2017 CSA Fall December 2nd Turmeric
- Watercress 8×8
- Baby Kale 8×8
- Baby Tatsoi 8×8
- Chervil
- Rosemary
- Thyme
- Chives
- 2 Butternut Squash
- 2 Acorn Squash
- Papaya
- Blue/Purple Sweet Potatoes
- Turmeric*
- Ginger*
While building from this week’s CSA ingredients, I find all I need to add to this grocery list is a dozen eggs. The greens and herbs can be used to make a quiche, frittata, or homemade pasta as well as enjoyed raw alongside a meal, in a sandwich or even a wrap. Two to three eggs and the butternut, roasted and pureed, becomes the base for a “pumpkin” pie (the flavor and consistency is more of how we dream of for pumpkin pie, try it! Great substitute). Any greens and herbs can also be frozen, in a paste, or chopped to add to later dishes such as lentils, stews, curries and pot pies.
And of course, these are all packed with flavorful aromatic medicinal healing qualities…just check out the antimicrobial activities of herbs and essential oils…blows my mind sometime how we miss that the kitchen cupboard is also the medicine chest.
To your health and your pleasure, always, leslie