Week of June 9

This weeks box includes:

Basil
Cilantro
Parsley
Green Garlic
Amaranth
Head Lettuce
Turnip Greens
Flowers

I'm a fan of greens with a quick steam and a slosh of balsamic vinegar. It really doesn't get much easier.

Chop some green garlic and sauté in olive oil. Add the washed greens still wet from rinsing. Cover. Add a couple teaspoons of vinegar and cover again. A couple minutes and serve to plate. Top with a fried egg and you're in business.

For a quick dish with the amaranth you can do the same. I'm a big fan of greens for breakfast, but this method alleviates that quick, "I'm starving and can't wait to cook something more complex" feeling.

Enjoy!

2014 CSA begins this week!

It's a slow start this year...

Up this week in your CSA box:

Green Garlic
Mint
Chives
Asparagus
Rhubarb
Salad Greens
2013 Dry Cannellini Beans
Side Track Tea: Tulsi. Oat, Nettle
Flowers

To prepare the beans rinse the beans first. Then soak them completely submerged in water overnight.
Boil the beans in fresh water for about an hour or until tender.

I like the beans cold with olive oil, mint, lemon juice, salt and pepper on toast or over pasta.

The green garlic can be used as you would use scallions or roasted lightly then pureed in a food processor. Add olive oil, salt and pepper and you've got a great salad dressing, pasta pesto and sandwich spread. Enjoy!

Spring Equinox 2014

The chickens are not amused with Mother Nature's humor. At the Equinox we received quite the dump of snow. In the past few days the glaciers are finally receding. At long last we can safely imagine a growing season.

The goats are giving birth...so the change of seasons must be true. We have two does left to kid. Let's hope for more sun to dry up the lake of cold melt and green up the grass below.