Recipes

This is great with pasta or spread on a sandwich to spice it up!

• 2 cups arugula, washed and firmly packed
• 1-2 teaspoons garlic, finely chopped
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/3-1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 TBLS nuts of choice (pine nuts are traditional, but walnuts will work, too)
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Add all of the ingredients to a food processor except the cheeese.  Pulse until combined.  If you want to freeze it, do so now (and add the cheese after thawing).  If you want to eat it fresh, add the parmesan and pulse to combine.  Yum!

1 bunch broccoli, cut into florets
1 garlic scape
1-2 teaspoons ginger root, minced
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1-2 teaspoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
2 scallions, sliced

Steam broccoli until just tender, but still a bit crunchy.  Drain and cool.  Combine the rest of the ingredients (except scallions & sesame seeds) into a food processor and blend until smooth.  Pour over broccoli and top with sesame seeds & scallions.  Toss and serve cool.

1 Buttercup winter squash, cut in half with seeds scooped out
1 ¼ cups cooked rice
2 tbls butter
¾ cup onion, finely chopped
1 tsp fresh ginger, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 medium tart apple, diced
1 orange, sectioned and chopped
¼ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp allspice
salt
1 tbls maple syrup (optional)
½ cup walnuts (or other nut of your choice), chopped
Plain yogurt

Preheat oven to 400 F. Roast the squash in a baking pan, cut side down with 1/4” of water in the pan for 45-60 minutes until a fork easily pierces the skin and flesh. Remove from oven. Turn oven down to 350 F. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a skillet. Add the onion and ginger and sauté for 5 minutes until soft. Add the garlic, apple, orange and spices and sauté for 5 minutes more. In a bowl, mix the rice and chopped nuts. Add the sauté and season to taste with salt and optional maple syrup. Spoon the mixture into the squash halves and return them to the oven (face up). Bake for 20-30 minutes until heated through. Serve topped with spoonfuls of yogurt.
 

This is seriously good.  Leftovers are not good, but don't worry you'll eat it all up right away.  It is that good!  Cooking time depends on how thick your cabbage wedges are.  Mine were about 1" on the thick side and cooked in about 30 minutes.  Check it often to prevent burning.

Cabbage, cut into wedges (cores removed)
olive oil
salt and pepper
slices of thick bacon, cut into strips

Lay wedges on baking sheet.  Drizzle with olive oil.  Sprinkle on salt & pepper.  Lay bacon strips on cabbage.  Roast at 450 for 30-60+ minutes, flipping once or twice until browned.  Serve hot!

I put this under kale, but you can use any kind of greens you want in it. When we made it last we used it as a "clean out the fridge" recipe adding chopped radish greens, kale, spinach and chard. Really good as an appetizer or interesting veggie side!

• 10 cups loosely packed, finely sliced greens
• 3-4 tablespoons oil
• 1 small onion, minced
• 2-3 garlic scapes, minced
• ½ cup cilantro (or other fresh herb), chopped
• 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/3 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• 1-2 eggs

Sauté onion in oil until soft. Add scapes, cilantro, and cumin for 1 min. Add greens to wilt. Remove from heat. Cool 10 min. Add rest of ingredients & salt to taste. Form balls, place on baking sheet, and bake at 375 for 15-20 min.

2 large cucumbers, peeled, seeded and cut in half lengthwise
3 Tbls butter
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbls parsley, minced
¾ cup cooked rice
Salt and pepper to taste
¾ cup cheese of your choice, grated
1 egg yolk
2 Tbls lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350. Melt butter in  skillet and add the garlic, parsley, rice, salt and pepper and sauté for 5 min. Remove from heat, stir in ½ cup cheese, egg yolk, lemon juice and fill cucumber cavities with mixture, sprinkling the remaining ¼ cup cheese on top. Bake in casserole for 25-30 min.

Adapted from www.theironyou.com.  Since we grow the Oriental Eggplant, aka the long skinny eggplant, I suggest two options of slicing it.  Rounds are more numerous and smaller where as lengthwise strips might be easier to handle on the grill.  You choose whatever way you want to cut it!

• 1 large eggplant or multiple medium eggplants, either cut on the round or lengthwise in strips, 1/4 inch thick
• 6 TBLS olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 TBLS balsamic vinegar
• red chili flakes (optional)
• salt
• pepper to taste

Sprinkle eggplant slices with salt and let stand in a colander for about 30 minutes to draw moisture out.  Rinse to remove most of the salt, pat dry with paper towels. Combine olive oil, garlic, balsamic vinegar, chili (if using), salt, and pepper in a bowl.  Add eggplant and marinate for at least 15 minutes.  Heat a grill or a grill pan to medium-high (if you’re using an outdoor grill lightly oil the grill grates) and Grill eggplant slices for approximately 2 to 3 minutes a side (or more), or until you get good grill marks.  Serve hot!

• 1.5 lbs turnips, thinly sliced
• 4 TBLS butter
• ¼ cup water
• ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
• Salt and pepper to taste

Heat butter in a heavy bottomed pan over medium heat. Add turnips and stir to coat. Add water, cover the pan, and turn heat down to maintain a simmer. Cook for 5-10 minutes until tender. Remove lid, add balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper, and stir to coat. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-5 more minutes until vinegar forms a thick saucy glaze on the turnips. Serve hot.

As indicated below there are unlimited variations to this recipe.  Most recently we've been using beets and feta cheese with occassional chopped pecans.  Give it a try!

Beets, whole
scallions (or onion), minced
nuts or seeds of choice, chopped
grated or chopped cheese, optional
fresh herb, chopped, optional
oil and vinegar dressing
salt and pepper to taste

Boil beets whole until knife pierces through easily.  Drain, cool, slip skins off.  Refrigerate until ready to make salad (optional).  Chop beets and combine with scallions and optional ingredients.  Pour over dressing of 4 TBLS oil and 1 TBLS vinegar.  Add salt and pepper to taste.  Serve or refrigerate.

• 1 TBLS olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1-2 pounds Brussels sprouts, ends trimmed and halved or quartered depending upon size
• 1 tsp grated lemon zest
• 1 TBLS lemon juice

Place Brussels sprouts on baking sheet.  Ad olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper and mix to coat.  Roast at 450-500 degrees for 15 minutes, or until crisp-tender when pierced.  Remove from oven and mix in lemon juice and zest.  Toss and serve hot.

Here's a basic way to use eggplant, and you really can't go wrong by even adding in a few other veggies to this simple recipe.

• cooking oil
• Eggplant, peeled and chopped
• Other veggies, chopped (optional)
• garlic, minced
• red chili flakes
• parmesan cheese, grated

Heat oil on medium.  Add eggplant and optional other veggies and stir-fry until almost tender.  Add garlic and chili flakes and stir for 1 more minute.  Remove from heat and top with parmesan cheese.

1.5 packed cups basil
2-3 cloves garlic, peeled
¼ - ½ tsp sea salt
3 tbls nuts (pine nuts are traditional, but we often use walnuts)
3 tbls Parmesan cheese, grated
4 tbls olive oil

Place basil in food processor, pulse until chopped. Add remaining ingredients (if you want you can save out the olive oil until last and add it using the attachment that lets you add liquids drop by drop) and process to a smooth paste. Pesto lasts several days in the fridge, if sealed. It also freezes excellently. Serve mixed into pasta or on pizza instead of tomato sauce. It’s also good with meat or fish.

1bunch beets, cooked and chopped
1-2 medium cucumbers, peeled and chopped
½ cup crumbled feta cheese
¼ cup basil, minced

Combine above ingredients.

Dressing:
Whisk together below ingredients and pour over salad:

4 TBLS olive oil
2 teaspoons lemon Juice
2 teaspoons vinegar (cider or red wine)
salt and pepper to taste

¼ cup chopped nuts of choice
2-3 oz cheese, cut into ½” cubes or grated
1 bunch kale, midribs removed, thinly sliced
1 bunch beet roots, boiled or roasted & chopped
¼ red onion, thinly sliced
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1-2 tsp vinegar (balsamic or cider)
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp honey
Salt and pepper to taste

Whisk together lemon juice, vinegar, oil, honey, salt and pepper. ‘Massage’ kale leaves with dressing. Let sit 10 minutes. Mix in remaining ingredients and serve.

*Optional: add steamed beet greens to the salad.

A hash can be made with many kinds of veggies and here's one version that is delicous with eggs for breakfast.  Feel free to substitute here for other veggies if you don't have these.

1 pound beets, peeled and cut into a 1/2 inch dice
3/4 pound potatoes, cut into a 1/2 inch dice
2-3 tablespoons oil
1 small onion, diced
salt and pepper
red chili flakes

Boil beets and potatoes until tender.  Drain well.  Heat skillet add oil and onion.  Add potatoes and beets.  Sautee stirring  until onions turn translucent and the potatoes turn golden, about 5-10 minutes.  Serve hot with eggs.  Leftovers can be reheated easily, too.

You can also make this with other greens including chard, kale, spinach and more!  Great healthy breakfast option!

• 6 TBLS cooking oil
• ½ cup chopped scallions
• 1 bunch beet greens, leaves and stems chopped separately, roots diced
• 1 bag ‘Tatsoi’, chopped
• 1/2 cup white wine
• Salt, pepper, and chili flakes to taste
• 2 tsp garlic (or garlic scapes), minced
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 6 eggs
• ½ cup feta or goat cheese, crumbled

Heat oil in large skillet. Add scallions, and beet greens’ stems and diced roots and stir-fry until softening, 5-7 min. Add beet green leaves and ‘Tatsoi’ and stir-fry until wilted, 4-5 min. Add wine, seasonings, garlic, and broth and stir-fry 2-4 min, until most liquid is absorbed. Crack eggs over veggies, cover and cook until whites have set, 3-5 min. Serve hot with cheese crumbled over top.

This is a delicious recipe that you can alter to your liking based on what proportions of the ingredients you add.  Go wild!

½ to ¾ cup walnuts, toasted
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 cup leftover cooked beets, chopped
1 tablespoon tahini or other nut butter of choice
1-2 cloves garlic, minced (or to taste)
1-2 tablespoons lemon juice (or to taste)
Olive oil, salt and pepper (or to taste)

Blend nuts in food processor to a fine crumble.  Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until a smooth paste.  Taste and add more of any of the ingredients as needed.  Serve cold as a spread or dip and store in the refrigerator.

One of our favorite ways to use beets during the hot summer months is to make a cold salad with them.

1 bunch beet roots, chopped into bite-size pieces
1-2 tbls of minced onion (or green onion tops)
2-3 oz chevre (soft goat cheese), plain or herbed
2 tbls minced walnuts
2-3 tbls olive oil
2 tsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbls minced fresh herbs (chives, dill, parsley, etc.), optional

Boil beets until tender. Drain and cool. Put in a bowl and mix in onion, chevre, and walnuts. In a small bowl or jar mix together olive oil, vinegar and optional herbs. Pour this over your beet mixture and serve cold.

This recipe is adaptable to how much time you have.  I had roasted a whole bunch of garlic and had it in the fridge so I used roasted garlic and boiled beets.  You could also roast the beets and the garlic together until tender, probably about 1 hour, before proceeding with the recipe.  It'll be tasty no matter how you make it!

2 pounds beets, cooked and skins removed (either roasted or peeled, chopped and boiled)
4 (or more) garlic cloves, (preferably roasted, but raw is fine, too)
4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
salt and pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
sour cream
fresh dill, minced (optional)

Puree a little bit of broth with the beets, garlic, salt, pepper, and thyme together until smooth.  Add more broth to get the right thickness and heat until hot.  Combine the horseradish with sour cream to taste.  Serve soup hot in bowls with dollops of the horseradish sour cream on top.  Garnish with the optional fresh dill.

Beets and Sausage Mash

1 pound beets or 1 bunch beets (greens removed), chopped
4 TBSP cooking oil
1 pound natural spiced sausage
salt and pepper

Boil beets until tender.  Drain and mash.  Heat oil in skillet and cook sausage until cooked through.  Add beets, stir to thoroughly mix, season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.  Makes 4-6 main dish servings. 

Our friend Billi at the Orono Farmers Market says she makes this dish when she's the featured chef at "Taste of the Market" at various farmers markets around Maine and it is always a huge hit with everyone!

2-3 tablespoons butter or oil
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons ginger root, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 to 1 small head green cabbage, or 1/4 to 1/2 medium head, very thinly sliced or shredded (about 3-4 cups)
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds, crushed
salt to taste
1+ cup water

In large skillet heat oil over medium heat.  Add onion and saute, stirring until softened, about 5 minutes.  Stir in ginger and garlic and cook 30 seconds stirring constantly.  Add cabbage, cumin seeds, and salt.  Increase heat to medium-high and stir frequently to prevent sticking for about 5 minutes or until cabbage begins to wilt.  Add water and cook,  stirring as needed until cabbage is very tender and water has evaporated.  This should probably take about 10 minutes, but add more water if necessary.
 

• Cooking oil
• 1 garlic scape, minced (or 1 clove garlic)
• 1 slice fresh ginger root, peeled and cut into strips
• 1 bunch pac choi, halved lengthwise, and rinsed
• ½ cup water
• 1 TBLS soy sauce
• hot chili flakes, to taste

Heat oil in skillet and sauté garlic and ginger quickly for 10 seconds. Add pac choi, water, soy sauce, and hot pepper. Simmer covered until fork tender, about 5-10 minutes, depending on size. Flip pac choi halfway through to cook evenly.
 

• 1 red kuri squash, halved, seeded, and cut into 1"x2" chunks, skin on
• cooking oil
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• broth
• salt and pepper to taste

Heat oil in skillet on medium.  Saute red kuri squash for a few minutes, stirring.  Add garlic and stir 1 minute more.  Add broth to pan to 1/4 - 1/2" deep.  Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook covered until squash is tender.  Season with salt and pepper.  Serve hot.

Our little one calls eggs, "eggie," so we named this family favorite after her word!  Here is a big version of this casserole.  We are big eaters at our house, so I just make it big and eat the leftovers cold.  Halve it if you need it smaller.

12 eggs
16 oz cottage cheese
4 TBLS parmesan cheese
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2-1 cup onion, minced
cooked veggie, coarsly chopped, optional (Try broccoli, kale, mushrooms, Brussels sprouts, summer squash, etc.)
2+ cups grated cheese of choice

Combine eggs, cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, garlic, onion and optional cooked veggie.  Mix until well combined.  Pour into a greased 9x13 inch casserole dish.  Bake at 350 until fork comes out clean, approx 45 minutes.  Top with cheese and return to oven to melt cheese.  Serve warm or refrigerate and serve cold for lunch.

• 1 pound potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup red onion, sliced
• 2 TBLS cooking oil
• 12 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 cup chopped kale
• salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 400.  Saute onions in oil until translucent in cast iron skillet.  Remove from heat.  Layer potatoes over the bottom of the skillet (or other baking dish) and top with onions.  Overlapping is fine.  Mix together eggs, milk, cheese, kale, and salt and pepper together.  Pour over potato onion layer.  Bake at 400 until set.  Serve warm or room temperature.

