Half way through our CSA, Recipes, and Movie night

This week marks half way through our first year of CSA boxes. We provided CSA box #6 to our CSA members yesterday. It included the following: kale, collards, napa cabbage, caraflex cabbages, cucumbers, zucchini, carrots, potatoes, herbs, peppers, beans, eggplant, and a few tomatoes. We are excited to have our pepper, bean, and tomato plants finally starting to yield.

Here are some fun new recipe websites we found to help you use what is in the box.

Kale & Collards - 14 Recipes on How to Eat More Kale and Collard Greens  (The Everyday Maven blogger compiled together 14 great soup and salad recipes for these healthy greens.)

Herbs - Seared Scallops with Herb Butter Sauce  (This herb butter sauce would go great over any fish or grains.  We used basil, thyme, and oregano. It is sooo tasty that I made a double batch.)

Zucchini and Peppers - No-Noodle Zucchini Lasagna (We made this one this week and it is time consuming, but marvelous. Makes enough that you can freeze some for later.)

Zucchini - Zucchini Pineapple ( Yes, turn this vegetable into a fruit! We have never heard of this before tonight, but we were given some to try and it is surprisingly delicious.)

Caraflex Cabbages - 10 recipes That Remind Us Why Cabbage is Awesome  ( We love the title and the recipes.)

Napa Cabbage - Napa Cabbage Salad  or Napa Cucumber Coleslaw (We have tried both and love both. For a healthier version, the napa cabbage salad still tastes good if you use less oil than they list.)

CSA members watching the farm-themed movie

Lastly, we just wanted to thank our CSA members/friends that joined us for our first Leafy Greens Farm potluck and movie night. It was a success! The food was great, the weather was beautiful, and the movie made us all think more about the meat and vegetables we eat. We look forward to our next potluck and movie night on August 17th!

Colorful and delicious potluck food!

Trying new recipes with our vegetables

Our most recent CSA Box includes the following: herbs, beets, carrots, onions, collards, red lettuce, green butterhead lettuce, caraflex cabbage, & broccoli. We wanted to send you a collection of fun new recipes to consider for these vegetables and herbs. Sure, you can eat all of these vegetables raw or make a regular salad, but have you ever tried carrot top pesto, lemon basil tea, or pasta with collard greens? What about a grilled lettuce salad? Check out the recipes below and let us know what you like the most.

Carrots Glazed With Balsamic Vinegar and Butter: http://www.food.com/recipe/carrots-glazed-with-balsamic-vinegar-and-butter-82032


Carrot Soup with Carrot Top Pesto:   http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/velvety-carrot-soup-pesto-50400000120383/



Carrot Top Recipes: http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/carrotops.html#leaves

Grated Raw Beet Salad ( I use basil as my herb in this one): http://blog.sanuraweathers.com/2010/07/grated-raw-beet-salad/

Roasted Beets with Thyme: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/roasted-beets-recipe/index.html

Tarragon Chicken: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/nigella-lawson/tarragon-chicken-recipe/index.html

Grilled Lettuce Salads: http://goodveg.squidoo.com/recipes/sandwiches-salads/5-sensational-grilled-lettuce-salads

6 Healthy Collard Green Recipes: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/collections/healthy_collard_greens_recipes

Braised Collard Greens: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/health/26recipehealth.html?_r=0

Lemon Basil Tea: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Lemon-Basil-Tea

New Lettuce Recipes: http://www.frugalupstate.com/recipes/what-to-do-with-too-much-lettuce-in-the-garden/