CSA packages include: 
Carrots
Tangerines
Cabbage
Onion (Yellow)
Onion (Red)
Tomatoes (Large Red)
Cauliflower or Broccoli
Kohlrabi
Green Beans 
Artichokes
Celery
Beets

CSA - Contents for December 16, 2010

The season calls for soups, stews and roasts. Most of the ingredients you now have on hand are perfect components for cold weather cooking.

Just a note, we will be delivering as scheduled the week of Christmas and the week of New Years.

This weeks CSA packages include: 
Beets
Carrots
Oranges
Cucumbers
Cabbage
Onion (Yellow)
Bell Pepper (Yellow)
Bell Pepper (Green)
Tomatoes (Large Red)
Lettuce (Green Leaf)
Corn
Cauliflower

CSA - Contents for December 9, 2010

This weeks CSA packages include:
Green Onion
Beets
Cauliflower
Squash (Mexican)
Onion (White)
Onion (Red)
Persimmon
Kohlrabi
Bell Pepper (Yellow)
Tomatoes
Tomatoes (Japanese)
Lettuce (Romaine)
Cilantro
Corn 

Item Origins: Woodson Family Farms (Fallbrook, CA), Bonsall Farms (Vista, CA), North County Valencia Oranges. 

CSA - Contents for December 2, 2010

This weeks CSA packages include:
Green Onion
Beets
Green Beans
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Squash (Yellow)
Tomatoes (Roma)
Tomatoes (Large Red)
Carrots
Lettuce (Green Leaf)
Cucumber