When I make this I don't puree it, though you could if you like a smooth texture better.  I personally like the texture of the very tender broccoli swimming around in a thick broth.  Mmmm!

1-3 TBLS cooking oil or butter
1 bunch scallions (or 1 onion), chopped
2-3 cups broccoli florets (bite size pieces)
2-4 cups chicken broth
1 buttercup squash, roasted and flesh mashed

On medium, sauté scallion in butter until tender.  Add broccoli, squash, broth, salt and pepper to taste.  Simmer until broccoli is very tender.  Check seasonings and add optional cream, milk, coconut milk, etc.

1+ lb. broccoli, cut into florets
2-4 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons fresh dill, minced
1-2 tablespoons lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste

Steam broccoli until tender.  Mix butter, dill, and lemon juice together.  Pour over hot broccoli and serve.

I love this recipe!!  Make sure to put enough salt to make the flavors come out!

1 bunch broccoli, cut into florets
1/3 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup olive oil
1/8 teaspoon cayenne powder
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
salt to taste

Steam broccoli until crisp tender.  Combine the rest of the ingredients into a smooth sauce and pour over steamed broccoli.  Serve hot!

Lots of our members love to pair Brussels sprouts with bacon!  Who wouldn't?!  Here's a tried-and-true recipe shared by a CSA member:

• 6 slices bacon, chopped
• 1/2 cup sliced shallot (or onion)
• 1 1/2 pounds Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved
• 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 3/4 cup vegetable or chicken broth
• salt and pepper to taste

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add bacon, and sauté for 5 minutes or until bacon begins to brown. Remove pan from heat. Remove the bacon from pan with a slotted spoon, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in pan.  You can reserve the remaining drippings for another use if desired.

Return skillet to medium-high heat, and stir in bacon, shallot (or onion), and Brussels sprouts; sauté 4 minutes. Add garlic, and saute for 2-4 minutes or until garlic begins to brown, stirring frequently. Add the chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Cook for 2 minutes or until the broth mostly evaporates and the sprouts are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in salt and pepper to taste.

This is a great breakfast option with eggs.  Lovin' it!

2 tablespoons oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon curry powder, (or cumin powder or 1/4 teaspoon cayenne or other spices, etc.), optional
about 1 pound cooked potatoes, cut into chunks (cold)
about 1/2 pound cooked cabbage (cold)
salt and pepper to taste

Heat oil in skillet over medium heat.  Add onion and cook, stirring until softening about 5-7 minutes.  Add garlic and optional curry powder (or other spice combo) and cook for about 1 minute.  Add potatoes and additional oil and cook for a few minutes, stirring, until browning.  Add cabbage and cook another few minutes, stirring.  Season with salt and pepper and serve hot!

• Buttercup squash, peeled, seeded and cut into ½”-3/4” wide matchsticks
• 3 TBLS olive oil
• Salt, to taste
• 2 tsp cornmeal
• 1 raw egg yolk, at room temp.
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp vinegar
• ½ tsp Dijon mustard
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2/3 cup olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 6-8 fresh sage leaves, minced

Preheat oven to 450. Toss squash pieces with 3 TBLS olive oil, salt, and cornmeal. Lay fries in single layer on parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake 15 min, flip over, and bake 10-15 more min. Meanwhile, whisk mustard, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, and egg yolk. Pour in olive oil extremely slowly, while continuously whisking. Whisk in garlic and sage. Serve as a dip for the fries.

Availability: September-December (possibly longer if supplies last)

Storage tips: Winter Squash wants to be between 55-65 degrees. It stores best in a cool dry room in your house and should last at least into November and can last much longer depending on conditions.

How to eat: Basic winter squash preparation includes roasting. Heat oven to 350 degrees, cut squash in half, scoop out seeds and place face down on baking sheet or dish. Add ½ inch of water to the pan and roast for 45 minutes or until a fork pierces easily through the skin. We enjoy using winter squash in soups and as a side dish.

This is simple and delicious.  You could sustitute kale for cabbage or other greens for swiss chard.  It's flexible.

• 2-3 TBLS cooking oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/2 pound Swiss Chard, chopped
• 1-2 pounds green cabbage, shredded
• 1/4 pound bacon, chopped
• 1/2 TSP turmeric
• 6+ cups broth
• salt and pepper, to taste
• parsley, chopped for garnish

Saute onion and bacon in oil until onion is translucent, about 5-10 minutes.  Stir in garlic, Swiss chard, cabbage and cook a few minutes until slightly softened.  Add turmeric and broth to cover generously.  Simmer until vegetables are soft, approx 1/2 hour.  Season with salt and pepper.  Garnish with parsley.

This recipe is named after our friend who likes this recipe so much.  The amounts of specific ingredients can be varied so adjust according to your tastes!

2 cups green cabbage, shredded
1/2 cup onion, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1/8 teaspoon cayenne powder (or 1 tablespoon fresh minced hot pepper), or to taste!
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon maple syrup
salt to taste

Heat the oil in skillet on medium and saute onion and cabbage, stirring until soft, about 20 minutes.  Add the rest of the ingredients and stir.  Serve hot!
 

Traditionally kimchi is made with Chinese cabbage but you can also substitute regular cabbage if you don't have the Chinese version.

1 head Chinese Cabbage (about 2 pounds), thinly sliced
1 cup carrots, grated
1/2 cup radish, grated
½ cup onion, minced
1 tbsp ginger, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp red chili flakes
1 tbsp salt

Combine ingredients in large bowl. Massage with clean hands, or stir, until juicy. Pack into a quart jar or other glass container leaving at least 1 inch of head room to the top of the jar. Press down with spoon until you see juices around the top of the veggies. Cap lid tightly and leave at room temperature for 2-3 days. Store in fridge and enjoy for months. Makes approx. 1 quart.

This is a great, basic way to serve turnips as a sweet side dish that can balance their mild bitterness. 

2 lbs turnips, peeled and cut into wedges
salt to taste
2-4 tablespoons butter
sweetener of your choice, like maple syrup, honey, etc. (about 1/3 cup or to taste)

In a skillet, combine turnips and salt with enough water to barely cover.  Bring to a boil, and then simmer until turnips are just tender, about 10 minutes or less.  Drain, remove turnips and dry the skillet.  Reheat skillet on high, add butter and sweetener and boil until mixture has turned amber colored, about 2 minutes.  Add turnips and cook until well coated with the sweet glaze, about 5 minutes.  Make sure to stir frequently to prevent sticking.  Serve hot.

This is our absolute favorite way to have beets.  Gene says that he doesn't believe anyone that says they don't like beets until they've tried this recipe:

3-4 medium beets, sliced into thin rounds
2 medium onions, sliced into thin rounds
4 TBSP cooking oil
salt and pepper

Heat cooking oil in a heavy bottomed skillet on medium heat.  Add sliced beets and onions and saute for 15 minutes, stirring frequently.  Turn the heat to medium-low, cover skillet and cook for 30-45 minutes until caramelized, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.  Season and serve hot.  Makes 4 accompaniment servings.

This is so delicious that everytime I make it I wish I used more onions than I did because caramelized onions have so many uses!  They're great as a topping pizza or pasta dishes, over steak or pork chops, in French onion soup, mashed up with potatoes or in an onion dip.  You can also make this with shallots, too.  But, be careful not to burn it for obvious reasons! 

onions, peeled, and sliced thinly
butter or oil

Saute onions in butter or oil over medium low heat in a heavy bottomed pan until they turn a deep golden brown and are super sweet and soft.  Keep stirring and turning the heat down as needed to keep them from burning.  The process usually takes me about 45 minutes.

You can use any green here, but Carmen likes it best with massaged kale!  Enjoy :)

Delicata squash, seeds removed and chopped (with skin on)
1 bunch kale, rinsed, midribs removed, and torn into bite size pieces
4 TBLS olive oil
1 TBLS vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
parsley, minced

Toss squash with a little oil and roast in oven until soft at 400* for about 20-30 min.  Meanwhile, whisk together & pour dressing over kale and massage for 5+ minutes to mix and soften.  Cool squash and add to kale.  Toss to mix and serve cold.  PS: Yes, you can eat the skins, says Carmen.  J

1 bunch carrots, cut into 1.5”x .25” x .25” sticks
4 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
1+ tablespoon lemon juice
1+ tablespoon olive oil
Salt, paprika, cayenne powder to taste
Scallions, chopped (optional)

Drop carrots into a pot of boiling water for 10 seconds.  Remove to bowl and add the rest of the ingredients.  Combine well and serve either room temp or chilled.

1 onion, sliced into thin rounds
3 Tbls butter
1 bunch carrots, sliced into thin rounds
1 quart chicken stock
½ bunch cilantro, coarsely chopped
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
Juice of 1 lime
Salt and pepper to taste

In a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-low heat, melt the butter. Add the onion and carrots and sauté until tender, 8-10 min. Add the chicken stock, bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer. Simmer until vegetables are very soft, about 15 min. Add cilantro, cayenne, lime juice and seasoning. Puree, either with a hand-held immersion blender, or by allowing the soup to cool slightly before transferring to a blender or food processor. Serve with a dollop of sour cream in each bowl. Serves 2-4.

2-4 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, chopped
1 pound carrots, chopped
1 pound parsnips, peeled and chopped
2-4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
salt and pepper
¼ cup cream or milk

Heat butter in pot on medium.  Add onion and sauté until softened, about 5 minutes.  Add carrots and parsnips, broth, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes.  Remove from heat and puree.  If too thick, add more broth.  Add salt and pepper.  Add cream or milk.  This soup is also good cold.

1 cup minced onion
1/4 cup peeled and minced fresh ginger root
1 stick of butter
6 cups chicken stock
2 pounds of carrots, peeled and sliced
1 1/2 cups cream or half and half or milk
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
salt and pepper to taste

In 4 tablespoons butter, saute onion and ginger root until softened, about 5-10 minutes.  Add the carrots and chicken stock.  Bring to boil, turn down, and simmer until carrots are very tender, about 1/2 hour.  Puree, stir in cream, remaining butter, cinnamon, salt and pepper.  Serve hot!
 

• ½ cup (packed) fresh basil leaves 
• 2 cups carrot tops (leaves)
• ¼ cup finely grated parmesan cheese
• 1 garlic clove
• 3 TBLS nuts of your choice, macadamia, walnut, pecan, or pine nuts
• ½ cup olive oil (more or less)
• salt and pepper to taste

Pulse garlic and nuts in a food processor until a coarse paste forms.  Add basil, parmesan, and carrot tops; process until well blended. Add olive oil and pulse until combined into desired paste consistency.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.   

To freeze, pack into ziplock bags as is or into ice cube trays and freeze.  The pop the pesto cubes out and store in ziplock bag in freezer.

1-2 tbls lemon juice
1 celery root, trimmed and peeled
¼ cup mayonnaise
1 tbls Dijon mustard
2 tsp chopped fresh parsley
Pinch of ground black pepper

Pour lemon juice into a bowl. Cut the peeled celeriac into 1/8-inch matchsticks and immediately toss in the lemon juice to prevent browning. In a small bowl combine remaining ingredients. Add celeriac and refrigerate for several hours to blend flavors. Serves 2-4.

You can also substitute beet greens or kale for chard in this recipe and it will still be awesome.  Plus you don't have to use new potatoes.  ;)

• cooking oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 green chili, seeded and minced (or use chili flakes, to taste)
• 1-2 TBLS fresh ginger, minced
• 1 TSP garam masala (or substitute a pinch or two each of any combo you have on hand of the following spices: cardamom seeds, cloves, black pepper, cumin seeds, cinnamon, and/or nutmeg)
• 1/2 TSP mustard seeds
• 1/2 TSP ground cumin
• 1/4 TSP turmeric
• 1 pinch cardamom seeds or 3 cardamom pods
• 1-2 cups water
• 1 pound potatoes, cut into chunks
• 1 bunch Swiss chard, chopped
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1-2 TBLS tomato paste
• fresh herb like cilantro or parsley chopped, to taste
• salt and pepper to taste

Heat the oil in a pot on medium.  Saute onion stirring until translucent, about 5-10 minutes.  Add garlic, chili, and ginger.  Stir for a few seconds.  Add spices.  Stir a few seconds.  Add the water, potatoes, and chard.  Simmer covered until potatoes are tender.  Meanwhile mix the yogurt, tomato paste, and herb together.  When potatoes are cooked, removed from heat.  Add yogurt mixture and check seasonings.  Serve over rice or with an Indian flat bread like naan.

2+ TBLS cooking oil
½ lb summer squash, thinly sliced
1 small onion, finely chopped
½ lb Swiss chard, finely chopped
1-2 garlic cloves, minced (to taste)
7-8 eggs
chopped basil
salt, pepper, grated cheese to taste

Sauté squash & onion in oil until softening 3-5 min. Add chard & garlic.  Cover & cook on medium-low until wilted & tender. Cool & drain well.  Whisk eggs, basil, cheese, salt, & pepper together. Add veggies & stir. Heat oiled skillet. Pour in egg mixture and cook 3-5 minutes.  Place in 400* oven until cooked through.

We use this basic formula for any veggies to make a delicious, one-of-a-kind stir-fry with whatever we have in our fridge!  Feel free to change this up for whatever you have and use the same dressing.  Or tweak that, too! :)

½ cabbage, thinly sliced
½ pound snow peas, chopped
1 bunch radishes, chopped
2 garlic scapes, minced
1-2 tablespoons ginger, minced

Heat oil on medium-high, add veggies and stir until tender-crisp.  Remove from heat and pour over the following dressing:  1 TBLS each maple syrup, cider vinegar, soy sauce, 2 TBLS olive oil, and ½ tsp cayenne powder. Toss & serve.

4 cups chicken stock (or water)
1 cup cooked chicken meat, diced
1 cup green beans, chopped to 1-inch pieces
1 cup carrots, diced
4 TBSP tomato paste (optional)
1-2 cups zucchini, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1-inch pieces
2 Tbls parsley, minced
Salt and pepper

Bring stock to a boil, reduce heat and add carrots. Simmer for 5 minutes, add beans, zucchini, and chicken and simmer for about 10 minutes until vegetables are just tender and still green. Stir in parsley, season to taste and serve. You can substitute any cooking vegetable for the ones in the soup (celery, leeks, turnips, etc.). You can also add the tomato paste at the beginning with the carrots, which is especially a good idea if you are using water instead of chicken stock (or if you omit the chicken meat also).

This is Asst Manager Robert's favorite recipe for Chinese cabbage.  And we're so glad that he shared it with us, because it is ours now, too!  Keeps well in the fridge for leftovers so make a big batch.

