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January 02, 2006
This week's CSA boxes
Happy New Year!
It is already a bustling new year for us. Usually this time of year, we are at a skeleton crew, with only 3-4 of us holding down the fort and taking care of business. We have 4 people still working the fields almost full time, not to mention the other folks working the office, doing deliveries, the winter markets and all the work that accumulates in the office. Some of the more tender greens, like the salad mix and spinach are a little bruised and don't have the storage life that the ones grown in the summer do, but they still taste great and have that so fresh flavor, so difficult to find this time of year. To satisfy my winter need for warm and hearty food and my omnipresent need for delicious fresh food, I am really enjoying our greens cooked. If you have only tried our arugula raw, I encourage you to try it cooked this week. It is great cooked briefly in pasta dishes or in a risotto pair it with caramelized onions for a sweet-spicy flavor combo.
This week we are highlighting two recipes from longtime WGOF customer, Debra Daniels-Zeller. These recipes are from her cook book, Local Vegetarian Cooking: Inspired Recipes Celebrating Northwest Farms. The first is Autumn Harvest Soup with variations to convert it to a great winter soup. Many of our customers have a favorite way to enjoy Brussel sprouts, here is Debra's recipe. Her recipe book is available at independent bookstores, PCC and for our Bastyr customers, in your school's bookstore! What makes Debra's book a delight is the profile of different farms, including Willie Green's.
Small Shares:
1/2# salad mix, 1/4# arugula, 1 bunch carrots, 1/2# Brussel sprouts, 2 Bosc pears, 1 bunch Chiogga beets and 1# yukon potatoes from Alden Farms
Medium Shares:3/4# salad mix, 1/2# arugula, 2 bunch carrots, 3/4# Brussel sprouts, 4 Bosc pears, 1 bunch radish, 1 bunch Chiogga beets, 1 Joi choi and 1 1/2# yukon potatoes from Alden Farms
Large Shares:
1# salad mix, 1/2# arugula, 3 bunch carrots, 1 1/4# Brussel sprouts, 6 Bosc pears, 2 bunch radish, 2 bunch Chiogga beets, 1 Joi choi, 2 celeriac, 1 bunch sage and 2 1/2# yukon potatoes from Alden Farms
Posted by Christine at January 2, 2006 08:29 AM
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