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Broccoli with Ginger Sauce

Posted on July 15, 2013 by mo

I serve this with rice or noodles and double the sauce so it is almost ‘soupy’. I like a lot of sauce. As written it is a light amount of sauce like a normal stir-fry. You can add other vegetables … Continue reading →

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Two Potato Salad Recipes

Posted on July 15, 2013 by mo

How pretty are those? Yum. Way to GROW Red Wagon Farm Crew!! Here are two of my go-to potato salad recipes. The first one is mayo based. The addition of vinegar and mustard dials back the gloppy high calorie factor … Continue reading →

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Onion Relish and Grilled Zucchini Steaks

Posted on July 8, 2013 by mo

This idea has been rumbling around in my head since the Farm Tour last month. I was talking about food, which is pretty much all I talk about, and I said something about grilling vegetables. The person I was talking … Continue reading →

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What do I do with Napa Cabbage?

Posted on July 4, 2013 by mo

Happy 4th Everyone!! I heard there are lots of questions about ‘what to do’ with the Napa cabbage you are getting in the CSA share this week. I’ll try to give you some useful ideas. But first, let’s pause for … Continue reading →

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Pan Roasted Garbanzo Beans and Braised Chard

Posted on July 2, 2013 by mo

Beans and greens are very good friends. You can not go wrong pairing the two. Pan roasting the garbanzo beans does two things. 1. It makes the beans creamy 2. The oil used is flavored by the beans and transfers … Continue reading →

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Chard 101

Posted on July 1, 2013 by mo

Chard is basically a leafy beet plant without a root. It is related to beets, spinach and quinoa, not kale, it’s not a brassica. Wash your chard, don’t soak it. It will loose nutrients if you soak it. Almost all … Continue reading →

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Napa Cabbage Storage and Prep

Posted on July 1, 2013 by mo

Napa Cabbage is a little different than green or red cabbage. Napa cabbage is more closely related to bok choy so it is more tender and a little sweeter than green cabbage. I think of green cabbage as being rubbery, … Continue reading →

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Farm Tour June 24th, 2013

Posted on June 24, 2013 by mo

It was great to see so many people at the Farm Tour yesterday. I think it was one of the biggest turnouts we have had. We love showing off what we do. We especially love seeing old and new CSA … Continue reading →

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Fava Bean Prep

Posted on June 24, 2013 by mo

We had a farm tour yesterday and we peeled and ate favas we picked from the field on the hay rides. Favas are yummy raw and fun to eat. But cooked, favas are heaven. If you haven’t had favas, or … Continue reading →

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Roasted Beets

Posted on June 24, 2013 by mo

I really don’t like boiled beets. I do love love love roasted beets. Roasting caramelizes the sugars in the beets and adds a toasty dimension. Boiling beets just makes them soft. So, let’s roast some beets! Here is how I … Continue reading →

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