• 1 head Chinese cabbage, shredded
• 2 cups+ carrots, grated
• 1-2 red peppers, finely chopped
• ½ cup onion or scallion, finely chopped
• 1/2-1 cup peanuts, walnuts, etc, chopped
• Poblano pepper, minced, to taste (optional), or red pepper flakes

Combine above ingredients well.

Pour over the following ingredients whisked together to make a dressing:

• Juice of 1-2 limes
• 4 TBLS peanut butter
• 1-3 teaspoons fresh ginger root, minced
• 1-3 TBLS soy sauce
• Apple cider vinegar, to taste
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Olive oil for thinning if necessary
   

2-3 tbsp cooking oil
½ cup onion, thinly sliced
2-inch piece of ginger, minced
4 garlic cloves, minced
½ head Chinese cabbage, thinly sliced
1 cup carrots, grated
Salt
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp vinegar (cider or rice wine)

Heat oil over medium heat in skillet. Add onion, ginger, garlic stirring often for 2 minutes. Add cabbage, carrots, salt, cayenne and stir-fry about 5 minutes or until Chinese cabbage has softened. Add vinegar and mix. Remove from heat and serve. Serves 2-4.

This is a basic example of how you can use purslane in a stir-fry.  Alter the ingredients based on what you have available and it will still be delicious!

• 1-2 TBLS cooking oil
• 1-2 garlic scapes, chopped
• 2 scallions, chopped
• 1 bunch purslane, leaves picked off, stems chopped
• 2 cups pac choi, stems & leaves chopped
• 1 TBLS soy sauce
• ½ tsp sesame oil
• ½ teaspoon sugar (or other sweetener)

Heat oil in large skillet over med-high heat. Add scapes, scallions, purslane stems and pac choi stems. Stir-fry 2-3 min. until softening. Add leaves of purslane and pac choi with soy sauce, sesame oil, and sugar. Stir-fry 1 minute. Serve hot.

Great winter dish served this over rice!

1 Daikon radish, peeled and chopped into bite size pieces
2 tablespoons cooking oil
½ cup onions, chopped
1 tablespoon ginger root, peeled and chopped
2-3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon sugar or other sweetener
2-4 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

Heat oil on medium high and add onions and ginger.  Stir fry 1 min.  Add ½ to 1 cup water and the rest of the ingredients except sesame oil.  Bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer covered until daikon is tender.  Uncover and boil away any remaining water into a sauce.  Add sesame oil, check salt, and serve hot!

This is a great fall and winter dish that can be made with mostly locally produced food!  It comes out a bit like a warm cabbage applesauce and is a great reheated leftover.  Yum!

1/2 medium green cabbage, shredded
3 tablespoons oil
2 large or 3 medium apples, peeled and chopped
1 onion, sliced thinly
1 teaspoon juniper berries (optional)
1 cup apple cider
dash apple cider vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Heat oil in skillet on medium.  Add onions and apples and saute, stirring until softening about 15 minutes.  Add cabbage, optional juniper berries, and apple cider.  Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer gently until cabbage and apples are very soft, about 30 minutes.  Stir occasionally and check amount of liquid, adding a little more if neccesary.  When cabbage is very tender, remove lid, increase heat and add apple cider vinegar.  Boil off remaining liquid, stirring frequently.  Season to taste and serve hot!

You could really use any combo of veggies here.  This is just one example using spring veggies.  Also try adding greens like lettuce or even the tops from the radishes!

1-2 cups cooked chicken, chopped
¼-½ cup scallions, thinly sliced at an angle
½-1 bunch radishes, sliced
handful of snap peas, snapped and chopped
½-1 bunch cilantro, washed and chopped

4 TBLS olive oil
2-3 TBLS lime juice (or lemon/vinegar)
Seasonings to taste: cayenne powder, cumin, salt, pepper

Whisk above together to make dressing.  Pour over tossed salad ingredients.

Cilantro is an herb that pairs excellently with tomatoes (see "Tomatoes" in our Vegetable Gallery for a salsa recipe) as well as with fish, fowl, and beef. The following recipe for cilantro sauce is good over any of the aforementioned meats, whether they are hot or cold:

1 bunch cilantro leaves, chopped (coarse stems removed)
½ cup mayonnaise
½ cup sour cream
1 tsp fresh lime (or lemon) juice
Pinch of cayenne pepper

Blend all ingredients until smooth and serve or refrigerate to chill.
 

1 teaspoon lime zest
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
5 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, minced
2 tablespoons fresh chives or onion, minced
Salt to taste

Combine lime zest and juice and vinegar in a small bowl or jar.  Wisk in oil to a blended consistency.  Then, stir in cilantro and chives/onion, season with salt, and pour over prepared salad.

This recipe is so simple and amazing!  It brings out the sweetness in carrots like no other.  To mix it up try the sweet and sour variation below that is also soooo good!

Basic Coconut Carrots

3 TBSP coconut oil
1 lb. carrots, sliced thinly and halved or quartered if fat ones
Sour cream
Salt and pepper

Heat oil on medium in heavy bottomed skillet. Add carrots and sauté, stirring frequently for 20 minutes or until very soft. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve immediately with a dollop of sour cream on each portion.

Sweet and Sour Coconut Carrots Variation

3 TBSP coconut oil
1 lb. carrots, sliced thinly and halved or quartered if fat ones
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
Sour cream
Salt and pepper

Heat oil on medium in heavy bottomed skillet. Add carrots and sauté, stirring frequently for 20 minutes or until very soft. Season to taste with salt, pepper, lemon juice, and cumin. Serve immediately with a dollop of sour cream on each portion.

Don't skip the lime juice in this!  It makes it!

• Cooking oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 TSP curry powder, or to taste
• 1.5-2 pounds summer squash, chopped
• 1 qt.+ chicken, vegetable, etc. broth
• Coconut milk, to taste
• Juice of ½ lime, or to taste
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Basil, chopped, for garnish

Saute onion until translucent in oil. Add garlic, curry powder and summer squash, sauté 2 mins. Add broth and simmer until squash is tender. Puree. Add lime juice, salt, pepper, coconut milk, and check seasonings. Top with basil in each bowl.
 

This is a refreshing drink that we made on one of the days that was in the upper 90's this season.  Go ahead and be flexible with the ingredients, if need be!

• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 cup yogurt
• juice of 1-2 limes
• honey or maple syrup, to taste
• handful of mint leaves, minced
• 10-12 ice cubes

Add all ingredients except for ice cubes to food processor or blender.  Blend until smooth.  Add ice cubes and blend until broken up to your liking.  Serve right away!

Cooked much like asparagus, purslane stems when cooked a good added to a cold salad.  Try them!

1 bunch purlsane, leaves removed for another purpose and stems washed and chopped
dash of vinegar
pinch of salt

Simmer chopped stems in water with vinegar and salt until tender.  Drain and chill.  Add to salads or mix with herbs and a dressing to use on their own.

4 tablespoons butter
1-2 scallions or 1/2 onion chopped
1 small head broccoli, chopped
1/2 bunch kale, midribs removed and leaves chopped
2-4 cups of chicken broth
sour cream
salt and pepper

In sauce pan, heat butter on medium.  Saute onion/scallion stirring until translucent, about 5-7 minutes.  Add broccoli, kale and chicken broth.  Bring to boil, turn down and simmer 20-30 minutes or until kale is tender.  Puree, season with salt and pepper.  Ladle into bowls and add a dollop of sour cream to each bowl.  Serve.

4 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, chopped
1 lb. celeriacs, peeled & chopped
2 cups chicken broth
¼ cup chopped almonds
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salt & pepper
¼ cup cream

Sauté onion in butter on low heat until tender.  Add chicken broth, almonds, and celeriac.  Cover and simmer until tender, about 20-30 minutes.  Puree; then add nutmeg, lemon juice, salt and pepper.  Gradually stir in cream and re-warm soup, but do not boil.

This recipe can be made in early summer or late fall or winter, using baby leeks and new potatoes or fall leeks and potatoes.

1 large or 2 medium leeks or one bunch of baby leeks, cleaned and chopped
2 tbls butter
¾ pound potatoes, chopped
4 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
Several sprigs of thyme (optional)
¾ cup heavy cream
Salt and pepper to taste
Minced chives or parsley or green onion tops for garnish (optional)

How to clean and chop leeks: cut off the little tuft of roots and discard, then chop as far up the stalk as you can until you get to a leaf. Pull off the leaf and chop up to the next leaf and so on until there’s no stalk left. As you pull off each leaf you will probably need to rinse off any soil or grit that you expose.

Sauté leeks in butter until soft. Add potatoes and broth, bring to a boil and skim off and discard any foam that rises to the top. Add optional thyme and simmer until potatoes are soft. Discard thyme, let soup cool slightly. Puree with either a handheld blender or in a blender with center part of cover removed to let steam escape. Stir in cream, salt and pepper to taste and either serve hot with optional garnish, or chill in refrigerator for at least four hours and serve cold with optional garnish. Serves 2-4.

3-4 tbls butter
3-4 cups cabbage, thinly sliced
1/2-3/4 cup onions, thinly sliced
Salt and pepper
¾-1 cup cream

Heat butter in a saucepan over medium heat. When hot, add cabbage and onions. Saute for several minutes until vegetables soften, then add salt, pepper and cream. Simmer, covered, over medium-low heat for about twenty minutes until cream is reduced to thick sauce and cabbage is softened. Serve hot. Serves 2-4.

I love the combination of spices in this recipe!  Its a great one for a frigid day!  Try this also with carrots or with a combination of carrots and parsnips.

2-4 tablespoons oil or butter
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
2-3 tablespoons fresh ginger root, minced
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
1/4 teaspoon chili powder (more if you like it hotter)
1 1/2 pounds parsnips, peeled and chopped
1 quart chicken or vegetable broth
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup cream or milk (or more depending on how thick it is)

Saute onions over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes.  Add garlic, ginger, spices and saute a couple more minutes to bring out the flavor of the spices, stirring frequently to prevent burning.  Add parsnips and broth.  Bring to boil and simmer until parsnips are tender, about 20 minutes.  Puree soup, add salt and pepper, and add cream.  If its too thick add more milk/cream or broth depending on how thick you like it.  Serve hot.
 

1.5 pounds potatoes, peeled and chopped
2 cups whole milk
8 oz celeriac, peeled and chopped
3 tablespoons butter (or more!)
Salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste

Boil potatoes until tender and drain.  Boil celeriac in milk until very soft.  Drain, reserving milk.  Mash each separately until very smooth.  Combine adding milk, butter, seasonings to taste.  Serve hot!

4 tbls olive oil
1 tbls cider vinegar
1/4 tsp salt (or to taste)
¼-½ cup soft cheese, like goat’s milk chevre (or greek yogurt, or sour cream, or a combination)

Mix all ingredients together. Serve over salad, or as dip, or refrigerate.

You could easily double this because it is that good.  Feel free to be flexible about your choice of herbs depending upon what you have on hand.  It's really tasty no matter what!

• 2 cups cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and chopped finely
• ½ cup chopped tomatoes (any kind)
• ¼ cup onion or scallion, minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 TBLS parsley, chopped
• 1 TBLS basil/cilantro, chopped (optional)
• Fresh or dried hot pepper, to taste
• 1-2 tsp lemon juice, or to taste
• 1-2 tsp lime juice, or to taste
• Salt and pepper to taste
• ¼ tsp cumin, or to taste
• ¼ cup sour cream, or to taste

Add all ingredients to a bowl. Gently stir to combine. Chill and serve with tortilla chips or just eat it!
 

• 2 lbs carrots, peeled, and cut into 1 ½” pieces
• 3-4 TBLS butter
• 2-4 TBLS honey
• Zest of one orange
• ½ tsp salt

Melt butter and pour into crockpot. Add honey, orange zest, and salt. Mix, add carrots, and stir to coat. Cook 2-3 hours on high or 4-6 hours on low until desired tenderness.

• cucumbers, sliced (can peel and seed, but don't have to, your choice)
• water (can also use sparkling water here)
• fresh mint leaves (or other fresh herbs), optional
• lemon slices, optional
• chunks of fruit like strawberries, pineapple, other berries, etc., optional

Put cucumber slices and other optional ingredients in a pitcher or jar of water.  Let sit in the refrigerator for at least one hour up to several hours before drinking. 

1 cucumber, peeled and sliced very thin
salt
3 tablespoons sour cream
1-2 teaspoons vinegar (we use apple cider)
2 teaspoons dill, minced
pepper

Put sliced cucumber into colander and sprinkle salt over and toss to coat.  Let drain for about 1 hour.  Meanwhile mix all other ingredients into a sauce.  Add cucumbers to sauce and serve.

These are a great way to jazz up plain carrot sticks and make them better for you to boot!  This recipe is for a pint jar but feel free to make a quart or more of them by multiplying the recipe.  By the way, since these are lacto-fermented, you have to make them ahead of time.

• carrots, cut into sticks
• 1 clove garlic, peeled
• 1/2 inch ginger root, sliced
• 1/2-1 teaspoon curry powder (we use homemade curry powder here--see recipe below)
• salt and water
• 2 TBLS whey (liquid drained from plain yogurt with live active cultures)

Pack your carrot sticks, garlic, ginger, and curry powder into a pint jar.  Leave 1 inch of head space clear of ingredients at the top of your jar.  Make up a brine of 2 cups water to 1.5 tablespoons of salt.  Stir to disolve then pour over your carrot sticks leaving 1 inch of head room from the top.  Cap tightly and leave at room temperature for 5-7 days or until desired taste is obtained.***  When you like the taste, refrigerate and enjoy!

***Make sure to check every day as they are fermenting because as the fermentation process progresses there will be pressure building up in the jar that you'll want to release!

Madhur Jaffrey's homemade curry powder

• 2 tablespoons ground corriander
• 1 tablespoon whole cumin seeds
• 2 teaspoons whole peppercorns
• 1 1/2 teaspoons whole mustard seeds
• 6 whole cloves
• 3 dried hot peppers (like cayennes), crumbled (or 2 tablespoons dried red chili flakes)
• 1 teaspoon whole fenugreek seeds
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric

In a small skillet, toast the corriander, cumin, peppercorns, mustard seeds, cloves, and chilies until lighly toasted and smelling really good.  Stir the spices to prevent burning.  Add fenugreek seeds and turmeric and stir for 10 seconds.  Remove spices from skillet to cool.  Grind spice mixture in a coffee grinder or mortar and pestel.  Viola, your very own curry powder!

There are two ways to deal with cooking your Delicata squash in this recipe.  Choose whichever one is easier for you.  I often roast a whole oven full of squash, scoop it out and then store it in the fridge for use in recipes just like this one. 

2 Delicata winter squash
2 tbls butter
1 cup onion or 1/2 cup shallot, chopped
1 tbls curry powder
1 14oz can of coconut milk
2 cups chicken stock (or water)
Salt to taste

Delicata cooking option #1:  Preheat oven to 400 F. Cut the squash in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Place them face down in a baking dish and pour ¼” of water in around them. Bake for 30-45 minutes until a fork easily pierces the skin and flesh of the squash. Remove from the oven and let cool.

