Anyone else have an abundance of squash from their garden? Well, mine isn’t actually from our garden, but it is from our CSA (local farm). The deer are abundant on the property at our new house, so I’m not sure if I’ll be able to plant a successful garden. I’m still planning to try next […]
CSA Food + Meals Lately
As with all of my other blogging, I am behind on meal posts. I haven’t been as creative with the produce from our CSA as much as I’d like, but I do have a few ideas to share. The last couple of months we’ve received: greens (kale, swiss chard, dandelion greens, lettuce, arugula, spinach); cabbage, strawberries, […]
Kale Salad with Bacon, Rosemary Nuts, Apple, Goat Cheese, and Edible Flowers
I know, I know. Another salad recipe. Our CSA boxes lately have been full of beautiful greens, and life is crazy right now, so salads it is! In my most recent CSA box I received several of the ingredients to this salad: kale, apples, and edible mustard green flowers. I was tasked with bringing vegetable […]
Strawberry Poppyseed Dressing
Can’t stop, won’t stop. The strawberry ideas keep coming. And we went strawberry picking today, so more may be on the way. I figured since I’m putting strawberries in everything else, why not into our salad dressing? Poppyseed dressing naturally goes with fruit, so instead of just pouring it on top of fruit, I decided […]
April CSA Meals
I have accomplished one of my 2015 goals and officially joined a CSA! I’m not really sure why it took me so long, but I’m happy to finally be receiving local, organic produce each week. Everything is grown on a farm, Bell’s Best Berries, about 20 minutes from my house. The fruits and vegetables are seasonal […]
Broccoli with Bacon and Garlic
This recipe for Broccoli with Bacon and Garlic is just a simple side dish – nothing fancy or complicated, but I wanted to record it. We eat broccoli regularly, but it is usually just steamed or roasted. Cooking it this way adds so much flavor, and is obviously appealing to guys (bacon, duh). Also, I […]