Comments on: Getting a CSA

By: Lady Miss Alicia

Lady Miss Alicia — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:08:05 +0000

Truly fresh beets can be peeled and sliced and eaten like candy — they are amazingly sweet and not at all like that stuff in a can (and you get to dye your hands purple while you are at it). I had a friend of mine who used to give me beets from her garden and all they needed was a little salt/pepper. You can also roast them in the oven (or in the coals of a fire) or pickle them (I have a recipe for that).

I’ve never been partial to turnips and only used to have a spoonful at every Thanksgiving….to remind myself why I hate turnips. You can boil and mash them like potatoes (which sometimes would turn up on my childhood dinner plate, to be pushed around in a failed attempt to convince my parents that yes, I had eaten some of them). My grandmother used to make a creamed turnip dish (from the aforementioned Thanksgiving) but I never sought the recipe for that one…

Cabbage, besides the obvious corned beef, cole slaw and sauerkraut recipes, can be made into soups (hot or cold for the summer), added to stews, made into Polish Golumki (stuffed cabbage), or sauteed with bacon (or sausage) and onion. You can also hollow it out and use it as a fancy-schmancy bowl to hold dip for a veggie tray.

Swiss chard can be torn and used as a salad base. You can also prepare it as you would spinach.

LOVE fresh veggies!

By: Selena

Selena — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:00:40 +0000

Stef, I’m sure we can figure out how to get some vegetables to you. Even as a couple, I’m not sure how much we’ll be able to eat! Greg is just venturing beyond peas and broccoli, so a week of meals consisting of turnips and radishes might be too big of a plunge for him.

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:52:37 +0000

Mmmm, swiss chard…Enjoy! Everything from Green Fence Farm is yummy- can’t wait to hear about your culinary adventures!

By: Stef

Stef — Mon, 18 May 2009 01:29:06 +0000

yay! I’m looking forward to seeing what you make and what you learn about different veggies. I love the idea of a CSA, but as a single person I think i’d end up with turnips coming out of my ears. But if there are some weeks when you just end up with a whole lot of extra something, I may be begging you to share.