Meanwhile, heat the butter in a 4 quart pot and sauté the onion, stirring frequently. When the onion is soft, add the curry powder and stir for 30 seconds. Add the coconut milk and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer. Scoop the flesh out of the cooked Delicata skins and add it to the soup. Stir or blend it in, salt to taste and serve.

Delicata cooking option #2:  Peel the raw squash and remove the seeds.  Chop the flesh up into chunks.  If you choose this method, add your delicata with the coconut milk and chicken stock.  Simmer until tender then blend.

Our young daughter loves this dip!  There are suggested veggies below but feel free to dip just about any kinds of veggies in this that aren't listed!  Radishes, cukes, even romaine lettuce would be good, too.  Enjoy!

3-4 cups broccoli florets
1-2 cups tomato wedges or whole cherry tomatoes
1-2 sweet red peppers, cut into strips
1-2 cups carrot sticks
1 cup sour cream
½-1 tsp curry powder or to taste
¼-½ tsp salt
2-3 tsp prepared mustard

 Simmer broccoli until bright green but still crisp. Drain, cool in cold water, and drain again. Arrange on plate with other veggies. Mix curry powder, salt, and mustard into sour cream. Use mixture as a dip for vegetables.

• 1 tsp mustard
• 1/4 cup vinegar (I used cider vinegar)
• 1 TBLS tahini*
• 1/2-3/4 cup olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• minced fresh basil

Mix everything together to emulsify. Yum!

*If your tahini is kinda hard (from being in the fridge or just is a little dry), mix it with a little bit of olive oil to soften into peanut butter consistency before adding it to the dressing (see pic). It will fully emulsify in your dressing that way and not be clumpy!

CSA member Debby shares this recipe and says it is fast, good tasting (all that sugar) and doesn't heat up the kitchen.  Perfect for summer beets!

• 1 bunch of beets
• 1/4 - 1/2 cup onion, sliced
• 1 1/2. cup vinegar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 - 6 whole allspice berries
• 3/4 cup water

Boil your beets whole until just tender.  Peel and slice. Bring vinegar, sugar, spices, and water to a boil, stirring until sugar has dissolved.  Add beets & onions to liquid and bring back to boil. Pour into jars.  Put on lid.  Let cool. Refigerate and eat.

• Cooking oil
• 1 pound leeks, cleaned and sliced
• 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 cup lentils
• 2 cups water/broth (more if needed)
• 1-2 Delicata squash, seeded, (optionally peeled), and cut into ¾” pieces
• 1 ½ cups mushrooms, chopped
• 1 TBLS soy sauce (or more to taste)
• Salt to taste

Heat oil in pot. Add leeks, garlic. Sauté 5 min. Add cilantro, lentils, liquid, and soy sauce. Bring to boil, simmer until desired al dente. Add squash and mushrooms and simmer until tender. Salt to taste and serve hot.  

I made this using red lentils and it needed quite a bit more liquid, just FYI.

Gene's Mom made this for Thanksgiving and it was an immediate hit!  A recipe I love and is a great way to bring out the sweetness of the squash.  We all couldn't believe there wasn't any sugar!

3 delicata squash, cut in half and seeds removed
1/2 cup cream or milk
4 tbsp butter
1 egg (optional)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup pecans*, chopped
salt to taste

* This recipe is especially delicious with "crispy pecans", which means soaking pecans in a light salt and water brine over night, and then spreading them out on a cookie sheet and baking them at 150 degree for 8 - 12 hours. But simply using raw pecans is very tasty as well.

Cut three delicata squash lengthwise, and place sliced edge down in a pyrex baking dish with about 1/2 inch of water in the dish.  Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 35 - 45 minutes until flesh is soft.

Let squash cool for 20 minutes, and then scoop out flesh and place in cuisenart with cream or whole milk, butter, egg (optional), salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.  Whip ingredients until they're creamy, adding more cream or milk as needed to get the consistency you like.

Spoon squash mixture into a baking dish, sprinkle pecans over the top and bake in oven for 30 minutes or so.

1/4 cup fresh dill, finely minced
2 cloves garlic, minced (or 1 garlic scape)
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar (or other vinegar)
1/3 cup olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Wisk together all ingredients and serve over a lettuce salad, or cold beets, or cold green beans, or anything else!

Basic Green Bean preparation:  Bring a large pot of salted (1 TSP) water to a boil. Add 1 pound green beans and simmer until desired tenderness, 4-8 minutes. Drain well. Proceed with your desired flavoring style. Serve hot or at room temperature.

South Indian-Style Green Beans: heat 1-2 TBLS oil in skillet, add below spices for 10 seconds, add cooked beans, stir to coat, and serve.

• ½ TSP each cumin seeds, mustard seeds, sesame seeds
• cayenne pepper to taste

Asian-Style Green Beans: add the following mixture to coat your hot cooked beans.

• 1 TBLS soy sauce
• ½ TSP toasted sesame oil
• 1-2 TSP fresh ginger minced (or ¾ TSP dried ginger
• toasted sesame seeds to garnish
   

2 TBLS cooking oil
3-5 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup onion, diced
1 lb ground pork
spices: ½ TSP ground ginger, chili flakes, salt & pepper to taste
3 cups cabbage, shredded
2 cups carrots, peeled and grated
2-3 TBLS soy sauce
1 TBLS vinegar

In large skillet, sauté onion and garlic in oil until translucent.  Add ground pork and spices.  Brown meat until cooked through.  Add carrots, cabbage, soy sauce and vinegar and sauté until tender.  Check seasoning and serve hot.  Yum!

• olive oil
• 1 large eggplant or 2 medium eggplants, peeled and cubed to 3/4"
• 2 leeks, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese
• 1/4 TSP nutmeg
• salt and pepper to taste
• pie crust (Ha!  If you don't have one, grease your pie pan well and make it without!)

Heat olive oil in skillet.  Add eggplant and saute until softened, 5-10 minutes.  Add leeks, onions, and garlic and saute until translucent, stirring, another 5-10 minutes.  Add salt and pepper and drain excess oil.  Mix milk, cream, and eggs together.  Add veggies to crust.  Pour over egg mixture.  Top with cheese.  Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown and cooked through, 35-40 minutes.

• Cooking oil
• 1 garlic scape, minced (or 1 clove garlic)
• 1 TBSP fresh ginger root, peeled and minced
• ½ pound green beans, cut into 2” pieces
• 1 eggplant, peeled and cut into 2” x ½” x ½” sticks
• 1-3 summer squash, cut into 2” x ½” x ½” sticks
• Salt to taste
• 2-3 TSP lime or lemon rind, grated
• Curry powder or paste to taste
• 1 cup+ coconut milk
• 1-2 TBLS cilantro, chopped (optional)

Heat oil in skillet. Sauté garlic and ginger for 10 seconds. Add green beans and squash and sauté 5 mins, stirring. Add eggplant sauté 5 min more. Add rest of ingredients except cilantro and simmer until veggies are tender. Garnish with cilantro.
 

Availability: Fall.  Escarole is an occasional crop at Ripley Farm, so if you love it, ask us and we'll let you know when we have it available!

Storage tips: Store in the refrigerator in a plastic bag for up to 2 weeks.

How to eat: Escarole is a cold hardy bitter green in the chicory family that goes great paired with lettuce in salads.  Its also put into a traditional Italian Escarole and Sausage soup which is quite delicious.  Try it as a steamed green cooked like swiss chard in a little bit of water until tender.  Some of the inner ribs are more sturdy so cook definitely cook those.  The smaller leaves or the outer parts of the bigger leaves would be suitable raw in salads.  Wash well!
 

2-3 cups kohlrabi, peeled and grated
1-2 cups beets, peeled and grated
1-2 cups carrots, peeled and grated
¼-½ cup minced onion or green onion (optional)
Roasted nuts to taste (almonds, pecans, walnuts…)
 
Combine above ingredients in large bowl.  Whisk together the following dressing and pour over slaw.  Serve cold.  Will keep in fridge a few days.

4-6 TBLS olive oil
2-3 TBLS vinegar (cider, balsamic, etc.)
maple syrup, honey, etc to taste
salt and pepper to taste

• 2 bulbs fennel, stalks trimmed, quartered, cored and sliced/chopped
• 1 medium potato, peeled and chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• cooking oil
• 4 cups+ water (or broth if you prefer)
• 2-2.5 pounds tomatoes, peeled ideally (but okay if you don't)
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• salt and pepper to taste
• cayenne pepper to taste
• cream or non-dairy alternative to taste
• fennel fronds for garnish

Heat oil in large pot.  Saute fennel, potatoes, and onions until onions are translucent, about 5-10 mintues, stirring.  Add tomatoes and water/broth, thyme, salt and pepper and cayenne.  Bring to a boil and simmer until everything is very tender.  Puree.  Checck seasonings.  Add cream to taste.  Garnish with chopped fennel fronds.  Serve hot.

This makes about a quart. 

• 2 cups thinly sliced sweet peppers (red, yellow, orange, green, or a combo)
• 1 cup thinly sliced onion (any color)
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 1-2 hot peppers minced (to taste, optional)
• 2 TSP salt

Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl. Stir occasionally over the next 30 minutes to let the juices release. Put into quart jar with lid. Let sit on counter at room temperature to ferment for approximately 2-5 days. Taste to see how you like it! Store in the refrigerator and enjoy! 

Availability: September-October (possibly longer if supplies last)

Storage tips: Refrigerate in the crisper drawer for at least a few weeks.

How to eat: Fingerling potatoes are small finger shaped potatoes with a wonderful buttery flavor and texture.  To boil potatoes, wash and place in a pan with water to cover. Bring to boil
and boil 10-15 minutes or until a fork easily pierces through to the middle of the potato.  Serve hot with melted butter.

This recipe is so flexible.  You can substitute for whatever you don't have with whatever you do have!  Great idea for preserving greens when you have too many!

• 1/2 cup cilantro
• 1/2 cup parsley
• 1/2 cup basil
• 3 cups greens!  (Tatsoi summer spinach, regular spinach, kale, bok choy, swiss chard, etc.) 
• 1-2 cloves garlic, peeled (or two garlic scapes)
• 1-2 TBLS peeled and chopped fresh ginger

Wash all the herbs and greens.  Blanch the herbs and greens in a pot of boiling water for about 30 seconds. Cool ASAP in a bowl of ice water.  Drain. Blend garlic and ginger until you have a smooth, dark green purée. If it’s too thick, add a little water, about 1 tablespoon at a time. Pour purée into an ice cube tray and freeze.

To use in fried rice, add a few cubes to the pan once the vegetables and any other protein are cooked and the rice is translucent; keep stirring as the cubes melt and coat the rice. Season and serve.
 

Summer squash freezes nicely and is a great addition to winter soups.  There are two ways to freeze summer squash.  You can either freeze it in slices or in a precooked puree. 

To freeze in slices:  Wash, slice and blanch 3 minutes.  Cool, drain, and pack into freezer containers or plastic bags.  Seal and freeze.

To freeze as puree: Wash, slice and cook in a small amount of water until just tender.  Mash in bowl, set bowl in ice water to chill.  Pack into freezer containers or plastic bags.  Seal and freeze.

• Butter or cooking oil
• 1 bunch of spring onions, chopped
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled & chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1-2 teaspoons fresh lovage, minced
• 2+ cups broth
• 1 bunch sorrel leaves, chopped
• Cream, to taste

Sauté most of the spring onions in butter quickly. Do not brown. Add potatoes, salt and pepper, lovage, and broth. Bring to a simmer and cook until potatoes are tender. Puree. Add sorrel leaves and stir until wilted to tender. Add cream and garnish with chopped spring onion tops. Serve warm.

This is the easiest salsa I've ever made.  Use the food processor to your advantage to make it super quick!  Try it!

• 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cucumber, peeled and chopped
• 3-4 cups tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh herb, chopped (cilantro, basil, parsley, depending upon preference)
• 2-3 TBLS lemon juice
• 1-2 fresh hot peppers, seeded and chopped (or not seeded depending upon desired level of heat) or substitute dried chili flakes, to taste
• salt to taste

Put the garlic cloves into the food processor or blender and process until minced.  Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until desired consistency.  Less time for chunky and more time for smooth.  Refrigerate and enjoy!

Fresh tomato salsa is such a treat in the summer!

Juice of 1 lime (or lemon)
1.5 lbs. tomatoes and/or cherry tomatoes, chopped
½ red onion, chopped fine
1 small hot pepper, seeded and minced (or ¼ tsp chili flakes)
2-4 tbls cilantro, chopped
¼ cup sweet pepper (any color), minced
3-4 cloves garlic, minced (optional)
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper

Mix all ingredients in a bowl and chill in the fridge for several hours or overnight before serving. This salsa is great with tortilla chips, with Mexican food, as a relish for fish, or on burgers in place of catsup.
 

You can use any kind of greens here.  Doesn't have to be what is listed and could be kale, chard, beet greens, broccoli, and so on.  Really great and healthy breakfast!

• ½ onion, diced
• 1-2 TBLS cooking oil
• 2 cups pac choi, chopped, stems and greens seperated
• 2 cups tatsoi, chopped
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 2 eggs, fried

Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent. Add pac choi stems and sauté until softening, 3-4 min. Add soy sauce and greens and cook until wilted, about 2 min. Top with fried eggs. Try garnishing with avocado, salsa, sour cream, etc.!

I have kale and pac choi listed here as the greens for this recipe.  But, it will be wonderful with any type of greens that you have on hand: spinach, swiss chard, etc.  Use this recipe to branch out and get creative.

1 cup chicken broth or water
1/2 bunch radishes
½ bunch kale, ribs removed, leaves sliced thinly
1 head pac choi, washed and thinly sliced
3 tablespoons oil
2 eggs, beaten
2-4 garlic scapes, minced
2 cups cooked, cold rice
salt and pepper to taste
Lightly boil radishes and greens in broth separately, about 1-2 min each.  Drain.  Heat oil in large skillet (or wok) on medium-high.  Add eggs and scramble 1 min.  Remove.  Add radishes, greens, and garlic scapes and sauté 1-2 min, stirring.  Add rice and stir to mix and heat through.  Add eggs, salt, and pepper to taste.

This is a great dish to make when the days and nights are getting cooler and you need something to warm you up in September, but while you still have summer's abundance of tomatoes and peppers.  Enjoy!

1 tablespoon oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, choppped
2 green or red peppers, chopped
2 pounds ground beef
1-3 hot peppers, chopped
salt to taste
3/4 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 to 1 1/2 lbs tomatoes, chopped

In a skillet, heat oil and saute onion and garlic stirring for 5 minutes.  Add peppers and cook 5 more minutes.  Add beef and brown then add everything else.  Heat to boil, turn down and simmer until slightly thickened about 20 minutes.  Leftovers are even better!

