Author: frogsongcsa

  • Winter 2022 CSA-Week 5

    Our members will enjoy the following freshly picked produce in this weeks box. Please try out some of the great recipes we’ve posted below!

    • Dill, bunched
    • Sweet Red Kale
    • Kohlrabi
    • Scallions, bunched
    • Sugar Snap Peas
    • Spring Mix
    • Fingerling Yams
    • Turmeric
    • Tokyo Turnips, bunched
    • Red Leaf Lettuce – Worden Farm

    Kohlrabi and Apple Salad- HowToMakeDinner.com

    Ingredients-

    • 1 medium kohlrabi
    • 2 granny smith apples
    • 1 handful fresh dill
    • 100 grams thick yogurt
    • 1 lemon (juice)
    • 1 pinch salt
    • 1 clove garlic (optional)
    • Ground black pepper (optional)

    Instructions-

    1. It’s up to you whether you’d like to shred, grate, or slice your kohlrabi. My preferred method is to use a mandoline to make thin slices, then slice those slices into matchsticks using a sharp knife. When cutting the kohlrabi this way, I find that the salad stays crunchy until the next day when I pack it for lunch.
    2. I’ve also had good success using the grater blade of a food processor, as shown in the video below, however the result is quite a fine texture and your salad won’t stay as crunchy for as long.
    3. No matter which way you slice it, I do recommend that you slice the apples using the same method for consistency.
    4. Make a quick dressing with the yogurt, salt, and lemon juice, and toss the sliced kohlrabi in it. Add the chopped fresh dill, and continue tossing until everything is nicely combined.

    Turmeric Golden Milk- DownShiftOlogy.com

    Ingredients-

    • 2 cups coconut milk, almond milk or cashew milk
    • 1 tsp ground turmeric
    • pinch black pepper
    • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
    • 1-2 tbsp maple syrup
    OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS-
    • 1/2 tbsp coconut oil
    • ginger
    • cardamom
    • peppercorns
    • vanilla extract or vanilla bean

    Instructions-

    1. Add all ingredients to a pot over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes to let the flavors meld.
    2. Pour into a cup and enjoy.

    Sautéed Tokyo Turnips With Greens- SeriousEats.com

    Ingredients-

    • Kosher salt
    • 1 1/2 pounds (675g) Tokyo (Hakurei) baby turnips, with green tops
    • 3 tablespoons (45ml) extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
    • Freshly ground black pepper

    Instructions-

    1. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, cut greens from turnip bulbs, leaving a small portion of stem (less than 1/2 inch) attached to each bulb. Wash leafy greens and turnips well of any sand. Peel turnips. (You can also leave the turnip skin on, as it’s edible, in which case, just wash and scrub them extra well.) Slice each turnip pole to pole into 4 to 6 wedges of 1/2 inch thick each.
    2. Add leafy greens to boiling water and cook just until tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Using tongs or a spider, transfer greens to cold water to chill, then drain, squeeze out excess water, and chop into small pieces.
    3. Heat oil in a cast iron, carbon steel, or stainless steel skillet over high heat, just until the first wisps of smoke appear. Add turnip wedges, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring and tossing occasionally, until well browned in spots, about 3 minutes; lower heat if turnips threaten to burn.
    4. Add chopped greens and toss to combine, cooking just until greens are warmed through, about 1 minute longer. Drizzle with fresh oil, season with salt and pepper, and serve.

    Garlic Parmesan Sugar Snap Peas- Diethood.com

    Ingredients-

    • 3 cups sugar snap peas , trimmed, rinsed, dried
    • 3 tablespoons STAR Roasted Garlic Olive Oil (see website if using regular olive oil)
    • 1/2 cup panko crumbs
    • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
    • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
    • salt and fresh ground pepper , to taste

    Instructions-

    • Preheat oven to 400F.
    • Grease a baking sheet with cooking spray or line it with parchment paper and set aside.
    • Combine sugar snap peas and olive oil in a mixing bowl and toss to coat.
    • In a separate bowl mix together panko crumbs, parmesan cheese, parsley, salt and pepper.
    • Add the panko mixture to the sugar snap peas and toss to combine.
    • Arrange in previously prepared baking sheet in a single layer.
    • Roast for 15 to 20 minutes, or until crispy, turning once during cooking.
    • Remove from oven and serve immediately.

