Ready, set, ferment! This past season I made an effort to preserve more of the food we grow. I canned tomato sauce, pickled cucumbers & beets, dehydrated tomatoes, made sauerkraut, and made kimchi. The last one might be my favorite type of food preservation. It’s neat because it combines lots of vegetables and I like … Read more
Hi, Food Fans! Here’s a dish that appeared on Farmer Stefan’s Christmas dinner table this year. What you’ll find below is a recipe for Scalloped Butternut Squash and Potatoes — but it’s also a basic template for, well, scalloped anything. I’ve adapted the recipe below from a recipe published here at RachelRayMag.com. I chose this … Read more
For the past few weeks, after distribution, I’ve been making variations on tomato soup. I’m calling it “Tomato Soup Tuesdays.” Since it’s been getting darker earlier and a bit cooler outside it’s nice to have a pot of soup simmering on the stovetop. I borrowed the idea of combining coconut milk with puréed tomatoes, onions, … Read more
Last year one of the members told me that fennel is good with pork. Recently I decided to test this idea out with pork chops and sure enough it was delicious. It was so good I even managed to convince a vegetarian to try it. Ingredients 2 pork chops, or more if you have ’em … Read more
I was recently gifted a hand-held vegetable spiralizer from one of the CSA Members. You may be wondering: what is a spiralizer? Well, it’s this nifty kitchen tool that shreds vegetables, usually squash into pasta-like spirals. If you’re interested in decreasing your carb intake this tool could help you. We’ve had quite a bit of … Read more
Create a salad fit for an Emperor, right in your own kitchen! Ingredients about 1 head of Romaine lettuce 1/4 – 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese cubed, cooked chicken breast or fake chicken, optional some croutons 1 egg yolk 3 cloves of garlic, mashed generously with salt until pasty juice of 1 lemon 1/3 cup … Read more
This recipe is very similar to the broccoli & diakon quinoa dish that I posted a few months ago. The key is the rice vinegar, soy sauce, and honey mixture. It makes for both a savory and slightly sweet stir fry. Enjoy! Ingredients 2 cups water 1 cup millet 2 tbsp. peanut oil (I like … Read more
This recipe comes from Tinicum CSA member Kim Malina. Thanks Kim for such a delicious way to prepare Bok Choy! I made some yesterday and it was great. I highly recommend trying it. Salad Ingredients (serves 4) 1 large Bok Choy, rinsed and thinly sliced (including leafy greens) ½ cup shredded carrot 1 tablespoon toasted … Read more
While harvesting broccoli raab for this season’s first share I realized that it might be good in risotto. It turns out that it is great in risotto and I strongly encourage you to try it! All you need is a few ingredients and the ability and desire to stir rice for awhile : ) Ingredients … Read more
This recipe comes from Tinicum CSA member Nidhi M. It requires some key Indian spices and, of course, a few vegetables. If you’ve ever wanted to make Indian food then I suggest that you try this in your kitchen. Dal is basically lentils soup but way more flavorful. I made it recently for a family … Read more