When I’ve got a fridge full of garden harvest with more on the way, I make an amazing vegetable soup with whatever I have that’s in season. It is different every time, but it always includes tomatoes and onions (or scallinos or leeks or shallots, etc.) plus any combination of squash, green beans, potatoes, carrots, greens, garlic, etc I've got on hand.

• cooking oil/butter
• onions, sliced
• other veggies mentioned above that you have on hand, chopped
• tomatoes, chopped
• chicken broth
• salt and pepper to taste

Saute onions (and carrots if using) in oil until translucent. Add the rest of your veggies, chicken broth to cover, and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Simmer until veggies are tender. Salt and pepper to taste.

Here's a basic recipe for hummus that I like.  I usually just put things in without measuring exactly and then taste to see what we need more of, as is reflected in the below recipe.  Feel free to add or subtract based on your personal taste.  Use the finished product as a dip for raw veggies or spread on bread!

4-6 garlic scapes (more if you like), chopped
1 can of chick peas, rinsed
2-4+ tablespoons lemon juice (to taste)
olive oil
1 teaspoon tahini (or to taste)
ground cumin to taste
cayenne pepper (optional)
salt

Combine ingredients into food processor and process until smooth.  Taste and add more of anything you think you need.  Store in the refrigerator and use up within a week.

3 lbs. tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1/4 cup minced onion, any color
1 green pepper chopped
1 TBLS fresh herb chopped like basil, cilantro, parsley etc.
1-2 cups chicken broth
1-2 TBLS olive oil
3 TBLS lemon juice
1-2 avocados, chopped
salt to taste
sour cream

Combine all ingredients except sour cream.  Top with a dollop of sour cream in each bowl.  Serve cold.

3/8 cup soft cheese (aka yogurt cheese, boursin cheese, kefir cheese, goat cheese)
1/4 cup creme fraiche or sour cream
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon tahini
1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard

Wisk together all ingredients.  Store in refrigerator.  Makes 1 cup.

1 pound Brussels sprouts, washed
2-3 TBLS oil
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
1 cup leeks or onions, thinly sliced
¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
1-2 TBLS lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

Boil Brussels sprouts whole in 1” of water for 5 minutes.  Run under cold water to cool and set aside.  Sauté mushrooms and leeks in oil until tender, stirring to prevent sticking.  Halve, quarter, or chop the cooked Brussels sprouts and add to skillet with mushrooms and leeks.  Sauté 3-5 min longer until sprouts are browning.  Toss with parmesan and lemon juice and serve hot. 

• 2+ pounds carrots, grated
• 1 TBSP fresh ginger, minced
• 1 TBSP sea salt
• 1/4 cup whey (liquid drained from plain yogurt with live active cultures)

In a bowl mix carrots, ginger, salt and cabbage or whey (if using) and pound or massage using clean hands for 5 minutes until you see lots of juices.  Pack into a wide-mouth quart jar, leaving more than one inch of head room from the top.  Press down with spoon or pounder until you see juices around the top.  Put lid on tightly, label, and leave out at room temperature for at least 48 hours up to a week or so.***  Then store in the refrigerator and start eating!  These will keep for months in the fridge.

***Make sure to check every day as they are fermenting because as the fermentation process progresses there will be pressure building up in the jar that you'll want to release!

• ¾ pound green beans, snapped and cut into 2” long pieces
• 2 TBLS onion, slivered
• 1.5 cups cherry tomatoes, halved or regular tomatoes, chopped
• Large handful basil, finely sliced

Steam green beans until tender crisp. Cool in ice water and drain. Combine above ingredients in bowl and pour over the following dressing, whisked together:

• 3 TBLS olive oil
• 2 TBLS lemon juice
• 1-2 tsp. minced garlic
• ½ tsp dried oregano
• salt and pepper to taste

½ pound green beans, whole
2 tablespoons butter
¼ cup slivered almonds
Salt and pepper to taste
Lemon wedges

Steam or boil green beans until crisp tender about 5-8 minutes.  Drain and run cold water over them to cool.  Melt butter in skillet on medium-low and sauté almonds until golden.  Add beans and stir to coat and until warmed.  Season and serve with lemons.

• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 TBLS onion, chopped
• 1 jalapeno chili, chopped with or without midribs and seeds, both of which add heat
• 1 pint tomatillos, husks removed
• ½ cup cilantro, chopped (optional)
• 1 avocado, diced Salt to taste

Put garlic, onions, jalapeno and one tomatillo into a food processer and pulse until smooth. Add rest of tomatillos and optional cilantro and pulse briefly until coarsely chopped. Pour into a bowl, gently stir in avocado and salt to taste. Try as a dip for chips, on tacos, or over eggs, fish or chicken! 

• 1 ¼ cup milk
• 1 ½ cup flour* (See gluten free variation below)
• 2 eggs
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 bunch chives, chopped
• 1-2 cloves garlic, chopped
• Parsley/other herb, chopped (optional, to taste)
• ½ lb spinach/other greens, chopped
• Cooking oil
• For yogurt sauce, combine:
• Plain yogurt, to taste
• Lemon juice, to taste
• Salt, to taste

Add all pancake ingredients except greens and oil to food processor or blender and mix well. Add greens. Process until desired consistency. Heat oil in large skillet. Drop 3 TBLS batter into skillet. Cook until browned, flip, repeat and serve hot with yogurt sauce.

Here's a gluten free flour mix that CSA member Susan uses to make this recipe gluten free:

Instead of 1 1/2 cups flour use:

• 1/3 cup millet flour
• 1/3 cup garbanzo bean flour
• 1/3 cup flax meal
• 1/2 cup tapioca flour

4 tablespoons butter or oil
¼ pound baked ham, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
2 leeks, cleaned and sliced
4 cups water or chicken stock
1 ½ pounds buttercup squash, peeled, seeded, chopped
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
Salt and pepper
2 cups half-and-half

Sauté ham, carrots, and leeks on medium until tender.  Add water and bring to boil.  Add squash, thyme, bay leaf, and tomato paste.  Reduce heat, cover and simmer until squash is tender.  Puree and then add allspice, salt, pepper, and half-and-half.  Serve hot.

2 Tbls cooking oil
¾ cup onion, chopped
1 lb. carrots, peeled and chopped
½ apple, cored, peeled, and chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
½ tsp ground cardamom
3-4 cups chicken broth
4 Tbls butter
¾ tsp vanilla extract
Salt to taste
Sour cream or heavy cream (optional)

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. When hot, add the onions and carrots and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring. Add the apple, garlic, and cardamom and cook for 5 more minutes, stirring. Add the broth, bring to a boil, then turn down to a simmer and cook until carrots are tender, about 15-20 minutes. Stir in butter, vanilla, and salt. Puree with a handheld blender or in a regular blender after cooling slightly. Serve hot with an optional spoonful of cream in each bowl. Serves 2-4.

• ½ cup olive oil
• 2 TBLS lemon juice
• 2 TBLS red wine or cider vinegars
• 1 ½ tsp prepared mustard
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1-2 TBLS fresh basil, chopped
• salt and/or sweetener to taste

Whisk together Pour over salad and top with feta cheese and black olives.

Here's a great recipe for cold soup from our friend and CSA member Sherry.  Delish and extremely beautiful color!!

4 medium-sized fresh cooked beets, peeled and coarsely chopped
1 cup chicken broth (or water)
2 cups sour cream
1/2 large cucumber, peeled and coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon honey
1 - 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
garnish with chopped fresh chives, if desired

Puree in blender beets, cucumber, chicken broth (or water).  Whisk in sour cream, honey and dill.  Chill at least 2 hours.  Sprinkle with garnish.

1 pound pork sausage, garlic flavored or plain
Cooking oil
2-3 pounds cabbage, shredded
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1-2 red peppers, thinly sliced
Garlic, minced to taste
Salt, pepper, and paprika to taste

Brown meat in large skillet until cooked through.  Set aside.  Saute cabbage, onion, and red peppers in oil until softened, stirring, about 20-30 min.  Add garlic and sauté another 1-2 min.  Add seasonings and pork to combine.  Serve hot!

• Cooking oil
• 1 lb. potatoes, peeled and cut into
• 2x1x1” pieces
• 1.5 pounds cauliflower, cut into florets
• 1 TBLS minced ginger root
• Salt, to taste
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• ¼ tsp cayenne powder
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground corriander
• Optional toppings: cilantro, yogurt

Heat oil in large skillet. Add potatoes and stir-fry until golden brown, 10 min. Remove. Add cauliflower and stir-fry until golden brown, 5 min. Add back in potatoes as well as ginger and spices, toss to coat. Add ¼ - ½ cup water, cover, and simmer until all is tender. Top with optional ingredients.

1-2 Tablespoons cooking oil
1/4 tsp red chili flakes (or more if you like it hotter!)
1 tablespoon minced ginger root
2 cardamom pods
1 tsp fennel seeds, ground in a spice grinder
1 bunch salad turnips, greens separated and cut into quarters or bite sized chunks depending on the size of the turnip
1/2 cup water
1 tsp salt
About 1-2 cups of turnip greens (all from your bunch above), chopped
2 Tablespoons cream

In a medium skillet heat oil until hot.  Add chili flakes and ginger and saute stirring for 2 minutes.  Add cardamom pods and fennel, stir, then quickly add turnips, salt, and water.  Bring to boil, then turn down heat, cover, and simmer until almost tender, about 5 minutes.  Add greens on top, recover, and simmer 2-3 more minutes until wilted.  Uncover, add cream, stir and simmer about 2 minutes until sauce thickens.  Serves 2-4.
 

1.5 pounds potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 bunch kale, midribs removed
1 bunch leeks, cleaned and sliced (or subtitute onions)
½-1 cup cream
Butter
Salt and pepper

Boil potatoes until tender.  Steam kale until very tender.  Drain well. Cook leeks in cream until tender, about 5-10 minutes.  Mash potatoes with leeks, cream, and then beat in kale until pale green and fluffy.  Add butter, salt and pepper to taste.  Serve piping hot!

1 large or 2 medium heads broccoli, cut into florets
cooking oil
2 sweet peppers, green or red, julienned
1 clove garlic, minced or to taste
salt and pepper to taste
1-2 TBLS fresh oregano, minced or 1 tsp dried
1 cup chopped tomatoes
Parmesan cheese, grated to taste

Blanch broccoli for 3 minutes.  Drain, cool, set aside.  Heat oil in skillet on medium-high.  Add peppers.  Sauté 3-5 min.  Add broccoli, garlic, s&p, oregano, and tomato.  Sauté 3-5 min.  Serve hot and top with parmesan cheese.  Great over pasta or as a side dish!

This is an approximation of the salad that was served at the 2016 Cooperators of the Year event at the farm.  Thanks Joanna and PCSWCD for making such great food!

¾ lb. Green beans, ends snapped and chopped
¼ cup onion, minced
1 cup carrots, grated
Fresh or dried herb (she used basil), optional
4 TBLS olive oil
1 TBLS vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Combine the veggies and toss.  Whisk together herb, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper to make a dressing.  Pour over salad and marinate in fridge overnight.  Serve cold.

• 1/3 lb kale, chopped
• ½ cup onion, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 TBLS cooking oil
• 1 ½ cups feta cheese, crumbled
• 12 eggs, beaten
• Salt and pepper to taste

Pre-heat oven to 375. Grease a 9 x 13 casserole. Saute onion in oil until softening. Add kale and garlic and sauté 3-5 minutes until wilted. Stir all ingredients into eggs and pour into casserole. Bake for about 30 minutes until eggs are set and beginning to brown on top. Serve hot.

You can use any green here you want.  Kale is a place holder for other hardy greens like collards, Swiss chard, leaf broccoli, even chinese cabbage would be good.  Try it!

• 2 medium heads cauliflower, cut into small florets
• olive oil, salt and pepper to taste
• 1 bag kale/leaf broccoli (or 1 bunch), finely chopped
• ¼ cup minced red onion, or to taste
• ½ cup feta cheese, crumbled
• ½ cup raisins
• ½ cup toasted nuts, chopped (pine nuts, pecans, walnuts, etc.)

Toss cauliflower with olive oil, salt and pepper. Place on baking sheet and roast at 425-450 until tender, about 25-35 mins. Combine with the rest of the ingredients and toss with the following dressing whisked together:

• ¼ cup lemon juice
• 3 TBLS olive oil
• 1/2 tsp salt
   

• 2 TBLS oil or butter
• ½ bunch kale, midribs removed + shredded
• 2 cups tomatoes, chopped finely
• 10 eggs, beaten
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Dash of milk
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• Fresh herb like basil, parsley, etc, optional

Heat oil in a skillet on medium. Add kale and sauté until wilted. Mix eggs, seasonings, cheese, milk together. Add tomatoes to skillet then pour over egg mixture. Cook on medium, covered, until beginning to set. Then put under broiler until done, 1-2 min.
 

This recipe was shared with me by CSA member Beth.  I love it and recommend it!  The apricots are really good with kale!

• 1 bunch of kale, tough mid-ribs removed and shredded
• 6-8 dried apricots, chopped into little bits
• 1/3 cup or so or cooked cannellini beans
• 1/4 cup or so of sliced or chopped almonds
• 1 or 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese (dairy or soy)
• 1 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 Tbs. red wine vinegar
• 1/2 avocado cut in cubes
• salt and pepper

Put kale, apricots, beans, almonds, and cheese in a bowl. Whisk together the oil and vinegar (or shake it in a small jar). Pour the vinaigrette and a healthy pinch of salt and twist of fresh black pepper over the salad. Toss well or use your fingers to toss and rub everything together.

Just before eating, slice the avocado into cubes and spoon them over the salad. This salad will keep for about 24 hours if refrigerated.  

1 bunch kale, tough midribs discarded, washed, and sliced into thin strips
1-3 tablespoons oil
¼ teaspoon red chili flakes (or more to taste)
1-3 garlic cloves, peeled
3-4 tablespoons raisins
2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
salt to taste

Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.  Add garlic, chili flakes until sizzling.  Add raisins and stir.  Add kale and stir to mix.  Add broth and bring to boil.  Cover and simmer until kale is tender about 15-30 minutes.  Uncover and boil away remaining liquid.  Salt to taste.  Serve hot over mashed or boiled potatoes!

2 cups grated kohlrabi, peeled first
1 cup grated carrot
2 eggs
salt, pepper, cayenne (to taste)
yogurt
sour cream and/or mashed avocado

Combine the kohlrabi, carrot, eggs, and seasonings and mix well.  Heat oil in skillet on medium high.  Drop spoonfuls of kohlrabi mixture onto skillet and fry on both sides until browned and cooked through.  Remove to serving plates and top with a dollop of yogurt mixed with sour cream and/or avocado.  Serve hot and eat up!

