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This baked eggplant recipe, found on marthastewart.com is much lighter than the fried alternative. It’s more healthy, and won’t leave your kitchen stove messy and oil-spattered. It’s always a crowd-pleaser and will satisfy meat eaters and vegetarians alike – don’t expect to have many leftovers! Serves 8. (more…)
For those of you familiar with the CSA, these curly beauties are a welcome friend. For those new to the CSA experience, this may be one of your first “experimental” vegetables.
Pesto is a great way to use the garlic scapes in our CSA shares! For ½ pound short pasta such as penne, add about 2 Tablespoons of pesto to cooked pasta and stir until pasta is well coated. You can also freeze your pesto for use later in the year – try freezing it in an ice cube tray to make small handy pesto portions. (more…)
Here’s a traditional baba ganoush recipe that goes great with chips, pita bread, or veggies. When you get it right, baba ganoush is smooth and luxurious, smoky, and savory. (more…)
Here’s a recipe for Asian Pickled Cabbage from thekitchn.com. It’s tangy from the vinegar, sweet from the sugar, and just a bit spicy from the ginger — a perfect balance of flavors. It’s super easy and refreshing as a side dish on a hot day. The recipe serves 2-4 but can easily be doubled. (more…)
This recipe from The New York Times is a hearty, rustic dish of fork-tender potatoes, Swiss chard and bubbling Gruyère that can move easily from a side role to the centerpiece of a vegetarian holiday meal. (more…)
This is a fantastic summer dish that requires a bit of planning ahead, but not a lot of cook time. Grilled salmon doesn’t need much. Make sure that it is coated thoroughly in the marinade so that it doesn’t stick to the grill. (more…)
It is true, eating all that salad is good for you! While the nutritional value of lettuce varies with the variety, the following excerpt from the University of Illinois website sets the record straight: Lettuce in general provides small amounts of dietary fiber, some carbohydrates, a little protein and a trace of fat. Its most important nutrients are vitamin A and potassium. (more…)
Place the following ingredients into a food processor and blend until desired consistency:
