Kohlrabi was the most discarded vegetable at this week’s CSA box pickup. It was also the most traded vegetable, as someone (or someone’s) took 4 big bunches of kohlrabi with them from the trade box. No matter, everyone is happy. That much kohlrabi would have been hard for us to deal with! However, this week [...]
One week away for spring break and we come back to find everything is abloom in the garden and the farmer’s market is overwhelming with spring-time treasures! I love coming home from a trip away – the bed is more comfortable, the coffee is just the way I like it, and somehow, the air [...]
Happy Easter! Our family had a fun morning hunting eggs and clues, something we have missed the last few years, as Spring Break usually coincides with Easter and we like to travel. It was fun to be in town and experience the kids’ excitement! Our box this week from Mariquita Farms contained Broccoli (still have [...]
Because folks are scared by turnips (why, I don’t know) I managed to collect three bunches this week when Mariquita dropped off their boxes. And one dish I plan to make is roasted turnips with green garlic slurry, featured in last week’s newsletter. We also found Broccoli, Lamb’s Quarters, Hearts of Little Gem Lettuce, Hamburg [...]
Pretty food in our box from Mariquita Farms this week, including Spring Garlic, Gold Turnips, Yellow Carrots, Green Mustard, Red Cabbage, Kale, Raw Peanuts, Onions, Cilantro, Arugula, and Baby Purple Carrots, pictured above. The peanuts might go into Chocolate-Peanut Spread from smitten kitchen. I made it last time, it was awesome. Here is my menu [...]
Our first box from Mariquita Farms for the 2012 CSA season arrived on Thursday, and I was giddy. Andy, the farmer who grows the vegetables, was on hand to make sure the first day of deliveries went well. From my end, everything looked great and it was nice to see the steady stream of folks [...]
Very excited about our CSA season starting up again on Thursday. I look forward to giving over my front porch to weekly veggie boxes and chatting with the folks who stop by to pick them up. I look forward to sharing recipes, successes and failures, and having weekly inspiration for my menu planning. And I [...]
Our box this week from Mariquita Farms contained kohlrabi, a vegetable I had seen before at the farmer’s market, but had not tried myself. I was curious to give it a go, and Julia recommended peeling and eating it raw, like you would carrots or jicama. We tried it last night for dinner and both [...]
After 3 years of writing this blog, I feel as though I am circling back to many of the topics I have already covered. Agretti is a great example. I wrote about it in 2009, in a Menu Plan Monday post. Again in Agretti Spaghetti Two Ways, and again in 2010 in another Menu Plan [...]
Last night I picked up a new batch of lamb from Sierra Farms lamb, so tonight we will be having leg of to celebrate. This is our second purchase from Sierra Farms and I am not sure if it is the producer or the format, but this lamb is very enjoyable and easy to eat. [...]
Our box from Mariquita Farms had French Breakfast Radishes, which I love. I find them milder than regular radishes from the grocery store and I especially enjoy them sliced with butter and salt on a baguette. Hum, maybe I just figured out tonight’s appetizer! In addition to radishes, the box also contained Parsnips, Chantenay Carrots, [...]
