There are two salads that I love to make during the summer with veggies from my CSA. The first one is cucumber salad, which I had in the refrigerator for just about the entire month of July. (For a while there we were getting a lot of cucumbers.) Lately there has been an abundance of … Continue reading Simple Summer Salads
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Kathy’s Zucchini Bread
A former neighbor of mine was the first in the neighborhood to introduce herself to me. She came bearing a loaf of homemade bread made with zucchini from her own amazing garden. Since then, I have been making this bread throughout the summer with the zucchini from my CSA, My family loves it (especially with … Continue reading Kathy’s Zucchini Bread
Vegetable Pancetta Frittata
Olive Oil to liberally coat bottom of 9” oven safe frying pan 1 medium bulb or 2 small bulbs Fennel: stems removed and cored and cubed ¼ in. 1 medium Onion: peeled and cubed ¼ in. 1 medium Potato (preferably Yukon Gold): peeled and cubed ¼ in. 3 large cloves of Garlic: finely chopped S … Continue reading Vegetable Pancetta Frittata
Strawberries, don’t go!
Strawberry season may be over, but thoughts of those delicious red orbs haven't left my mind. If you're like me, you can't resist buying strawberries at the market now that they won't be in our shares any more. I found this year's early strawberries a bit tart for my taste. So instead of eating them … Continue reading Strawberries, don’t go!
Pancakes!
Hello again, everyone! Here's to another great summer season of fresh veggies and fruit! So...does anyone have leftover rhubarb? I still had about four stalks leftover from Week #1's box so I decided to make some Strawberry Rhubarb Pancakes for breakfast this morning with the remains of this week's strawberries, which, surprisingly, have kept until … Continue reading Pancakes!
It IS Easy Being Green!
Bok choy, lettuce, kale, greens...there are so many leafy greens early in our CSA season that it can be overwhelming to figure out what to do with all of them! Here are a few of our favorite (or new) ways to eat everything in our crisper drawer. Last summer I discovered a delicious bok … Continue reading It IS Easy Being Green!
Fall Weather Foods
Fall is upon us, and it's time to start thinking about ways to use our CSA bounty in creative ways while keeping the chill that's creeping in at bay. My favorite thing to make in the fall is soup, and though it's the same basic recipe, it's never the same soup twice because of what … Continue reading Fall Weather Foods
Recipe: Ginger Peach Pandowdy
Hey all, it's Terry. Presenting a peachy taste of my upcoming book this fall, Vegan Pie in the Sky. There’s a little known cousin of pie called pandowdy, something that if you fear making crusts from scratch or are simply looking for something beyond basic pie or cobbler that just happens to be a fantastic … Continue reading Recipe: Ginger Peach Pandowdy
Lettuce Soup and Swiss Chard Slaw
This summer's bounty so far has been very lettuce heavy, and I'm sure many of you are wondering what else you can do with the overabundance of leafy goodness besides gorging yourself on salad. Even I, a tried and true salad devotee, am starting to tire of it. For this reason, I ventured out of … Continue reading Lettuce Soup and Swiss Chard Slaw
Salad…again?!?!
This is my third year in a CSA, and I don't know about you, but the first few weeks of the season are the hardest for me. All those leafy salad greens... lettuce mix, arugula, Boston lettuces every week! Don't get me wrong - I like salad as much as the next girl - but … Continue reading Salad…again?!?!
Forest Hills CSA 