Thursday, May 6, 2010
7:15 PM | Posted by
LibraryKerri
Green Bag Special has a new home. I moved to my own domain. Join me at GreenBagSpecial.com.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
4:29 PM | Posted by
LibraryKerri
(This blog has a new home at GreenBagSpecial.com.)
I like veggies. There are certain veggies that I daresay I love. However, I am still a little nervous about getting a BAG full of vegetables each week from the CSA farm. The cause of my nervousness: What will I do with all of the mystery veggies?
I may be somewhat literate in the veggie world. I even branch out to the more adventurous veggies, such as artichokes and asparagus. What? Those aren't adventurous to you. Sorry. In either case, those are nothing compared to the wonderful array of veggies I'll be meeting in my close future. Our CSA recently sent a list of what to expect this year, and the list contained some mysterious vegetables: bok choy, collards, kale, kohlrabi, and swish chard, just to name a few.
What's a girl to do? Well, I was thankful to discover a cool book called From Asparagus to Zucchini: A Guide to Cooking Farm-Fresh Seasonal Produce, written by the Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition. This just might be my bible for the months ahead.
The book introduces a wide variety of vegetables by providing a general introduction to each, most importantly how to cook and store them. Then, readers are provided a handful of recipes featuring each vegetable. Right now, I can only imagine how useful this guide will be.
Let's see, kohlrabi. The book describes this as a cross between a turnip and a cabbage (not sure this one will make our greatest hits list this summer...we shall see!). Did you know you can peel kohlrabi and eat it like an apple? Right now, I'm imagining a turnip/cabbage apple and thinking, "Eww." If that doesn't appeal to my family, perhaps we'll try the sauteed kohlrabi with onions and butter.
Another handy feature of the book is a chapter of seasonal recipes, which will help me throw together some tasty dishes using the vegetables delivered in my "green bag special." There's even a chapter of kid recipes, which I will hope will inspire my sons to eat more greens.
So, if you are new to the CSA lifestyle, I highly recommend this book.
I like veggies. There are certain veggies that I daresay I love. However, I am still a little nervous about getting a BAG full of vegetables each week from the CSA farm. The cause of my nervousness: What will I do with all of the mystery veggies?
I may be somewhat literate in the veggie world. I even branch out to the more adventurous veggies, such as artichokes and asparagus. What? Those aren't adventurous to you. Sorry. In either case, those are nothing compared to the wonderful array of veggies I'll be meeting in my close future. Our CSA recently sent a list of what to expect this year, and the list contained some mysterious vegetables: bok choy, collards, kale, kohlrabi, and swish chard, just to name a few.
What's a girl to do? Well, I was thankful to discover a cool book called From Asparagus to Zucchini: A Guide to Cooking Farm-Fresh Seasonal Produce, written by the Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition. This just might be my bible for the months ahead.
The book introduces a wide variety of vegetables by providing a general introduction to each, most importantly how to cook and store them. Then, readers are provided a handful of recipes featuring each vegetable. Right now, I can only imagine how useful this guide will be.
Let's see, kohlrabi. The book describes this as a cross between a turnip and a cabbage (not sure this one will make our greatest hits list this summer...we shall see!). Did you know you can peel kohlrabi and eat it like an apple? Right now, I'm imagining a turnip/cabbage apple and thinking, "Eww." If that doesn't appeal to my family, perhaps we'll try the sauteed kohlrabi with onions and butter.
Another handy feature of the book is a chapter of seasonal recipes, which will help me throw together some tasty dishes using the vegetables delivered in my "green bag special." There's even a chapter of kid recipes, which I will hope will inspire my sons to eat more greens.
So, if you are new to the CSA lifestyle, I highly recommend this book.
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