Artichoke Usage: Steam whole artichokes and eat the leaves with olive oil and garlic. Use as a pizza/pasta topping, or toss in the oven with root vegetables to make a roasted veggie dish. Storage: Artichokes have the best flavor when fresh, so consume as soon as...
Zucchini Usage: Bake, sauté or grill! Make vegetable skewers to put on the grill. Make a zucchini bread. Add to a pasta primavera or a stir fry. Storage: Store unwashed. Keep zucchini wrapped in a dry tea towel in a sealed container in the crisper. Once you cut the...
Tomatoes Usage: Make a caprese on toast with fresh mozzarella and a drizzle of balsamic. Put into a cobb salad or make a home-made pasta sauce by chopping the tomatoes and pan-heating with herbs and garlic from your CSA box. Storage: Store at room temperature! The...
Swiss Chard Usage: Try a simple sauté with garlic, salt and oil. Add to a savory pasta dish with garlic butter or home-made tomato sauce with other ingredients from your CSA box. Try swiss chard in our recipe for turmeric ginger rice with greens. Cook at lower heat...
Strawberries Usage: Eat strawberries whole or add to a strawberry banana smoothie. Freeze your strawberries to have a continuous supply of perfect-textured smoothies. Make strawberry shortcake or a home-made strawberry jam. Try a summer fruit salad with mango,...
Sprouts Usage: Make an artisan sandwich with a whole grain bread and your favorite ingredients. Garnish salads or add sprouts to a stir fry. Storage: To prevent them from drying out, sprouts can be stored in a bucket of icy water for 2-3 days. Strain the sprouts and...
Sage and Purple Sage Usage: Sage incorporates well into savory dishes. Bake purple sage leaves in the oven until they are crispy for a uniquely colored garnish for quiches, pastas, risotto or other dishes. Sage adds a savory flavor to a garlic butter or a dairy-based...
Rosemary Usage: Garnish your favorite protein with rosemary before baking in the oven for an herbal, savory kick. It pairs very well with salmon. Add to casseroles, sautéed mushrooms, grains and potatoes. Try baking a home-made rosemary bread! Storage: Store like a...
Radish Peas Usage: Enjoy them raw as a spicy snack! Sauté them in a stir fry or bake them in the oven with other vegetables. Use radish peas as you would use snap peas or snow peas, but keep in mind that they have an additional kick! Storage: Use within 2-3 days...
Radishes Usage: Try them raw for a spicy, refreshing snack. Make garlic-roasted radishes as a side dish. Julienne your radishes and throw them into a risotto. Slice them thin and include in tacos and sandwiches! Storage: Keep up to one week to cook, or 2-3 days if...