Recipe: Roasted Stuffed Tomatoes

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Here is an appetizing recipe for roasted stuffed tomatoes from www.freefromfusion.com

      • 8 beef tomatoes
      • 1 red onion
      • 2 garlic cloves
      • 1 red chili pepper
      • 500g mince
      • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
      • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
      • 200g basmati rice
      • 2 slices of gluten free bread
      • 1 teaspoon mixed herbs
      • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
      • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Preheat oven to 390.

Carefully slice the tops of the tomatoes off and set the tops to the side. Use a teaspoon to scoop out the insides of the tomatoes and pop in a bowl for later.

      1. Once you have hollowed out the tomatoes, place on a baking tray and set aside. Finely chop the onion, garlic and chili pepper. 
      2. Add a drop of oil to a large frying pan or wok over a medium heat and gently fry the onion, garlic and chili for 3-4 minutes.
      3. Next, add the mince to the wok and brown the meat. Add the paprika and cayenne pepper and mix well ensuring all ingredients are evenly coated.
      4. While the mince is browning, cook the rice for about 15 minutes before draining.
      5. When the rice is cooked add the rice to the wok, stir together and then add the tomato juice left over the tomatoes. You can also add some tomato pulp if you want to bulk the mixture out a bit.
      6. Fill each tomato to the top with the rice and mince mixture, making sure to compact it down.
      7. Tear up the bread into small pieces and use a food processor to make bread crumbs before mixing in the mixed herbs.
      8. Add a layer of breadcrumbs on top of each tomato before placing the lid back on top.
      9. Drizzle the tomatoes with balsamic vinegar and olive oil and pop in the oven for 15-20 minutes, the tomatoes should be soft and the breadcrumbs should be nice and crispy.
      10. Serve as a side dish or with salad for a tasty main dish.

www.freefromfusion.com/oven-roasted-stuffed-tomato-recipe/

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The Magical Asparagus

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Asparagus is a zero-fat food.  It has no cholesterol and is low in sodium.  Asparagus is capable of growing six inches in 24 hours given the right climate conditions.  Asparagus is also an aphrodisiac.
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East Hampton Farmer’s Market

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Wickham’s Fruit Farm will be at the East Hampton Farmers Market on Friday May 27, 9AM to 1PM.  The East Hampton Farmer’s Market is located in the parking lot of Nick & Toni’s in East Hampton and is open rain or shine.

Don’t miss the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9AM.  This farmer’s market in the heart of East Hampton features, among other rare and hard-to-find offerings, grain-fed beef, pastured pork, a lama wool vendor, and homemade soaps.
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International Voluntary Services

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International Voluntary Services was an American private volunteer organization that existed in the middle years of the 20th century and was a precursor to the Peace Corps.  IVS sent many young Americans overseas to do agricultural service work with local farmers in various countries including Vietnam, Cambodia, Algeria, Laos, Nepal, Bolivia, and Indonesia. 

Many of the Americans had grown up on the farm here in the United States.  Although the organization closed down in 2002, IVS has left a legacy of cross-cultural informational exchange and cooperation in agriculture, and food-production-related innovations around the world.

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We invite anyone with an interest in the legacy of international agricultural volunteerism to come to the IVS reunion, to be held in Knoxville, TN October 3 through 6, 2016.

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Water Buffalo: Draft Animals

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Here is a video of some young Americans trying their hand at steering a pair of water buffalo while plowing a rice paddy in Cambodia. 

Water buffalo are widely used in Southeast Asia as draft animals because they find the water congenial, and because they are relatively docile and trainable enough to be put to tasks like drawing a tillage implement or hauling a cart.

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Mama’s Kitchen

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Wickham’s Fruit Farm recommends Mama’s Kitchen, a family-owned home-cooking restaurant in Jackson, MS. 

Mama’s Kitchen has the juiciest, most tender fried chicken, catfish, and bread pudding. 

As Central Park’s annual Mississippi Picnic in the Park has been canceled this year, we encourage you to visit Jackson, MS and experience the real thing in person.

Mama’s Kitchen is owned by the Dortch family and is located just off US Highway 49 in Florence, MS, in the Jackson area.

The inviting, colorful dining room features a cool vintage restored Coke box from the 1940s.

Closed Saturdays.

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Wickham’s Fruit Farm’s Honey

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We now have our honey on the stand.  Wickham’s Fruit Farm’s honey has a unique flavor that comes from the vegetation and climate of the East End, where the honey bees spend their time.

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