CSA Week 9-10: Gazpacho
The first time I ever had gazpacho, it was more like a mealy pureed tomato than soup. I decided gazpacho wasn’t worth my time and promptly forgot about it. But last week, with three cucumbers and one beefsteak tomato in the same CSA box, I got to thinking. When three more tomatoes and a bell […]
Dear Great Country Farms CSA Share, I guess I owe you an apology. You were right. There is a place for cucumbers in my life. Like in tzatziki. And gazpacho. And tabbouleh, which I also hated prior to this summer. We have an uneasy friendship, don’t we, CSA share? For weeks, I’ve wanted to stop […]
Oh my gosh! So much squash. The first week squash started rolling in from my CSA share, there were just 3, and I was disappointed. Be careful what you wish for. Over the last 2 weeks, I have received like 10 lbs. of squash: cucumbers, zucchini, yellow crooknecks, pattypan… We have to use up some […]
Swiss chard is just beautiful, isn’t it? Deep, green leaves shot through with brightly colored veins… The first time I ever made chard, I combed my favorite sites for a recipe that was sure to be delicious. I rinsed off the chard, dutifully pulled all those bold, red stems off the leaves, and chopped everything […]
What in the heck is a garlic scape? It sounds like it’s fleeing…that can’t be good. (So went the doubtful voice in my head as I was reading the list of produce included in the week 3 CSA box, on my way to pick it up.) If you didn’t know, a garlic scape is the […]
CSA Week 2: Vegetable Potstickers with Sweet Chili Soy Sauce
A few weeks ago, I stumbled across a recipe for spring veggie potstickers that immediately peaked my interest. So last week when I opened up my CSA box and found a bounty of late-spring produce, I immediately figured out how to adapt the recipe to the veggies in my box. What I received for week […]
Oh, pizza topped with asparagus, where have you been all my life? I am so happy that we had a cool spring and the asparagus season lasted a little longer! When my CSA box arrived with a tidy bundle of green and purple spears, I almost danced with joy. This pizza is seriously delicious. It […]
When I was a kid, I always ate my spinach. Want to know why? It was always smothered in ranch dressing. I think I actually may have been eating more ranch dressing than spinach, which probably doesn’t even count as eating a vegetable. (As a result of this childhood experience, I am a little horrified […]
A few days ago, Jake and I wandered outside to drop a few things into the mailbox. My neighbor immediately came rushing over with an armful of mint, freshly snipped from her garden. (And before I made it back inside, I was also gifted a huge handful of oregano and sage! Yay for neighbors who […]
In our house, this noodle dish represents the best of all worlds. I like it because it is full of whole grains and vegetables. Dave likes it because it’s tossed in an Asian style sauce. I can’t believe I haven’t posted about this sooner! This meal is a snap to put together. In about the […]
