Fall CSA # 6 2013

Fall CSA #6 Oct 11

Happy Thanksgiving!    Gratitude is often on my mind and it was especially present this week not because i knew that thanksgiving was coming but because i was often overtaken by how happy my new life as a farmer makes me.  We have a saying here that we sometimes use about a meal or food that is served to us where we state : it was made with love....  However, sometimes we use this when we are served something that just looks all wrong by saying this wasn't made with love which usually makes us laugh and lessens the blow a little.  Well, let me tell you that your baskets are always made with love because we love what we do. I was especially happy with today's baskets and as usual got pretty excited about today's Chez Nous Salad mixture saying:"Oh this is going to be a good one!"

In your baskets this week:

-1 bag of Chez Nous Mix (this blend actually contains no lettuce ...but lots of spinach, arugula, baby mustards and Asian Greens, sunflower greens, pea shoots, radish microgreens, turnip leaves, napa leaves, parsley and lots of lemon basil.

-1 bag of potatoes

- 1 bag of Heirloom carrots and orange beets

-1 bag of mixed cooking greens (collards, flower sprout tops, kales)

-1 bag of curly endive

1 large bag of Herbs- parsley, thyme, Rosemary

Wow! I cut up the biggest ones to see if they were still good was in awe of their beauty!

Sliced and roasted with a little water, butter and rosemary -was delicious!

A nice bed of Asian Greens and Mustards 

Summer meet Winter Blend -winter greens such as spinach and arugula with the last of summers lemon basil, amaranth and orach leaves. This mix can also be cooked if you wanted.

Here's some Napa Cabbage Leaves that can be found in your salad mix-they were torn into pieces

Brassica Greens are perfect this year!

Curly Endive is a new green that we are still growing accustomed to. I often include it in the salad mix cut into smaller pieces.  It is bitter but loses the bitterness upon cooking and goes well in soups and quiches.  We  (as well as our children!) really enjoyed this Italian wedding soup recipe posted in the spring CSA
:http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/italian-wedding-soup-recipe/index.html
I would love to hear of any recipes you enjoy using this new green!

This weeks herbs Rosemary, Thyme and Parsley

Have a fantastic weekend everyone!

Shirley and Rick