You can also add garlic and/or parlsey or another herb to this to change the flavor! 

4 cups kohlrabi, peeled and chopped
4+ tablespoons butter
¼ cup cream (or to taste)
salt and pepper to taste
dash of ground nutmeg

Steam kohlrabi until very tender, about 20-30 min.  Cool and puree in food processor.  Add the rest of the ingredients.  Put in saucepan and stir 2-3 min. on medium heat to melt butter and cook off any remaining liquid.

3 tablespoons oil
2 medium leeks, cleaned and chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
½ lb. mushrooms, sliced
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
4 cups chicken stock
2-3 cups kohlrabi, peeled and sliced
Salt, pepper, and dill or other herb minced

Heat oil in skillet on medium-high and sauté leek, garlic, and mushrooms, stirring, about 5 minutes.  Stir in tomato and cook another 5 minutes, stirring.  Add stock, bring to boil, and add kohlrabi.  Lower heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until tender.  Season with salt, pepper, and fresh herb.

This is a lacto-fermented radish recipe that can be made in a small batch.  Use a pint or quart jar depending on the size of your radishes.  This recipe needs time to ferment!  It cannot be eaten the same day as it is made.  But soon enough! :)

1 bunch radishes, tops removed and saved for another use, roots whole or sliced
2 teaspoons paprika mixed with 1/2-2 teaspoons cayenne powder (depending on how hot you like it!)
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon sugar or maple syrup
1 inch section of ginger root, peeled and minced
1 tablespoon minced garlic or garlic scapes
1 scallion, cut into rounds all the way up the green section

Put radishes into a bowl and rub with paprika/cayenne mixture.  Let stand 1/2 hour.  Add remaining ingredients and mix well.  Put into a jar leaving 1 inch head room to the top and cap this.  Let stand at room temperature for at least 48 hours, but usually between 3-7 days.  Be sure to release the pressure in the jar each day as the fermentation process produces a lot of bubbles.  Taste and when you like it, start eating it and store in your refrigerator.
 

We often do this to make breakfasts in the morning really fast, but still healthy!  Potatoes and eggs can't be beat at our house for popularity!

• potatoes, whole
• cooking oil
• seasoning of choice
• salt and pepper

Boil your potatoes until they are just tender, being careful to not over cook them.  Cool and refrigerate if you like until the next day.  Chop cold potatoes.  Heat oil in skillet on medium.  Add potatoes and saute until browning and warmed through.  Add optional seasonings of choice and salt and pepper to taste.  Serve with ketchup, salsa, sour cream, grated cheese, pickle relish, etc.  Whatever you want!  

This is a crowd pleasing salad dressing recipe that will have your guests asking for the recipe!

• 2 TBLS lemon juice
• 2 TBLS packed basil
• 4 oz olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 tsp honey (or more to taste)

Blend ingredients.

Make sure to add enough salt to this soup because that's what makes it sparkle!  The tahini is usually unsalted so add accordingly and enjoy this unusual version of classic carrot soup.

2-3 tablespoons oil
1 cup chopped onion
2 pounds carrots, peeled and chopped
6 garlic cloves, peeled
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
3/4 teaspoon cumin
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes
1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
4 cups chicken broth
2 tablespoons of lemon juice (about 1/2 large lemon)
3 tablespoons plain tahini

Heat oil on medium in pot.  Add onions, carrots, spices, and salt.  Saute until the veggies begin to soften, about 10 to 15 minutes.  Add broth.  Bring to boil, turn down and simmer until carrots are very tender, about 20 to 30 minutes.  Add lemon juice and tahini.  Blend the soup.  Check the seasoning and add more salt if needed.  Serve hot with a dollop of sour cream or creme fraiche.
 

• 1 medium green cabbage, finely shredded, or minced
• 2 lbs carrots, peeled and grated
• ½ medium onion, minced
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• ½ cup sour cream
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• Juice of two lemons, or ¼ cup
• ¼ tsp celery seed
• Sweetener, salt and pepper to taste

Combine veggies in a large bowl. Whisk together the rest of the ingredients into a dressing and pour over veggies. Toss to combine. Check salt and refrigerate until serving.

This recipe was inspired by Maine Maple Sunday! Just when you think winter's candy carrots can't get any sweeter... try this!

cooking oil (I used coconut oil which was delicious! Or try bacon fat... mmmm! Or whatever you have)
carrots, peeled and diced or chopped into small bite size
grated ginger root to taste
maple syrup to taste
salt to taste

Heat oil in heavy bottom skillet until medium hot and add carrots. Saute until beginning to brown and have softened to desired texture, stirring frequently, approx 20 minutes. Add salt and ginger. Saute stirring constantly for 30 seconds. Turn off heat. Add maple syrup and serve hot.

This recipe is so good!  Be sure to make more than you think you'll need, because it'll be gone quicker than you think!  

• 2 lbs. Brussels sprouts
• 2 TBLS lemon juice
• 1 TBLS dijon mustard
• 1 TBLS maple
• syrup salt and pepper to taste
• 2 TBLS olive oil
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup roasted nuts of choice (almonds, pecans, walnuts, etc.), chopped

Prepare the Brussels sprouts by trimming the ends and cutting an "X" in the core end of each one.  If there are large ones, cut them in half. Bring a large pot of water to boil.  Add 1 TBLS salt and prepared Brussels sprouts.  Cook 5-6 minutes. Drain Brussels sprouts and cool in a bowl of ice water. Dry well between paper towels or kitchen towels. Mix lemon juice, dijon mustard, maple syrup, and salt and pepper together in a small bowl or jar.

Make ahead tip:  All of the above can be done a few hours to a day before the meal.  Complete the following steps just before serving. Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.  Add Brussels sprouts and stir until heated through. Add lemon juice mixture and toss to coat, stirring constantly, until the sprouts look 'glazed', about 1 min.  Remove from heat.  Mix in cheese and nuts. 

This Tomato Pie recipe came from a CSA member who discovered it 30 years ago and is still making it to this day.  Very decadent, she says!  Got to be good to hang onto it for that long, I say!  :)  

2 cups bisquick
1/2 cup water
tomatoes, sliced
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup mayonaise

Mix bisquick and water in pie pan spread on bottom and sides.  Layer on top 5 to six sliced tomatoes.  Sprinkle cheese, salt and pepper over the tomatoes.  Spread mayo over top like meringue to seal.  Bake at 400 for 15 minutes then at 350 for 20 minutes more or until brown.

1 bunch kohlrabi, peeled and grated
1 bunch carrots, grated
½ cup olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon dried thyme
Salt and pepper to taste

Wisk together dressing and pour over kohlrabi & carrots.  Refrigerate 6-24 hours, stirring occasionally.  Serve cold.

1 pound parsnips, peeled and chopped
1 pound carrots, peeled and chopped
1/4-1/2 cup cream or milk
2-4 tablespoons butter
nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste

Boil carrots and parsnips until tender, about 20 minutes.  Drain well.  Add to food processor with cream/milk and butter and blend until smooth.  Alternatively, mash carrots, parsnips, cream and butter by hand.  Add a little water if too thick.  Add seasonings and serve hot as a delicious side dish.

Here is the basic how-to on making a massaged kale salad.  You can add any number of other things to embellish this salad like grated carrots, chopped radishes, lettuce, raisins, nuts, sesame seeds, etc, etc.  We grow a type of kale that is particularly tender called Russian kale which is the BEST for eating raw.  Try it!

1 bunch kale, tough midribs removed and sliced thinly
salad dressing of your choice or this homemade one:
1/4 cup oil
1 tablespoon vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Pour dressing over kale.  Massage with your hands 5-10 minutes.  Let sit to marinate for another few mintues.  Add additional ingredients if desired and serve. 

This is a CSA member suggested recipe that I've also made and it was really good!  Great if you're going low carb.

• 3-4 cups cauliflower florets
• 1 TBLS cooking oil
• 1/2 cup onion, minced
• 1-3 cloves garlic, minced or to taste
• 1 hot pepper, minced, optional or cayenne powder to taste
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp coriander
• salt to taste
• Optional toppings to serve: sour cream, chopped cilantro, avocadoes, lime juice, salsa, etc.

Put cauliflower into a food processor.  Pulse briefly until it is crumbly and looks a little like rice.  Don't go to long or it will get mushy.  (I know because I did this.)  I found that putting less in at a time helped it from getting mushy.  So try batches!

Heat oil in large skillet and sautee onions, garlic, and hot pepper, stirring until onions are softened.  Add tomatoes, spices, bell pepper, and saute utnil tomatoes have softened, 2-3 minutes.

Add prepared cauliflower and saute until tender, about 5 more minutes. Enjoy hot and serve in place of rice!

I find that this basic recipe is a foundation for success with a winter (or summer) minestrone.  It can have whatever you have on hand thrown with the amounts listed being negotiable!  I've adapted it in several times with success each time.  Here's what I usually start with:

1 cup white beans or lentils or other legume
2-4 strips bacon, chopped
1 cup onions, chopped
2 cups carrots, peeled and chopped
3-4 cups cabbage, shredded
1 pound potatoes, peeled and chopped (large)
1-2 cups zuchinni, chopped
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups tomatoes, chopped or pureed
2-4 cups broth and/or water
chopped cooked pork (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
sour cream to dollop on top

Cook beans or lentils according to package.  Saute bacon, onions, and carrots, stirring, for 10 mins.  Add cabbage, potaotes, garlic, and zuchinni.  Saute another 5 minutes.  Add tomatoes, broth, and water.  Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer until all veggies are tender.  Add optional pork and salt and pepper to taste.  Serve hot with dollops of sour cream in each bowl.
 

• Cooking oil
• 1 garlic scape, minced (or 1 clove garlic)
• ¼ TSP each cumin and paprika
• 1 bunch beet greens, rinsed and chopped
• ½-1 cup water
• Salt to taste
• ¼-1/2 TSP lemon rind, grated
• hot chili flakes, to taste
• 1-2 TBLS cilantro, chopped

Heat oil in skillet. Sauté garlic, cumin, paprika for 10 seconds. Add beet greens, water, salt. Simmer covered until all is tender, 20-30 min. Add rest of ingredients. Cook 2-3 min. Serve.
 

• 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup plain whole milk yogurt
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Combine ingredients into a sauce.  Delicious on fish, or even as a dip for chips!  Enjoy!

This recipe is a delicious one skillet meal for a lazy morning.  It is really, really good.  We topped ours with a dollop of sour cream and had it with tortillas.  Try it!

½ tsp cumin seeds
¼+/- cup cooking oil
1 medium-large onion, sliced
3 sweet peppers, green or ripe, sliced
1 teaspoon+ honey/other sweetener
1 bay leaf
½ tsp dried thyme
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
2+ cups chopped tomatoes
Salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste
6-8 eggs

In large skillet dry-roast cumin over high heat for 2 min. Add oil & onions.  Sauté 5 min. Add peppers, honey, bay, thyme & ½ of cilantro.  Sauté 5-10 min. Add tomatoes & seasonings.  Cook 10-15 min, stirring. Remove bay leaf.  Make gaps in veggies.  Crack eggs into gaps. Sprinkle salt on eggs, cover, & cook on medium-low heat about 10 min until eggs are set. Garnish with cilantro.

• 1.5 pounds russet potatoes, cut into eighths (wedges)
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• optional other spices like onion powder, garlic powder, and/or cayenne
• dipping sauce of choice (ranch dressing or ketchup are both good choices)

Prepare potatoes. Put the rest of the ingredients into a resealable plastic bag.  Add potatoes and shake until coated.  OR just coat each wedge by hand in a bowl.  Put potatoes skin side down towards pan in one layer.  Roast at 425 degrees until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes. 

2-3 heads pac choi, chopped
8 oz. mushrooms, sliced
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 garlic scape, minced (or 1 tablespoon minced garlic)
1 tablespoon soy sauce

Heat oil in skillet to medium hot.  Add garlic and stir-fry for 30 seconds, stirring.  Add pac choi and mushrooms and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes, stirring.  Add soy sauce and serve immediately.

1 bunch, pac choi, thinly sliced
½ bunch carrots, thinly sliced
½ bunch salad turnips, thinly sliced
¼ cup cilantro, chopped
½+ teaspoon salt or to taste

Toss above ingredients in a bowl.  Then, pour over the following dressing, whisked together:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 garlic scape, minced
1 teaspoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
¼ teaspoon red chili flakes

Toss slaw together, let marinate for 15 to 20 minutes, and serve!

• 1 cup fresh cilantro
• 1 ½ cups fresh mint
• 1 green chili pepper (or more to taste)
• 1 onion
• handful of cashews (for texture)
• juice of one lime (or lemon )
• ½ tsp salt
• little water as needed

Put everything in the food processor and blend to a paste.

This pesto is great on a fish fillet or baked/broiled meat.

You can also pack the pesto into an ice cube tray, and freeze the cubes, so you have the pesto all winter to use as needed.

Pam is Farmer Gene's mom and she makes a killer Potato Salad with whatever she has on hand.  Here's an example of her recipe and she reminds us that it is flexible to whatever veggies you have in season.  Feel free to subsitute as she indicates.  It is a meal unto itself!

• 4 lg potatoes
• 3 eggs, hard boiled & chopped
• 1 - 2 cups snap peas, cut in halves or thirds
• 1 medium sweet onion, minced
• 1 medium purple daikon radish, shredded
• Additional veg like green beans, broccoli, celery, peppers (something with crunch!), optional
• 1 lb. (or more, if you'd like) cooked and crumbled bacon

dressing:

• 1/2 cup mayo
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• salt & pepper to taste
• dijon mustard to taste

Mix dressing and pour over salad veggies. Mix well

Lastly, add a good handful of finely chopped fresh herb (like dill, parsley, basil, oregano or cilantro) and gently toss.

Yes, you can make pesto out of more than just basil!  And this bright green pesto is so fresh tasting and delicious on sandwiches, pizza, and pasta!  It's just as easy to make as regular pesto.  

• 1 garlic clove, chopped (or can use 1-2 garlic scapes)
• 1 cup parsley, rinsed and chopped
• 2 teaspoons, mint leaves, minced (optional)
• Several tablespoons olive oil, as needed
• 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, or to taste
• Salt to taste

Add the garlic to the food processor and pulse until finely minced.  Add the parsley and optional mint to the food processor and process until finely chopped. With the machine running slowly add the olive oil and process until the mixture is smooth (or slowly work into the mixture using a mortar and pestle). Stop the machine, scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the cheese. Pulse to combine.  Store in a small, tightly lidded container in the fridge for up to 1 week or freeze.

1 ½ pounds parsnips, peeled, and chopped
1-2 tablespoons butter or oil
1 cup minced onion or shallot
2 large apples, peeled, cored and chopped
salt and pepper to taste
cream, sour cream, yogurt, etc. to taste
1-2 teaspoons fresh ginger root, finely grated

Boil the parsnips until tender.  Drain well.  Meanwhile, heat butter in skillet on medium and sauté the onions and apples until softened, stirring to prevent sticking.  Combine all ingredients and puree (for smoother) or mash by hand (for chunkier).  Check seasonings and serve hot!  Makes great leftovers, too.

