I love ranch dressing–and I love the powdered mix you can buy in those little packets in the grocery store, but they are expensive, and they always have hard-to-pronounce ingredients in them, including monosodium glutamate, or MSG. MSG has its issues (I have a friend who claims it gives her migraines) and so I try […]
Month: June 2017
Week 3–how to make garlic scape pesto
CSA, Food, Recipes
Garlic scapes have arrived with Week 3 of the CSA–one of my all-time favorite produce items. Many of us get really excited when the garlic scapes arrive. There are a lot of ways to use garlic scapes, but this is my go-to recipe because it is so versatile. You can add any number of herbs, […]
Week 2–how to preserve all those greens
UncategorizedThis early in the season, we get a lot of greens in the CSA shares: bok choy, chard, spinach, arugula, lettuce, kale…that’s what grows in Montana this time of year. I’m not complaining, though. After a long winter, the abundance of greens is most welcome. That said, there are only so many days in a […]
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CSA week 1: baby bok choy potstickers
UncategorizedWeek 1 of the CSA has come and gone!! Here’s a creative way to use your share.
The first CSA pick up was yesterday, and as promised, I created a video to demonstrate a way to cook up your shares. I used 5 of the 7 items in our share (I was so hungry after I finished making the celeriac chips that I forgot to use the mixed greens –oops!). Not a bad way to start of the season. Enjoy your share and thanks for choosing to eat locally! I’ll post the recipe later this week here.
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