Stefan [Editor’s Note: Hi, everybody! We’ve decided to write a series of smallish articles detailing what we like about the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model. In many respects, the CSA business model is a rather unconventional one, and CSAs represent only a tiny minority of the businesses that most people interact with. Since John and I … Read more
Hummus: such a healthy and pleasing companion to so many raw vegetables! I went ahead and tagged carrots, sweet peppers, and kohlrabi in this post, because they’re my favorite veggies to eat with hummus, but one needn’t stop there. It also goes well with raw sticks of summer squash, turnip, or broccoli stalk. Plus, it’s … Read more
The more astute observers of this online recipe catalog will have noticed that we occasionally put up a recipe that has nothing at all to do with our veggies. This is one of those. Actually, this recipe is a very slight adaption of the Banana Nut Bread recipe that my mother got from her high … Read more
This morning’s snow imparted a decidedly wintry feeling to the day, but yesterday’s sun and mild temperatures seemed to me a foretelling of a foretelling of spring. Yesterday’s air had none of the scent of spring, but from the sunny vantage of yesterday afternoon … I sensed for the first time this year that spring’s … Read more
Butternut-Ginger Bisque — a great recipe for chilly autumn or winter days — fancy enough to appear on fancy restaurant menus, but really simple to make at home. For today’s souping adventure, I’ve selected a nice, basic recipe. You could embellish this recipe in several directions: Add cilantro and coconut milk to go in a … Read more
The backstory for this recipe is pretty simple. I wanted to have a tea party. I wanted to serve carrot cake muffins at said tea party. I dug through some recipes and decided I liked this one the best. I don’t know about all the other carrot cake muffin recipes out there — I haven’t … Read more
Hi, Food Fans! Here’s a dish that appeared on Farmer Stefan’s Christmas dinner table this year. What you’ll find below is a recipe for Scalloped Butternut Squash and Potatoes — but it’s also a basic template for, well, scalloped anything. I’ve adapted the recipe below from a recipe published here at RachelRayMag.com. I chose this … Read more
One of our members turned us onto the notion of a sweet potato pie, and I got curious. Turns out: As promised, sweet potato pie is wonderful! Much like a pumpkin pie, but I would argue, perhaps better! A great pie for holiday gatherings — give it a try. Our recipe is slightly adapted from … Read more
Our 2014 season is coming down to its final distributions now, with our last regular pick-up being November 4th. We’re enjoying the autumn reappearance of all the cool-weather greens — swiss chard, kale, tatsoi, the premium mix, etc. — along with a generous helping of the heavy fall storage crops — winter squash, potatoes, carrots, … Read more
Hello again, recipe fans! Meave and I struggle to find time to preserve some of our wonderful farm produce so that we can enjoy a bit of it during our wintertime fast from freshness. I like to pressure can some tomato sauce each year, and when we manage to pressure can, it’s reassuring to know … Read more