Make this with winter parsnips and it is incredibly sweet!  Loved it and reheated well as a leftover.

1.5-2 pounds parsnips, peeled and cut into match sticks
1 cup cream
1/4 TSP ground turmeric
1/4 TSP ground cumin
pinch of chili powder or cayenne powder
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Blanch parsnips for 2 minutes.  Drain well.  Grease a baking dish and add parsnips.  Cover with cream and spices and mix well.  Season with salt and pepper.  Top with feta cheese.  Bake at 400 degrees for 30-45 minutes or until parsnips are tender.

1-1 1/2 cups winter radishes, cut into half moons (daikon or whole small summer radishes will work, too)
1 cup of vinegar
1/4 cup of sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 pint jar, with lid

Heat the vinegar, sugar and salt and mix around until the sugar and salt have dissolved into the liquid.  Remove from heat and let cool for 10 minutes or until you can easily put your finger in the liquid without burning it.  Stuff your jart with slices of radish and cover with the vinegar/sugar/salt mixture.  Put a lid on your pickles and put in the refrigerator for 24 hours.  You can start eating these refrigerator pickles as soon as you want to and they will get more flavorful the longer you leave them in the fridge. 

This salad is particularly good made with our 'Diva' cukes, European-style thin skinned, seedless and super delicious!  Easy to make ahead and just have in the fridge for lunches or a picnic with burgers.

2 large diva cukes, peeled and sliced very thinly into rounds
1/4 onion, sliced very thinly
1/4 green pepper, sliced very thinly
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup vinegar (we use cider)
1-2 tablespoons sugar or maple syrup
2 teaspoons salt
ground pepper to taste

Combine vegetables and garlic into a bowl.  Whisk together remaining ingredients into a dressing.  Pour over veggies and toss to combine.  Cover and refrigerate overnight to marinate. 

1-3 tablespoons oil
1 onion, chopped
2-4 cloves garlic, chopped (optional)
1-2 lbs. chorizo sausage, either loose, or links chopped into bite sized pieces
1 bunch kale, tough midribs removed on larger leaves and chopped
3-4 cups broth (chicken, veggie, or other)
salt and pepper to taste

Optional other ingredients:
1-2 cups cooked dry beans, like pinto or white beans
1-2 cups diced potatoes (add in when you add broth)

Heat oil in pot on medium.  Saute onions until translucent.  Add garlic and sausage and fry until cooked through.  Add kale and  broth.  Bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer until kale is tender, about 30 minutes.  Check spicing and add salt and pepper if necessary.  Serve hot and makes great and easy leftovers!
 

• 6-8 oz horseradish root, cut into 1-2” pieces
• 1/2 cup white wine vinegar (or white vinegar)
• 2 TBLS water
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt

Put horseradish into blender (no need to peel with young horseradish) and blend until finely minced. CAREFULLY remove lid being sure to keep your face turned away from the bowl to avoid breathing the VERY pungent fumes as they are released. Stir remaining ingredients together and add to the blender bowl. Pulse a few more times until fully incorporated. CAREFULLY remove lid again and transfer into a jar. Will keep in fridge for at least a month. Makes 1 ½ cups.

• 4 tablespoons cooking oil
• 4-16 ounces bacon, chopped (depending on your taste)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 large red onion, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 3 stalks celery, diced (optional)
• 1 large potato, peeled and diced
• 4 cups chopped pumpkin (peeled and seeded)
• 28 ounces canned tomatoes (chopped preferred, or whatever you have)
• 1/2 - 1 tablespoon oregano
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 cups cooked red kidney beans (or 2 cans)
• 5 cups vegetable or chicken broth
• 4 cups chopped kale or cabbage
• 1 cup shredded parmesan
• salt, to taste

Heat a pot over medium-high heat. When it's hot, add the oil. When the olive oil is hot, add the bacon and cook for 1-3 minutes, stirring.  Add the garlic, onion, carrots, and optional celery. Cook on medium for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Turn it lower to prevent sticking, if need be.  Add the potato and pumpkin. Stir.  Add the oregano, bay leaf, tomatoes, kidney beans, cabbage, and stock. Cover and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, or until the veggies are cooked.  Season with salt.  Remove the bay leaf.

Serve with a sprinkle of parmesan.

• 1 pumpkin, sliced lengthwise, seeded
• 2-4 TBLS butter
• 1 tsp ground fennel seeds
• 2 pinches chili powder
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 bay leaves
• 4-6 cups chicken or veggie broth
• 1-2 cups grated gruyere/Swiss cheese

Pre-heat oven to 350. Place pumpkin halves face up in 9x13 casserole and addhalf of ingredientsto each piece, adding broth last toalmostfill each half. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour. Check andcontinue baking until pumpkin is tender. Discard bay leaves, scoop flesh into bowls, and servehot with additional broth if necessary.

Great spread on crackers, used as a dip, or just as a side to a meal!  You'll enjoy this refreshing cold relish in the summer!

1 bunch purslane
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 large or 3 medium cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and chopped
1/2 teaspoon maple syrup, honey, or other sweetener
salt and pepper
1-2 scallions (green onions), finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon fresh mint, minced (or other fresh herb of choice like parsley, dill, etc.)
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3/4 cup plain yogurt

Separate leaves from stems.  Simmer whole stems for one minute in water that has 1-2 tablespoons of vinegar added to it.  Drain and chop finely.  Chop purslane leaves and add to cucumbers in bowl.  Add the remaining ingredients, toss and refrigerate until chilled.  Serve cold as a salad or a dip. 

• green beans (or wax beans), tops snapped and enough to fill a pint jar standing up
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons salt 
• 1-2 teaspoons honey, or to taste
• 1 sprig fresh dill (or 1/2 teaspoon dried dillweed, divided)
• 2 small cloves garlic (peeled), or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon whole mustard seeds

Lay your beans into your pint jar standing up and fill it up.  Add the spices to the jar.  Bring the rest of the ingredients to a boil and then pour over jar up to the shoulder of the jar.  Put on a lid.  Let cool and refrigerate for 24 hours and they're ready to eat.  Will last a couple of weeks of good eating right out of your fridge.  Yum!

• 1 bunch radishes, sliced into the thinnest possible rounds
• red pepper flakes, to taste
• 1/2 TSP whole mustard seeds
• 3/4 cup white vinegar
• 3/4 cup water
• 3 TBLS sugar
• 2 TSP salt

Pack radish into a pint jar.  Add spices.

In a small saucepan over high heat, combine the vinegar, water, sugar, and salt and bring the mixture to a boil, whisking occasionally.

Pour the mixture over the radishes and let them cool to room temperature before covering and refrigerating. The radishes are ready to serve immediately and will last a couple of weeks in the fridge.

• 1 bunch salad turnips, washed and sliced thinly
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 tea black peppercorns, crushed
• 3 thin slices of ginger

Place turnip slices in a small bowl and toss with the salt. Let rest until there is a pool of liquid on the bottom of the bowl, about 30 minutes. Drain turnips of the salty water and pack into a pint sized mason jar. Add vinegar, sugar, pepper and ginger slices. Apply a watertight lid and shake to combine. Place pickled turnips in the fridge and chill before eating. Pickles can be eaten within an hour of being made and will keep for at least a week or more.

Yes, radish greens are edible and delicious!

1 bunch radishes, roots sliced, greens chopped
black pepper to taste

Dressing:
2-4 Tablespoons sour cream
2 tablespoons milk
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
3 Tablespoons minced fresh herb like dill, scallions, chives, parsley etc. (Optional)
salt to taste

Wisk up dressing ingredients.  Place radish greens and radish slices in bowl and toss with prepared dressing.  Add cracked black pepper to taste.  Serves 2-4.

2 tbls cooking oil
1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded, and thinly sliced
8 radishes, thinly sliced
1 cup chopped arugula (or radish greens!)
1 ½ tsp soy sauce
1 ½ tsp vinegar
1 tsp maple syrup (or sugar)
¼ tsp salt
Pinch of cayenne pepper (or ½ tsp minced hot pepper)

Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the cucumbers and radishes and sauté for 4 minutes until tender. Mix together soy sauce, vinegar, maple syrup, salt, and cayenne. Add to skillet along with arugula. Sauté for 2 more minutes. Serve hot. Serves 2-4.

• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 pound ground meat (beef, turkey, etc.)
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 bunch radish tops, chopped
• Sweet pepper, chopped (if you don’t have any leftover, sub in sliced radishes)
• 8 beaten eggs, or to taste

Heat oil in skillet on medium. Add onions and meat and cook until browned. Stir in garlic, salt and pepper and cook 1 min more. Put meat mixture into a casserole dish. Top with radish greens and sweet pepper/radishes in a smooth layer. Pour eggs over and bake at 350 degrees until set. Serve warm or cold. Even freeze it!
 

1 pound radishes, trimmed and coarsely chopped (or if using small summer radishes, leave them whole and trimmed)
pinch of salt
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon flour
pinch of cayenne pepper
1 cup cream
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh herbs (optional)

Simmer the radish chunks in salted water until crisp-tender about 10 minutes.  Drain well.  In skillet, heat butter and add flour and cayenne pepper and stir contantly to absorb the flour.  Wisk in the cream and continue to wisk over medium heat until mixture becomes thick.  Be careful not to burn it though.  Add the radishes and stir to coat.  Add lemon juice just before serving. 

1 large red cabbage, shredded
1 cup raisins
salt and pepper
1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons vinegar
slivered almonds, preferably toasted

In large bowl, combine cabbage and raisins.  Season with salt and pepper and toss to combine.  Wisk together sour cream and vinegar.  Pour over cabbage and mix.  Refrigerate until chilled.  Before serving, top with almonds.

This is a recipe shared with us by a CSA member.  It is light, simple, and delicious!  Perfect for a potluck or a picnic!

• 1/2 large head of red cabbage, shredded
• 1/2 cup parsley (or other fresh herb), chopped
• 1 bunch of scallions, chopped (or substitute 1/2 cup onion, minced)
• 1-2 cups of red (or green) grapes, sliced in half

For the dressing:

• 4 TBLS apple cider vinegar
• 1-2 TBLS dijon mustard
• sugar or other sweetener, to taste (optional)
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup olive oil

Combine and toss the vegetable ingredients.  Whisk together the dressing and pour over salad.  Cover and refrigerate to let marinate at least 1 hour before serving.

Garnish, garnish, garnish! That is what my family is obsessed with. So, if you are too, you could garnish this soup with: sour cream, cilantro, chives, crushed tortilla chips, grated cheese, and many more options. If not, just make it plain. You won't be dissapointed.

Cooking oil
1-2 cups onion, chopped
garlic to taste, minced
1-2 TBLS tomato paste
salt, pepper, ground cumin, chili/cayenne powder to taste
6-8 cups chicken or vegetable broth (or a combo of broth and water)
1 cup red lentils
1 cup carrots, peeled and diced
1 cup turnips, peeled and diced
lemon juice to taste

In large pot, sauté onion in oil until translucent. Add garlic, tomato paste, and spices. Stir quickly, 1 min. Add the rest of the ingredients (except lemon juice). Bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer until everything is very tender. Add lemon juice at the end. Check salt.
 

1.5 cups water
1 cup vinegar
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp salt

Combine above ingredients, bring to boil, and cool.

3 cups cucumbers, speared or sliced
1-2 cloves garlic, peeled
1 head dill

Stuff above ingredients into quart jar.  Pour over cooled brine.  Cover and refrigerate for at least 24 hours.

We love to make popsicles in the summer!  Our daughter loves them and they're so easy and cheap to make yourself.  You can add fruit of any kind or even... rhubarb!

• Rhubarb, peeled and chopped into chunks
• Sweetener of choice (sugar, honey, maple syrup, etc), to taste
• water
• yogurt
• milk or cream to thin if needed (if using thick Greek yogurt)

Simmer the rhubarb with sweetener and a couple tablespoons of water until completely soft and mushy.  Stir often and add more water if need be to prevent sticking.  Cool mixture in fridge until completely chilled.  Mix rhubarb with yogurt (using a blender if you want it to be completely smooth) and thin with cream/milk if it is way too thick.  Pour into popsicle molds (or even paper cups with popsicle sticks stuck into them).  Freeze.  Eat!  Yum!!!

You can follow this same formula with other fruits, except you can just blend them in raw instead of cooking them like you would rhubarb.

• 1 large rhubarb stalk, peeled and thinly sliced on the diagonal
• Lettuce handfuls, chopped, to taste
• 5 radishes, cut into ¼” wedges
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Feta cheese, crumbled, to taste
• Fresh mint leaves, minced, to taste
• Fresh lovage leaves, minced, to taste (optional)
• Vinaigrette dressing of choice

Toss all ingredients together and top with a simple vinaigrette dressing.

• 1½ lbs broccoli, cut into uniform florets
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes
• ½ cup onion, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ½ tsp red pepper flakes, optional
• 4 TBLS olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Parmesan cheese, grated to taste

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Mix all ingredients except cheese together in a large bowl. Spread on baking sheet in an even layer. Roast approx. 20 min. , until broccoli stems are tender crisp. Top with parmesan. Serve hot.

• Broccoli, cut into florets
• Red sweet peppers, cut into long strips
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Garlic, minced to taste

Put broccoli and peppers into a bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine well. Lay on a cookie sheet and roast at 400 degrees, turning halfway through, until almost tender, approx 15-25 min. Add garlic, toss, and roast another 5-10 min. Serve hot or cold as a salad.
 

My Dad shared this delicious way to use cabbage with me.  A little crispy... A little caramelized... This recipe might turn you into a cabbage lover if you're not already!  :)

Green cabbage, sliced into 1 inch thick "steaks" or slices
olive oil
garlic cloves, mashed (optional)
salt and pepper

Brush olive oil, optional garlic, and salt and pepper on both sides of each cabbage slice to season.  Place on oiled baking sheet and roast at 400 degrees for about 1 hour.  Flip each cabbage steak half way through to get each side evenly brown and crispy.  Serve hot!

This recipe is flexible in the amounts of each veggie you use so adjust as needed.  It also can be adapted to canned tomatoes in the winter.  Also the choice of fresh or dried herb can be adjusted according to preference and what you have on hand.  Bottom line is that this soup is delicious!

• 1 lb. carrots, sliced into 1/2" rounds
• 1 large onion, sliced thinly
• 3-4 cloves garlic, peeled but left whole
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2+ pounds of fresh tomatoes (or a 24 oz can of tomatoes)
• chicken broth as needed, up to 1 quart
• greek yogurt
• chopped fresh herb like cilantro or basil or thyme (or dried herb as available)

Preheat oven to 400.  Toss carrots, onion, garlic, cumin, salt and pepper with enough olive oil to lightly coat.  Place on a cookie sheet and roast in the oven until tender and browned, stirring every few minutes to prevent sticking and burning.  At the same time if using fresh tomatoes, quarter large tomatoes or keep cherries whole and roast in the oven along with the carrot mixture until soft and skins will come off easily. 

