Featured Item—Red Pontiac Potatoes A native of temperate sunny California, I am amazed by how attuned I have become to the east coast seasons over the past several years. As the days become shorter and the temperature lowers, I suddenly crave comfort foods. It started last week with an intense desire for mashed potatoes. Low …
Happy Fall to fellow CSA members!! The summer produce is almost gone and we are now enjoying some wonderful fall crops. For some of you, these items may be new and unfamiliar. I have heard that folks have been asking about Delicata squash, as it is making its first appearance in the distribution this week. …
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CSA Tip—Roast your own chicken breasts You may be wondering why I would suggest roasting chicken breasts in a newsletter dedicated to helping CSA members get the most of their CSA produce. But bear with me here, there is a method to my madness (vegetarians, just skip this section–sorry). If your family is anything like …
Featured Item–Kabocha Sunshine Squash Kabocha squash is a general term for a variety of Japanese winter squashes, or pumpkins. Perhaps the most delicious variety of Japanese kabocha squash is the kind we will be receiving this week at the farm, sunshine squash. It is shaped like a squat pumpkin and has hard, orange skin. It’s …
Just a quick note to say that the amount of flour in the Lamb and Arugula Flatbread recipe was inadvertently left out. The recipe should include 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour. The recipe has been corrected on the blogsite. Thanks,Julie Wern
Featured Item—Arugula I was asked to focus on arugula this week…one of my very favorite greens. I have reprinted much of last year’s post below, as it was a pretty thorough discussion of the topic. However, I added three new recipes. Arugula, or “rocket”, is a salad green that is very popular in Italy and …