CSA - Week 4

Kale Chips

Take 1 bunch of kale. Tear it off the rough stem into smaller pieces. Wash it real good in the salad spinner.

Put it on a big cookie sheet covered with tin foil for easier clean up. Toss with olive oil and some kosher salt. Bake for about 20-25 minutes at 375-400 degrees until crisp.



Throw them in a bowl, LIE to your kids, and tell them they are chips. Yummy, salty, bad for your chips. But really, they're super healthy superfood KALE...with a twist.

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I skipped the Week 3 post due to me being sick the entire week. I gave the majority of the veggies away that week and cooked very little. So, i've picked back up with Week 4. Here's what was in our box.

Arugula

Kale

Asparagus

Beets

Radishes

Turnips

Brocolli

Cauliflower

Pete's Sweet Onions

Green Garlic

*no strawberries this week due to the bad hail/rain storm last week

CSA - Week 2

*Beet salad with arugula, mesculin, radishes, sweet onions, pine nuts, goat cheese, oranges, and homemade white wine vinaigrette.

*Sauteed kale with garlic and pine nuts tossed with honey, dijon, and walnuts over 4 cheese ravioli*

Arugala
Braising Mix (Possible)
Broccoli
Carrots
Cauliflower
Collards
Pete's Sweet Onions
Kale
Mesclun Mix
Mustard
Strawberries
Turnips
Radishes

CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) - Week 1

Braising Mix with Pasta
*recipe below

*i added fresh grated Parmesan cheese and grilled chicken on top and it was seriously DELICIOUS! Brad went back for 3rds. it was so fresh and healthy!

The Earnsts gave us a small share of CSA from Ambrose Farms this year for Christmas and last week was our first box. I pick up on Wednesdays at the market and have decided to blog about some of the things that are in the box and some recipes I am trying. I would LOVE some feedback if any of you have suggestions/recipes for some of these interesting foods. We will get a box a week until the end of July:) Here's what was in our box last week:

• strawberries *both boys love these for breakfast
  
• bok choy *have not used yet
  
• multi-colored carrots *manning loves them boiled soft
  
• green sweet onions
• green garlic
• braising mix (mixture of all sorts of greens)
• radishes
• asparagus *henry loves it roasted
  
• romaine lettuce *salad with radishes, carrots, onions,
  
• cabbage *blue cheese coleslaw
  

Braising Mix With Pasta

Ingredients

5 cloves garlic, chopped
Olive oil
braising mix
red wine vinegar
cooked pasta
Pine Nuts (optional)
Honey(optional)
Dijon Mustard(optional)
Walnuts or Peacans(optional)

Instructions
Sauté five cloves of garlic in olive oil until they soften; turn the heat to high and toss in the braising mix until it wilts. Sprinkle with red wine vinegar and stir until it disappears. Serve over pasta.

Sauce:(optional) 2 tsp. honey 1 T Dijon mustard and some chopped walnuts or pecans.