Week 9 Winter CSA Package

Posted by on 1:07 pm, Feb 13, 2012 in About Your Ingredients, Bag Contents | 0 comments

Whole chicken, frozen berries, cheese, apples, tofu, and yogurt This week we have a few surprises. First, we are taking advantage of some frozen raspberries from the summer.  These tasty berries will go great in a smoothie featuring Velvet View whole milk yogurt or they can be used to make a tasty dessert using the spelt flour from two packages ago. The center...

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Tofu

Posted by on 8:53 am, Feb 13, 2012 in About Your Ingredients | 0 comments

What the heck is tofu anyway? Tofu is bean curd.  It is made in a very similar way to cheese.  Tofu is made by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks.   It is a commonly used product in many Asian countries.  Tofu has a low calorie count, relatively large amounts of protein, and little fat. It is high in iron and,...

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Spareribs vs Baby Back

Posted by on 4:04 am, Jan 19, 2012 in About Your Ingredients | 0 comments

Just to be clear, baby back ribs don’t come from baby hogs. I, and most of the butchers I know, prefer a spare rib to a baby back. The spare rib bones are spaced further apart and have more meat and fat between them. On a hog, the rib cage starts at the spine (top of the pig) and ends at the belly. On either side of the spine, on the outside of the rib, is...

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Week 7 Winter CSA Package

Posted by on 4:43 am, Jan 17, 2012 in About Your Ingredients, Bag Contents | 3 comments

WWBFD:  What Would Bobby Flay Do?  He’d throw down with me over some spare ribs.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Week 7 Winter CSA Package  WWBFD:  What Would Bobby Flay Do?  He’d throw down with me over some spare ribs. January 16, 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Dear Robert, Yes, I...

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Carrots

Posted by on 5:05 am, Jan 5, 2012 in About Your Ingredients, Recipes | 0 comments

Most people think of carrots as those orange things that come in salad.  In truth, carrots come in a huge variety of colors and shapes.  I was surprised to hear one of the kids on the truck say that they had never seen a carrot that was not orange.  Well, yes, they come in many colors, shapes and sizes. Originally, carrots are thought to come from the...

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Week 6 Winter CSA Package

Posted by on 7:31 am, Jan 4, 2012 in About Your Ingredients, Bag Contents, Farms & Farmers | 0 comments

Chickens, organic black beans, butternut squash pasta I hope everyone had a very special holiday season.  For me the parties and time off was nice, but I’m ready to be back to work.  We started planning over the break for the summer 2012.  I can’t believe it!  So much work to do and so little time.  We’ll be sending updates about that in...

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