Winter CSA #6
Friday January 3rd 2014
For those of you who have gotten used to receiving the newsletter much earlier in the day you may have been wondering if everything was ok...with the extremely cold weather and all. We are both pretty tired but it's business as usual and we've got your baskets! Boy was it cold, squeaky snow cold! I feel kinda guilty making any complaint of being tired when I am around my husband though who has pulled a 2 hr night shift for quite a while now. Even though, we are mostly equipped to handle cold nights, there have been some really cold ones. At first it was the greenhouse, being our first season, he would often go out to check that everything was working properly and now that he's pretty confident with that it's been keeping pipes, produce and eggs from freezing followed by a few hours of rest to get back up and plow snow.
In you baskets this week:
1 bag of Chez Nous Mix
1 Bag of Yukina Savoy (similar to Tatsoi, an Asian Green)
1 Bag of Napa Cabbage
1 bag of Leeks and Rosemary
1 Tomato Sauce
Cranberry Bean Pasta Fagioli
Two more weeks!
Shirley and Rick
Friday January 3rd 2014
For those of you who have gotten used to receiving the newsletter much earlier in the day you may have been wondering if everything was ok...with the extremely cold weather and all. We are both pretty tired but it's business as usual and we've got your baskets! Boy was it cold, squeaky snow cold! I feel kinda guilty making any complaint of being tired when I am around my husband though who has pulled a 2 hr night shift for quite a while now. Even though, we are mostly equipped to handle cold nights, there have been some really cold ones. At first it was the greenhouse, being our first season, he would often go out to check that everything was working properly and now that he's pretty confident with that it's been keeping pipes, produce and eggs from freezing followed by a few hours of rest to get back up and plow snow.
In you baskets this week:
1 bag of Chez Nous Mix
1 Bag of Yukina Savoy (similar to Tatsoi, an Asian Green)
1 Bag of Napa Cabbage
1 bag of Leeks and Rosemary
1 Tomato Sauce
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| I am really surprised at how well the lettuce has done. |
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| Every week I harvest a few leaves off each. |
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| Yukina Savoy can be used in any green recipe especially as a spinach substitute. Here's a link to the recipe index I am slowly putting together. It has a link for a brown butter and sage tatsoi pasta recipe. Brown butter and sage is a new favorite thing of mine! Asian Green recipes |
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| My husband outside Shoveling snow from the greenhouse wall. |
Last night, when I came in chilly fingers and all...I wanted some soup as I had my beans from last week soaking and ready. I was delighted to find a member had sent me a recipe that was perfect. I used things I had leeks, Napa, chicken broth instead of water, Chez Nous Tomato Sauce, Nitrite Free Prosciutto and as she suggested the Chez Nous Hot Sauce. I just love the Heirloom Beans..if you haven't used your yet ....It really hit the spot! Thank you!
Two more weeks!
Shirley and Rick