Let tomatoes cool and slip off skins and discard.  Put carrots into pot with tomatoes and enough broth to cover and simmer 10 minutes until carrots are very soft.  Puree with immersion blender.  Check salt and pepper. Add fresh herb.  Top each bowl with greek yogurt.  Serve hot!

Carrots, peeled and chopped into small pieces
Beets, peeled and chopped into small pieces
Kohlrabi, peeled and chopped into small pieces (optional)
Olive oil to coat liberally
salt, pepper, and optional herb of choice (we used thyme)

Toss all of the ingredients together and spread onto baking sheet in a more or less single layer.  Roast at 400, stirring a couple of times to prevent sticking, until tender and very sweet.  Serve hot and leftovers also good reheated with eggs for breakfast!  Enjoy!

You can use this sauce over just about any roasted veggies!  I just made a list that goes with August veggies, but feel free to compile your own with whatever you've got that's in season!

• Cooking oil
• carrots, chopped
• baby beets, chopped
• kohlrabi, peeled and chopped
• eggplant, chopped
• summer squash, chopped
• green/dragon beans, chopped
• salt and pepper to taste

Spread carrots, beets, kohlrabi on a baking tray. Toss with oil, salt, pepper and roast at 400 for 15-20 mins. Add summer squash, eggplant, green beans and roast another 10-20 minutes more until everything is tender. Drizzle with one of the dill sauces below:

• 2 TBLS lemon juice
• 2TBLS dill, finely chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste

Mix with EITHER:

• ½ cup sour cream + ¼ cup heavy cream
• OR ¼ cup tahini + ¼ cup hot water

2 Delicata squash, halved, seeds removed, sliced into ½” slices crosswise
1 cup red onions, sliced thinly
2-4 garlic cloves, peeled, and smashed
Olive oil and maple syrup to taste
salt, thyme, and red pepper flakes to taste

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and toss to mix together thoroughly.  Spread out in one layer on baking sheet(s).  Roast in oven at 425* until tender and browning, tossing occasionally to prevent sticking, about 30-45 minutes.

• 1 large delicata squash, halved, seeded, and sliced into 3/8” half moons
• ½ cup onion, coarsely chopped
• Olive oil for drizzling
• 1 bunch kale, midribs removed, and shredded
• 1 apple, chopped
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Lay delicata and onions on baking sheet in single layer, drizzle over olive oil, and roast at 425 until tender. Toss with kale and apple. Pour on the below dressing, add salt and pepper, and serve warm.

• 2 TBLS olive oil
• 1 TBLS apple cider vinegar
• ¼ tsp Dijon mustard
• Maple syrup to taste

This is such a high purpose of garlic it's incredible!  The taste of roasted garlic goes with so much!  In soups, in casseroles, in salad dressings, on pizza.... endless possibilities!

• garlic heads, left whole (unpeeled, not broken up)
• olive oil

Chop off the top of your garlic all the way across going through the stem to expose a little bit of the cloves.  Leave the paper on and place on a baking pan.  Drizzle with olive oil and roast at 375-400 degrees until browning and garlic inside is soft, about 30-45 minutes.

Squeeze out garlic pulp from cloves and discard the garlic peel and paper.  

Roast your garlic while you're baking something else (think squash or a roasted root medley...) to make this an easy delicious classic holiday side that everyone will love.

• 1 head garlic
• 1 TBLS olive oil
• 4 pounds potatoes, peeled and chopped into uniform size chunks
• 3/4 cup cream or half and half or milk
• 5-6 TBLS butter
• salt and pepper to taste 

How to roast your garlic (can be done ahead):  Separate your garlic cloves but leave the skins on. Lightly coat in olive oil and roast at 400 until browned and tender. Let cool and squeeze out the squishy garlic flesh, discarding the peels.

Put prepared potatoes into a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook until tender, about 20-30 minutes, depending upon size of pieces. Drain. Warm the cream and melt the butter. Mash the potatoes with the roasted garlic, cream, butter, and add salt and pepper to taste. Do not over-mash because the texture will become sticky/gummy. Serve hot.

Make ahead tip: The beauty of this dish is that it can entirely be made ahead. Simply reheat covered in oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or in microwave before serving. 

This is an easy and very delicious way to make a side dish out of salad turnips.  When roasted, they become soft and juicy with great flavor.  If I'm roasting a chicken or squash or something else in the oven, put these in for a few minutes, too!

1 bunch hakurei turnips, trimmed and greens separated
olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Halve or quarter the turnips, toss with olive oil, salt and pepper.  Place on roasting pan and roast at 425 degrees for 10 minutes.  Turn over to a new side and roast another 5-10 mintues or until softened but not mushy.  Remove from heat.

Optional turnip greens addition:

Greens from one bunch of turnips, washed, dried, chopped and tough stems discarded
1 clove garlic, minced
olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Heat oil in skillet on medium.  Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds.  Add greens, salt and pepper and saute, stirring, until wilted, about 2-3 minutes.  Remove from heat and toss with above roasted turnips for a beautiful side dish!

• 1 pound Brussels sprouts, ends trimmed and halved or quartered
• 1 bunch leeks, cleaned well and coarsely chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1-2 cloves garlic, chopped, to taste
• 2-3 TBLS olive oil
• 1-2 TBLS balsamic vinegar
• Drizzle of honey, to taste

Clean leeks well by chopping off leaf and root parts, slicing lengthwise, and rinsing well under running water. Put prepared Brussels sprouts, leeks, and garlic on a baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle olive oil, vinegar, and honey on top. Mix thoroughly using your hands. Roast in 375 degree oven until tender, about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally to ensure even roasting.
 

• 1-1.5 pounds parsnips, peeled and sliced
• ¾ cup water
• 2 TBLS lemon juice
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tsp paprika
• ½ tsp ground coriander
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• 3 TBLS olive oil + extra for drizzling
• ¼ cup tahini

Drizzle parsnips with oil and roast at 400 until tender. Add them and the rest of the ingredients except olive oil and tahini to food processor. Process until smooth. Combine olive oil and tahini until smooth, then slowly blend into parsnip mixture.

This is a variation on a roasted tomato soup that our employee Sara makes where I added roasted peppers.  Delicious and only possible at the peak of pepper season on the farm!  Get ready to fire up your roaster (aka your oven) :)

• ripe sweet peppers, cored and seeded
• ripe tomatoes, cored and halved
• cooking oil
• onions, chopped
• garlic, peeled, to taste
• chicken broth
• cream to taste
• salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Lay prepared peppers and tomatoes on baking sheet and roast until the skins on the peppers are bulging and browning.  Remove from oven.  Let cool until you're able to handle them.  Slip off the skins of the peppers and tomatoes.  Roughly chop.  Meanwhile, heat oil on medium in pot on the stove.  Add onions and gently saute until translucent, not browning, 5-10 minutes.  Add garlic, tomatoes, and peppers.  Add enough broth to barely cover.  Gently simmer until everything is very tender, approximately 20-30 minutes.  Puree using handheld blender.  Add cream to taste and check salt and pepper.  This soup can take quite a bit of salt so make sure you've put enough.  Serve hot!

This is so easy!  Try it and it is a great way to use up a whole red cabbage (and reduce it) that has been looming in your fridge.

• 1 red cabbage, cored and chopped
• 1/2-1 onion, sliced
• 2-5 garlic cloves, minced (to taste)
• 3+ TBLS balsamic vinegar (just drizzle it on until coated)
• 3+ TBLS olive oil (just drizzle it on until coated)
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1-2 TBLS sugar or maple syrup (to taste)

Add all ingredients, except sugar, to roasting pan.  Toss together to combine well.  Roast at 375 for 20-30 minutes.  Remove from oven and stir around, adding sugar to taste, to coat.  Return to oven and roast another 20-30 minutes until soft and browning.  Serve warm.

This is so easy and delicious!  I serve it with haddock and it goes so well.  Beware, the juices are worthy of licking the plate!  ;)

• 2-3 cups sweet red (or any ripe color will work) peppers, seeded and sliced into large peices
• 4-5 cups tomatoes, cut into chunks
• 1/4 cup+ olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced (or to taste)
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme (or 2 tsp minced fresh thyme)
• salt and pepper to taste
• feta cheese to taste

Add peppers and tomatoes to a casserole dish.  Mix the olive oil, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper together and drizzle around on top.  Roast at 400 degrees until soft and fragrant.  Remove from oven and top with crumbled feta cheese.  Serve hot!

I am in no way claiming that this is an "official" way to make Salsa Verde, but it's what we do.  And it's so easy!!!  Try it! 

We make a version of enchilada casserole using this salsa verde as a sauce for that.  You can also use it to dip chips in!

• tomatillos, husks removed and rinsed
• garlic cloves, unpeeled
• onions, sliced
• hot peppers, whole or seeded however much heat you want

Put all of your prepared veggies onto a roasting tray.  Roast at 400 until tender.  Squeeze garlic out of peels and discard peels.  Blend in a food processor, adding water to get the consistency correct.  Add salt and check seasonings.  Add optional lime juice, if desired.  

1 Sweet Dumpling squash
butter
maple syrup or brown sugar (optional)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut squash in half and scoop out the seeds. Place squash face down in baking dish. Add 1/2 inch water to dish and place in oven. Bake 30-45 minutes or until a fork easily pierces the skin. Remove from oven, put butter and optional maple syrup into cavity and serve. This is a delicious and simple side dish for the fall and winter months.
 

Other root veggies or cabbage or garlic or onions or anything else(!) can be added to this basic recipe to make a tasty and interesting medley.  Roasted vegetables are always sweeter than raw because the dry heat concentrates their innate sugars.

turnips, peeled and coarsley chopped or cut into wedges
olive oil
salt and pepper
dried thyme

Toss turnips with other ingredients.  Lay on a greased baking sheet and roast in the oven at 375 until tender and browned, about 45 minutes.

Robert says that this recipe for Gingered Carrots is one of his go-to veggie sides.

• 1 pound of carrots, chopped into desired bite size pieces
• One tablespoon of minced ginger
• One tablespoon honey or maple syrup
• One tablespoon olive oil
• One teaspoon cinnamon
• A pinch of salt and pepper

Toss prepared carrots with the rest of the ingredients.  Roast at 400° until tender.

2 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
about 2 lbs. potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
2 medium parsnips, peeled, trimmed, and thinly sliced
1 large shallot, thinly sliced (or 1/2 cup onion, thinly sliced)
1 medium celeriac, peeled, halved, and thinly sliced
8 ounces cheese, coarsely shredded

1. Preheat oven to 325°. In a small saucepan, bring cream, salt, and nutmeg to a simmer. Remove from heat and set aside.

2. Lay half the potatoes evenly in a shallow 2 1/2-qt. baking dish, followed by half the parsnips and all the shallot/onion and celeriac. Top with half the cheese. Add remaining parsnips, then remaining potatoes. Pour warm cream over vegetables. Sprinkle evenly with remaining cheese.

3. Bake until bubbling, golden brown, and tender when pierced, about 1 1/4 hours. Let sit 10 minutes before serving.

Make ahead: Up to 2 days; reheat at 325° until center is warm, about 30 minutes.
 

4 cups raw beets, grated
2 tbls butter
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tbls flour
½ cup water

Heat the butter in a pan, add beets, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Cook, covered, over very low heat for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Now sift flour on top of beets. Do not stir. Recover and cook for 15 more minutes. Stir, add water, bring to a boil and serve. The tanginess of the lemon juice in this recipe pairs perfectly with the sweetness of the beets.
 

• 6 TBLS butter
• 4-5 cups chopped rutabaga
• 1-2 cups chopped carrots
• 1-2 cups chopped onions
• 1 tsp dried sage
• ¼ cup flour
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 6 cups chicken stock
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 8 oz grated cheddar cheese

Heat 2 TBLS butter in large pot on med heat. Add veggies. Sauté until softening, 10 min. Add sage and stir for 1 min. Meanwhile heat remaining 4 TBLS butter in saucepan over med heat. When hot, whisk in flour until smooth. Slowly add cream. Bring to a simmer. Add cream mixture to veggies along with chicken stock. Bring to a boil then simmer until veggies are tender. Puree and season to taste. Serve hot topping each bowl with grated cheese.

This is a great side dish with a flexible recipe.  Use whatever proportions of rutabaga and carrots that you have on hand and it will come out good. 

2 lbs rutabaga, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks
2 lbs carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks
3-6 TBLS butter, to taste
sugar, honey or other sweetener, to taste (optional)
salt and pepper to taste

In a large pot cover rutabaga and carrots with water.  Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until the vegetables are fork tender.  Drain well.  Mash by hand or use a food processor to puree.  Add butter, sweetener, salt and pepper to taste.

Store in a tightly lidded container in the fridge for a couple days and reheat to serve.

Gene thinks that this dish really brings out the sweetness of the rutabaga!  Give it a try as a delicious side dish or add ground beef at the end and make it a one-skillet-meal!

3-4 tablespoons oil or butter
2-3 cups rutabaga, peeled and chopped into 1/2 inch cubes
1 large onion or 1 cup shallots, chopped
1 tablespoon crushed sage (or more to taste)
salt and pepper to taste

Heat oil on medium heat in large skillet.  Add all ingredients and saute, stirring for about 2-3 minutes.  Then lower heat to medium-low and cover the skillet.  Cook until tender and soft but not mushy, stirring to prevent sticking, for about 45 minutes.  Taste and add more salt, pepper, and/or sage if needed.  Serve hot!

This is a summer version of a favorite way to use turnips!  Delicious with scrambled eggs in the mornings.

1-2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 bunch salad turnips, cut into ¾ inch chunks
1 bunch salad turnip greens, stems removed and leaves shredded
¼ teaspoon cumin seeds
¼ cup onion, minced
1 medium-large tomato, chopped
cayenne pepper to taste
salt and pepper to taste

Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat.  Add turnips and cook, stirring until browned, about 5-7 minutes.  Remove turnips.  Add greens, stirring until wilted.  Remove greens.  Add cumin seeds and onion to heat for 2 mins stirring.  Add tomatoes, cayenne, salt, and pepper.  Stir to remove anything stuck on pan.  Add turnips, greens, and yogurt.  Simmer uncovered on medium until tender and saucy, about 10-20 min.  Stir to prevent sticking.  Check seasonings.

4 tablespoons butter or oil
1 bunch salad turnips, tops removed and saved for another use and roots chopped into bite sized chunks
1-2 tablespoons honey (to taste)
3-4 tablespoons fresh mint, minced
salt and pepper to taste