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with whole wheat pasta, fresh basil and garlic crumbs From Rebar Modern Food Cookbook by Audrey Alsterberg and Wanda Urbanowicz Serves 4 Ingredients 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 yellow onion, or white parts of a bunch of green onions 1 1/2 tsp salt 6 garlic cloves, minced 2 bay leaves 1/2 tsp red chile flakes, or more to taste 1 cup red table wine 1 x 28oz can whole or diced tomatoes 4 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced, or cherry…
Contents of basket: fresh garlic, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, mesclun, lettuce, parsley, choice of kale or Swiss chard, choice of grean beens, cauliflower or eggplant, new potatoes Recipe of the week: Spaghettini all’arrabbiata This week’s newsletter will be dedicated to one of our most loved, if often taken for granted, crops- garlic! Last week we harvested all of this year’s garlic crop- over 3500 bulbs! That should be more than enough to get us all through the year! As the basis…
Basket contents: choice of snap or snow peas, choice of cauliflower or broccoli, bunching onions, green beans, choice of Hakurei turnips or radish, zucchini, cucumbers, basil, lettuce Recipe of the week: Vegetable Biryani Thinking ahead: Canning and freezing vegetables! Every year, we farmers like to can and freeze lots of vegetables so that we can enjoy the summer harvest all year long! Last year, we heard from some of our basket partners that they would like to do the same thing! …
Adapted from Canadian Living : The Vegetarian Collection by Alison Kent ¾ cup (175 mL) dried green lentils (or substitute chicken or other meat if preferred) 2 tbsp (30mL) olive oil 1 bunch of bunching onions, including greens, chopped 2 carrots (or substitute 4-5 summer turnips), chopped 4-5 garlic scapes, (or 2 cloves garlic), chopped finely 1 tbsp (15mL) curry paste ¼ tsp each salt and pepper 2 cups (500mL) cauliflower (or broccoli), broken into florets 1 cup (250mL) basmati rice…
Basket contents: choice of snap or snow peas, broccoli, green onions, kohlrabi, fennel, choice of Hakurei turnips or radish, zucchini, cucumbers, garlic scapes, mesclun Recipe of the week: Fresh Pea Soup This week I would like to share some ideas about how to store your veggies to help you get the most out of them, and to help them last as long as you need. As a wider range of crops become available, it’s important to distinguish the particular needs…
Lemonbalm is one of my favorite herbs for tea. It’s light citrus taste is so refreshing in the heat of the summer. But it’s more than a good taste! It has a wide range of soothing properties with very few complications (except for a possible interaction with thyroid medications, so avoid lemonbalm if you take those). Lemonbalm’s role is in the interface of the digestive and nervous systems. It is a well-documented carminative herb, meaning that it helps with digestion…
Fresh Pea Soup From ‘Simply in Season’ bt Mary Beth Lind and Cathleen Hockman-Wert Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 onion 1 potato 3 ½ cups water 1-2 tsp salt 3 cups peas Directions In large saucepan, sauté onion in 1 tbsp olive oil until golden, 7-10 minutes. Add the potato, water and salt and cook over medium heat until soft, 10-15 minutes. Add peas and cook until bright green. Puree in blender or food processor. Taste and adjust seasoning. Serve warm. …
Hello partners! Basket contents: lettuce, cucumber, snap peas or snow peas, bunching onions, radicchio, choice of kohlrabi or pac choi, turnips, choice of kale or swiss chard, broccoli, lemonbalm Recipe of the week: Lemonbalm Lemonade Farm work day ! This week, instead of giving you news from the farm, we are sending out and invitation to VISIT the farm for a group work day! When: July 19th, 2013 Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm Where: Our farm, of course! 398 route du Canton, Brownsburg-Chatham…
From noteatingoutinny.com Makes 3-4 servings 1 bunch hakurei turnips with fresh-looking greens 1 cup Israeli couscous 1 garlic clove, minced pinch of optional red chili flakes 1/4 cup chopped red onion juice from half a lemon 4-5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil salt and pepper to taste Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Trim radishes from greens leaving a small stub of the stems attached. Wash both well to remove dirt. Halve each turnip, keeping the long tails intact. Finely chop the…
Hello partners! Basket contents:Mesclun, lettuce, spinach, pac choi, hakurei turnips, radish, choice of arugula or fennel, cucumber, choice of radicchio or garlic scapes, choice of sage or marjoram. Recipe of the week: Roasted Hakurei Turnips with Israeli Couscous I hope that you’ve been enjoying your first weeks of fresh veggies from the farm! In this week’s newsletter, I would introduce you to the team behind your veggies. As you probably know, we run the farm as a workers’ cooperative, which…