Our vegetable box last week from Fifth Crow Farms featured Basil, Strawberries, Carrots, Purple Potatoes, Summer Squash, Lettuce and Spinach. Since we were headed out on vacation, I was not sure how we would end up using all the produce. Fortunately, our vacation included a stay in a rental property, so I was able to
In our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box this week from Fifth Crow Farms, we found the following: beets with beet greens, chard, two baskets of strawberries, broccoli, radishes, bunch of carrots with greens (greens go to the chickens), and two heads of Romaine lettuce. As a bonus, there was also a bucket of zucchini to share!
Our veggie box from the new CSA we joined, Fifth Crow Farms. Each share came with a 1/2 dozen duck eggs. I am excited to give those a try! No menu plan this week, I have a spring flu. Oh, just as good as the winter flu with fever, aches, pains and blahs, but then
I had lunch last week with Marsha at Pizzeria Delfina in Palo Alto, and had an amazing vegetable dish with peas of all kinds – English peas, sugar snaps, snow peas and pea tendrils, topped with a generous dollop of burrata cheese. Outstanding, very seasonal and in the moment. Perfect. Also, the new
Reading about Pancake Day and Fat Tuesday has inspired me to post a menu this week, the first time this year! I picked up a huge mystery box of veggies from Mariquita Farms last week, which included kohlrabi and cabbage, along with a big bag of spinach, green garlic, fingerling potatoes and wild arugula. Unless
Our box from Mariquita Farms had a beautiful bunch of radishes included, which was timely, since I wanted to try a couple salad recipes with sugar snap peas, also included in the box. We have a busy week with a few birthdays and extra musical rehearsals for the school performance, plus temperatures seem to
Last week we had a big box of veggies from Mariquita Farms. Because of our crazy schedule last week, we still have a pretty big box of veggies from Mariquita Farms, but some of the greens are looking limp and wilted. Many I can revive with a cool water bath in the salad spinner, but
The above glass of Blood Orange Juice is brought to you by Frog Hollow Farms and the Happy Child CSA program (they are the same thing, using different names). We each had a glass of juice Friday for breakfast, when Kurt was in town and whipped up morning pancakes before school. The juice was incredible
Cathy asked me recently about CSAs and I thought it would be useful to share what I know. Here are the farms we work with regularly: Mariquita Farms – vegetables from March – November. This was our first CSA and will always have a special place in our hearts. Frog Hollow Farms / Happy Child CSA – fruit
