box 03 :: 2010

ANGELIC ORGANICS

Baby Swiss Chard, Beets (with their greens), Scallions, Red Leaf Lettuce, Curly Parsley, Broccoli, Summer Squash, Kholrabi, Green Cabbage

HARVEST MOON ORGANICS (split share)

Beets (with their greens), New Red Potatoes, Zucchini, Heirloom Head Lettuce, Collard Greens, Kohlrabi, Chard, Parsley, Eggs

WHAT'S COOKIN'?

• Roasted Beets with Avocado – inspired by my friend Christine’s visit to Chez Panisse, a simple salad of roasted beets, sliced avocado, a squeeze of lemon, a drizzle of good olive oil, salt, pepper... delicious!
• “Mostly Plants” Breakfast Squares – I think this one is going to be on permanent rotation for the duration of the summer.
• Lettuce Soup – I haven’t tried it yet, but I’m intrigued.
• And I need to find a good coleslaw recipe that uses Kohlrabi and Cabbage for tomorrow’s BBQ.
  

2008 | box no. 03 | contents

Click on an ingredient and link to a past 24 Boxes post using that vegetable.

cooking greens
Swiss Chard, Red Russian Kale
root crops
Beets, Kohrabi, Young Turnips, Radishes
salad greens
Lettuce (Crispino – an organic iceburg lettuce!)
brassicas
Cauliflower, Broccoli
alliums
Scallions (deep purple & white spear)
fruiting crops
Zucchini & Summer Squash, Cucumbers, Popcorn
herbs
Thyme

Week 03 newsletter

box no. 03 | contents

• Lettuce
• Mesclun Mix
• Summer Savory
  
• Young Turnips
• Radishes
• Beets
• Broccoli
• Cauliflower
  
• Summer Squash
• Zucchini
• Cucumbers
  
• Scallions

Cucumbers are the highlight of this week – five of them, to be exact. Plus more, for those of you daring enough to take extras from the swap box. Unlike the other summer fruiting crops, you can’t make cucumber fritters or cucumber bread. But there are quite a few ways to use them. Stay tuned for a post this week dedicated to cucumbers with a few tips you might not know about on how to use them.

I am a big fan of caramelized onions and between last week and this week’s box, I have more than a few scallions. I’m going to try an experiment to see if you can caramelize scallions in the same way you can onions – with good results. We’ll see how it goes...

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