Fall officially doesn’t begin until September 23, but I am ready! Not sure what I am more ready for…the cool weather (and, of course, football!) or all of the seasonal food that Fall brings! Pears, apples, acorn and butternut squash…just to name a few! We are easing into Fall with a couple of the meal ideas this week, one of which is the Cabbage and Summer Squash Pear Salad…the coconut milk gives the dressing a nice creaminess! Enjoy that amazing “green stuff” called pesto in the Pesto Spaghetti Squash with Kale and Sun-dried Tomatoes! Don’t forget, spaghetti squash is always a great alternative to pasta, which is true this week for the Salmon Puttanesca and the Linguine with Basil Tomato Sauce. To keep those Hatch chile ideas coming, the Hatch Chile Burger is incredibly good, especially with the Grilled Sweet Potato Wedges! The Kung Pao Chicken Lettuce Wraps are also delicious and will hopefully make a busy weeknight a little easier!
Thank you Beyond Napa for the wine pairings this week! Just FYI — we have tried the Turkey Flat Rose (it is a dry Rose) and we loved it!
Salmon Puttanesca: A to Z Pinot Noir from Oregon
Pesto Spaghetti Squash with Kale and Sun-dried Tomatoes: 642° Rosso Blend from Italy
Hatch Chile Burgers: Turkey Flat Rose from Australia
Kung Pao Chicken Lettuce Wraps: Kung Fu Girl Riesling from Washington
Linguine with Basil Tomato Sauce: Monrosso Chianti from Italy
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Entrée 1
Salmon Puttanesca
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Entrée 2Pesto Spaghetti Squash with Kale and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
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Entrée 3Hatch Chile Burgers
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Side 1Crispy Green Bean Fries
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Side 2Cabbage and Summer Squash Pear Salad
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Side 3Grilled Sweet Potato Wedges
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Quick & Easy 1Kung Pao Chicken Lettuce Wraps
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Quick & Easy 2Linguine with Tomato Basil Sauce
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THE REAL DEALS!
Who said there’s no such thing as a free tomato? Whoever it was never met Southwest Corner Farm! This Saturday, Southwest Corner Farm is offering a free tomato for Get REAL Wichita members! Plus, you can use your Get REAL Wichita coupon on a $5 purchase. What a great way to take advantage of fresh tomatoes for the Linguine with Basil Tomato Sauce and the Salmon Puttanesca!
This Sunday, September 7th, is Grandparents Day! Treat these special family members to a home-cooked meal made with REAL ingredients or enjoy a great meal at one of our fantastic local restaurants…maybe brunch?! We have several to choose from…Garden Grill Cafe, Lotus Leaf, Public at the Brickyard, Harvest Kitchen, Zaytun, Ciao, Avivo, just to name a few!
Stock up at the Kansas Grown Farmer’s Market this Saturday, 7 AM to Noon at 21st and Ridge!
- Leland Garden will have green beans for the Crispy Green Bean Fries!
- Jimmy at Kan-Grow has you covered with pears for the Cabbage and Summer Squash Pear Salad!
- For the Kung Pao Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Elm Lane Farm has the perfect fresh greens! Plus kale for the Pesto Spaghetti Squash!
- Visit Phil and Lucy with Phil’s Farm for fresh chicken for the Kung Pao Chicken Lettuce Wraps!
- Seiwert Farms will have shallots, squash and of course those amazing shishito peppers!
- Ground beef from Graze the Prairie will make a wonderful Hatch Chile Burger!
- Have you tried the Peaches and Cream Jam from Steve’s Jams and Jellies? It is really good – they have so many great flavors, you can’t go wrong!
- Pick up end-of-the-summer melons from Natural to the Corr before they are gone!
Remember, you can get your fresh salmon for the Salmon Puttanesca from The Seafood Shop and, if you haven’t already picked up roasted Hatch Chiles from Johnson’s Garden Center, you have a couple more weeks to take advantage of this great deal!
“It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a home grown tomato.” -Lewis Grizzard