Fresh Fork Market 2012 Summer CSA–week 12

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Aug 242012
 

We stopped by Mayfield to pick up our bag today.  It worked well in our schedule this week.  I love the flexibility of the different pick up locations.

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It’s still tough to get a large in one photo.  This one is missing the cherry tomatoes, but they wouldn’t have fit anyway.

Here’s what we were expecting to receive this week:

  • 1 bag of oats, 1.5 lbs.
  • 1 bunch red Russian kale
  • Either 1 bag (approx. 1 lb.) mixed sweet and hot baby peppers or 2 ct. zucchini/squash
  • 1 lb. beans
  • 1 bunch French Breakfast radishes
  • 1 pint blackberries or 1 cantaloupe
  • 1-2 Candy onions, depending on size
  • 2 green peppers
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes
  • 1 package (1.25 lbs.) green onion bratwursts, made from Berkshire pork
  • 1 piece grass-fed Swiss cheese from Heritage Grass Farms (12 oz.)
  • 2.5 lbs. San Marzano Roma tomatoes
  • 1 bunch carrots with tops
  • 1-2 cucumbers depending on size

I’m probably going to make some sort of kale sausage ragout from the newsletter with the leek, brats, zucchini, garlic, kale and tomatoes.  Some of these ingredients we just picked up and others I have left in my fridge.  I have some beans ready to go in the freezer and will pull them out tonight.

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Carrots and beans will make good side dishes to go with our brats.  I’ll probably pickle the radishes.

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I’m going to chop and freeze some peppers and dehydrate some of the others.  The plums were a nice surprise, I’m sure they’ll disappear quickly.

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The cherry tomatoes will be weekend snacking for Stephen and Nick.

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I will probably use the cheese with a quiche.  I have some eggs to use soon.  We eat oats everyday for breakfast, so these will disappear quickly.

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I’ll probably make a few more pickles with the cucumbers since we are short on lettuce.

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The photo doesn’t do the cantaloupe justice.  It’s the size of a watermelon!

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All in all, it’s another great week with Fresh Fork.  We love not going to the grocery store much.  Our list for our last trip to Heinen’s was yellow bananas, buns for brats and a cookie treat for the kids.  I can’t wait to see what’s in the bag next week!

Fresh Fork Winter CSA–week 12

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Mar 292012
 

We were a bit early for our pick up today.  I took the opportunity to chat with Eric, who works at the back of the truck.  I really enjoy meeting people who are passionate about local foods.  It was a bit chilly for the pick up, but at least it wasn’t raining.

Here’s what we were expecting to receive this week:

  • 1 Grassfed beef steak
  • 1 pt. concord grape jelly
  • 1 12oz piece Swiss cheese
  • 2 lbs. spelt flour
  • 3 lbs. red potatoes
  • 1 lb. spinach pasta
  • 1 bunch kale or mustard greens
  • 1 bag mixed salad greens
  • 1/4 lb. ramps

Here’s a group shot:

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Grape jelly is probably my favorite flavor in the jelly/jam category.  I hope to hoard most of this for myself and use it on French toast and PP&J sandwiches.  I’m going to try and make homemade tortillas with the spelt flour.  My recipe works well with whole wheat flour, so I thought I’d try the spelt.

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We’ll probably just make mashed potatoes this week.  Unless my new slicer comes in, then I might try out some microwavable potato chips.  I tossed the pasta into the freezer.  It will make for a nice quick meal when we need it this week.

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I’ve never met a local, grass-fed cheese that I didn’t like.  I suspect this new Swiss will be great.  So far, Swiss is the only cheese that Sally won’t eat.  Maybe this variety will change her mind.  I think the kale will go into a casserole dish that I’m still dreaming up in my head.

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The steak is frozen, so I put it in the freezer.  When we get another stretch of warm weather, we’ll grill it for dinner one night.  The winter greens aren’t my favorite, but I’m going to try to make a chopped salad out of them.  I’m not a big fan of the texture of the stems, but a chopped version in a roll up is sounding good to me.

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The final item this week is ramps.  In a nutshell, ramps grow wild this time of year and are similar to a leek.  I’ll use them as an onion type of ingredient with fried potatoes or soup this week.

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I bought a couple of extras this week as well.  At $5 a piece, I picked up 3 yogurts and one Krispie Treat Granola.  I can’t seem to keep the yogurt in stock at our house.  One of the Heinen’s stores near me carries it, but I like to buy it from Fresh Fork whenever possible.  These 3 containers probably won’t last until the next pick up.

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I’m starting to get excited for the summer CSA.  Only 2 more months away.