    Enjoy 🙂

  • Spread the Love!

    Happy February! Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. For February 14 th, the day of Love, we want to spread our love of organic veggies! We are offering our customers a special opportunity during the month of February: Receive a free gift of a jar of Strawberry Jam when you purchase Frog Song Organic’s Spring CSA membership. The Spring season starts March 8, 2017 and runs through July 1, 2017. You will receive in your first delivered share, a jar of Frog Song Organic’s strawberry jam. Our strawberry jam is a low-sugar recipe made with organic sugar. Strawberries are the truly the fruit of love. Our CSA shares include 7-9 organic, locally grown vegetables each week. By being a member you are supporting a local farm and creating jobs in the community

  • Share the Love! CSA weekly share 2/13/2017

                              

     

    This week we are sharing the love with you! Each CSA box will hold a small calendula bouquet.  Calendula is a beautiful flower.  The flower has many uses besides providing a beautiful bouquet.  Calendula is the plant, the flower is used to make the medicine.  The flower is used to prevent muscle spasms, start menstrual  periods and reduce fever. It is also used for treating sore throat, mouth, menstrual cramps, cancer and stomach ulcers. The flower can be used to make a healing salve that can reduce pain, swelling and treat poorly healing wounds.

    The Herbal Academy has 14 of their favorite recipes utilizing the Calendula flower https://theherbalacademy.com/calendula-uses-our-14-favorite-recipes-and-remedies/ .

    The petals are edible and can be used in salads to add color. The petals have a light taste like that of a cucumber. The petals can be dried and used to replace saffron in cooking.

    You may have seen the calendula flower decorating Hindu deities in India.  The flower is considered sacred.

    Enjoy the hidden beauty of this flower!

    Also included in your box this week are:

    Bok Choi : http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robin-miller/stir-fried-bok-choy-with-ginger-and-garlic-recipe#!   This is the one of my favorite and easiest recipes for preparing bok choi!

    Napa Cabbage : http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/napa-cabbage-slaw-recipe

    Carrots :  http://www.thekitchn.com/how-do-i-keep-my-carrots-crisp-122165  Did you ever wonder how to store your carrots? Here’s a great article to help you with that!

    Lacinto Kale :http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/grilled-lacinato-kale-51170030

    Red Butter Lettuce : http://recipes.latimes.com/recipe-red-butter-lettuce-salad/

    Snow Peas: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/sauteed-sugar-snap-peas-recipe

    French Breakfast Radishes : http://gracelinks.org/3876/french-breakfast-radishes-with-sweet-butter-sea-salt-and-chives

    Tokoyo turnips : http://sixburnersue.com/cooking-fresh-eating-green/2014/06/how-do-you-cook-those-japanese-baby-turnips-anyway/

     

     

  • Weekly CSA share 2/6/2017

     This week in your CSA share:

    Bok Choi : http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/apple-bok-choy-salad-56389418    

    Red Cabbage : http://realhousemoms.com/red-cabbage-slaw/

    Fennel :  Fennel has some very interesting healing properties and uses that you may have not known about. Check them out in this article! https://ehealthyfood.com/fennel-health-benefits-extraordinary-vegetable/

    Tomatoes: http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/pasta-with-sun-gold-tomatoes   Who doesn’t love a great pasta recipe?!

    Muraski Sweet Potatoes :  These potatoes are purple in color but are white on the inside. Bake, boil, roast or mash these sweet potatoes which are high in calcium, vitamin C and amino acids. They have a very full-bodied flavor.

    Red Russian Kale : Red Russian and Black kale (also called Lacinato or Tuscan kale) are more tender and need less cooking time, while the frillier blue-green varieties are hardier and take longer. Even when fully cooked, kale will be chewy, but pleasantly so. Its flavor and texture benefit from sautéing a few aromatics in the pan first; a good recipe to try: Braised Kale with Pancetta.

    Panisse Lettuce :  Panisse lettuce is a oak leaf lettuce with a very mild flavor.  Showcase this lettuce in some wonderful salads.

    Korean Radish : http://koreanfood.about.com/od/sidedishesbanchan/tp/Five-Korean-Radish-Side-Dishes.htm  A new radish that you may not have heard of shows up in the box this week! Here a five recipes to try!