Here’s what came from Farmers’ Fresh this week.
Strawberries!
Strawberries make life good. Especially when they look like cartoon whales.
Archive for April, 2012
4/18 Peas, beans, and dandelion greens
Posted in CSA reports, Farmers Fresh CSA, tagged dandelion greens, green beans, par-cel, peas, radishes, strawberries on April 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »
4/11 So… much… spinach
Posted in CSA reports, Farmers Fresh CSA, tagged brown rice, prosciutto on April 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Is it too early to declare 2012 Year of Spinach?
I have still have spinach from last week, so I just threw in the towel and blanched this batch and what I had. It’s now frozen and awaiting further instruction – like jump in this creamy pasta dish.
Tuscan kale, on the other hand, I never get enough of.
Kale is high in iron, and I was deferred from giving blood last week on account of my iron being low. That’s low for giving blood, not low in general. The blood donation cut-off excludes the “low-normal” range for women. But, hey, it’s an excuse to eat more kale. And cheeseburgers at the Vortex.
Strawberries are always tasty. And pretty.
4/4 – strawberries!!!
Posted in CSA reports, Farmers Fresh CSA, tagged berries, oregano, salad, strawberries on April 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Here’s a report from my second to last CSA deliviery:
STRAWBERRIES!
I am a gush-o-phobe, so I like my berries frozen. Freezing fruit (and then thawing it slightly) turns it into a delicious, non-gushy treat. To keep the berries separate when frozen, I wash, stem, and half them and then freeze them on a cookie sheet for a few hours before transferring them to a bag.
Frozen fruit also works great for pancakes, muffins, and smoothies. Our smoothie recipe is a banana, a handful or two of frozen fruit, and about a cup of plain yogurt. It usually needs a splash of milk or water, too, to make the mixture liquid enough to blend. So yummy!
Salad fixings and greens
radishes and greens
The radish greens were nice-looking enough that I saved them to sauté. But then I didn’t get around to it, so they ended up in the bucket anyway. (more…)
thoughtful consumption 