This Thai basil pesto, while a bit more exotic, can be used like you would classic basil pesto: on pasta, grilled meat, poultry, fish, or veggies. You may have to make a visit to a nearby Asian market to find all the ingredients but it will be well worth it. Yield: 2 cups Ingredients: 5 cups of lightly packed Thai basil leaves 1 cup of lightly packed … Continue reading Thai Basil Pesto
We always prepare hearty farm team meals that feature our organic vegetables and this week, we made a special meal to mark the end of the CSA season. We prepared a mixed greens and veggie salad with roselle hibiscus vinaigrette, an assortment of lacto-fermented and pickled veggies (watermelon radishes, red beets and Spring onions, takuan-style daikon radishes, carrots and cauliflower, green beans, and okra), a refreshing gazpacho, … Continue reading Dutch Chocolate Beet Cake, Topped with Special Triple Cream Frosting, with Toasted Fresh Coconut
Make this pesto recipe when basil is being harvested in abundance. Enjoy some right away, and freeze some for later use. Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 7 minutes Yields: 2 cups Ingredients: 4 cups lightly packed fresh Italian basil leaves, blanched 2 quarts water (for blanching) 1 tbsp kosher salt Ice water bath 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/2 cup grated Parmesan Reggiano 1/4 cup toasted … Continue reading Italian Basil Pesto
Our globe eggplants, carrots, and green beans are abundant now, so we are using them in this recipe. We added carrots for their sweetness, to balance the spiciness of this exotic and flavorful dish. You can, of course, use other veggies. Just pick veggies that will hold up to roasting, like squash, bell peppers, Spring onions, scallions, or even turnips. Indian food is very aromatic … Continue reading Roasted Vegetables with Indian Five Spice
Here is another wonderful and delicious soup, using our celery, leeks, and scallions. You can enjoy this soup warm, but we love it chilled on warmer days. Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Serves: 8 (8 oz portion) or 4 (16 oz portion) INGREDIENTS: 5 cups diced celery 3 cups diced leeks, white and light green parts 2 cups diced scallions 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp butter … Continue reading Celery and Leek Soup
If you have ever had a sushi roll you may have noticed a bright, almost neon yellow colored component in the roll. It is “takuan”, the Japanese term for lacto-fermented daikon radish, which we grow, that has been pickled with a number of different ingredients, in particular, persimmon peels, which is what gives takuan it’s most noticeable characteristic, color. The photo below is of commercially … Continue reading Takuan-style Pickled Daikon Radish with Turmeric
Stuffed cabbage rolls, despite a vegetable-specific name, are usually all about umami; rich tomato sauce and lots of meat filling. Our recipe is vegetarian but we try to stay true to this tradition by using a filling that is rich with roasted veggies, barley cooked with mushrooms and mushroom stock made from rehydrating umami-rich dried mushrooms, and a rich, thick red sauce made with caramelized onions … Continue reading “Are You Sure There Is No Meat In This!?!” Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
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