A Culinary Experiment!

Documenting the ups and downs of our first CSA experience...
and our attempt to be more conscious of all things local!
Showing posts with label Week 2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Week 2. Show all posts

R & J - Portuguese Beans with Linguica and Kale & Sauteed Kohlrabi

>> Friday, June 25, 2010

Sorry if these photos aren't up to the usual quality, I "borrowed" them from J's Facebook page...


I'm also guessing that the recipe is based off this one, but I can't say for sure!

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Greens and Beans

I forgot to put up this post last week - Dan did make one other recipe using greens from our CSA. This is a recipe that we now make on a fairly regular basis - it was given to me a few months ago by an old friend. Thanks, JG! (this recipe is taken directly from an email she sent me - step 4 made me laugh out loud...)

INGREDIENTS:

- 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic (but feel free to add more), chopped
- 1 bunch of fresh greens, such as kale, swiss chard, collards, broccoli rabe, etc- cut into thin ribbons
- 1 + 2/3 cups vegetable stock (or water)
- Two 14.5 oz cans cannellini beans, drained
- Salt and pepper
- Red pepper flakes

METHOD:

1. Heat oil in a 12-inch saute pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, increase the heat to med-high, and cook stirring frequently for about 5 mins.

2. Add the greens and stock/water to the pan, stir, cover, increase heat to high.

3. When the mixture comes to a boil, add the beans, and salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes to taste (you can also add the red pepper after cooking, if not everyone likes spiciness). Stir, cover, reduce heat to med-high.

4. Cook until the greens are tender- timing will differ based on the greens you choose. Start checking tenderness after 5 minutes. Unless you're using collards, in which case you might want to do some laundry before checking.

5. Serve topped with grated parmesan (if you want), and crusty bread.

Feel free to make this recipe your own - we usually mix it up a bit with various beans and different types of greens depending on what we have - this time Dan used both red and white beans.


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More from R & J

>> Wednesday, June 23, 2010

I'm jealous of the meals that J made this week with the produce - I wish we had had time to cook!

Ming Tsai's Asian Coq Au Vin with bok choy and sesame and scallion rice cakes:



Roasted Beet Risotto with beet greens and parsley & an endive, beet green, and scallion salad:

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This Week's Share - 6/16/10

So technically this should now say "Last Week's Share" because I'm posting this so late, but I swear I took these photos right after we got the harvest last Wednesday...


The share included:

Garlic Scapes (Green Garlic)


Kale


Kohlrabi


Scallions


Beets


Lettuce and Endive

Parsley


and last but not least...

Carrot


Oh, and here's a photo that J took after he got home from picking up our share. For more information about how the weekly pick-ups work, check out this great post from another Red Fire Farm CSA member.


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