Good afternoon everybody!
Your first CSA basket! Even though it's hard to find any green going on outdoors you have plenty of green to be found in your baskets! I knew how anxious you all were when we started getting emails, I was getting anxious on our end too. Mostly because we had many overwintered crops sending up flower stalks and buds and I really wanted to share these crops with our members. So even though, we had decided to start the spring baskets when the new crops were ready, on a whim we thought lets just do it! We have our fingers crossed that after skipping a week we'll be ready to start the weekly pick ups.
Oh and I forgot to mention that pick-up in Niagara Falls will be after 1 and before 530.
In your basket this week:
1 bag of Kale
1 bag of Swiss Chard
1 bag of Mustard Greens
1 bag of Chez Nous Salad Mix
1 dozen eggs( so this means an extra dozen for those who already get eggs)
Greens upgrade: 2 juicing bags of kale, swiss chard and napa (opps sorry we stuffed it all into 1 large bag)
Putting a Spring basket is quite a task because greens are the most time consuming to prepare for you as opposed to a container of zucchini. They are all well washed but i always say it doesn't hurt to give them another soak and rinse.
Both your Mustard Greens and your Kale will contain stalks and flower buds these are delicious and can be used as a tender broccoli stalk.
I don't know of a Chez Nous Salad Mix that doesn't have me saying oh this is going to be a good one! And I was thinking that again as I made this batch. What's really neat about it, is that it is completely made up of crops that have over wintered and even some that re-sprouted. It contains so many items lettuce, napa, Mustards, Swiss Chard, Kale, Arugula, Beet Greens, Escarole, Endive, Asian Greens, Spinach, Sorrel, Parsley, Radish Greens, Turnip Greens. All individually picked and washed. These are hardy greens and many bold in flavor also. A salad like this needs a bold dressing and some stronger cheese some that could easily overpower a mid-summer salad.
a few of my favorite salad dressings
We often say we should be a Kale and Salad Mix Farm as they both do so well. The popularity of greens must be growing or people must be spreading the word because we can't keep it on the shelves. Things like Swiss Chard and the Winter Greens mix ..gone.... One of the lesser known green is Mustard Greens but more and more I am hearing people say oh I love Mustard Greens! They have a hot mustard flavor and are often cooked. How long you cook depends on how much you want to taste the mustard if it's for me I will throw them in at the last minute or even just pour my hot meal right over it raw and it wilts it just enough.
If you aren't yet a fan of the taste cook them...eventually you may crave more of a kick and cook less. As with the Kale your Mustards have some stalks this week and these are tender and fully edible.
I researched some interesting recipes this week to try And I thought i would share. Mustard Greens go by the name Sarson in Indian and it lead me to send yummy finds.
Cauliflower and Mustard Greens recipe
Potatoes and Mustard Greens
Here's my Pinterest page of Mustard Greens recipes
http://www.pinterest.com/Cheznousfarms/csa-recipes-mustard-greens/
And hopefully our turnips catch up followed by the carrots!
Your first CSA basket! Even though it's hard to find any green going on outdoors you have plenty of green to be found in your baskets! I knew how anxious you all were when we started getting emails, I was getting anxious on our end too. Mostly because we had many overwintered crops sending up flower stalks and buds and I really wanted to share these crops with our members. So even though, we had decided to start the spring baskets when the new crops were ready, on a whim we thought lets just do it! We have our fingers crossed that after skipping a week we'll be ready to start the weekly pick ups.
Oh and I forgot to mention that pick-up in Niagara Falls will be after 1 and before 530.
In your basket this week:
1 bag of Kale
1 bag of Swiss Chard
1 bag of Mustard Greens
1 bag of Chez Nous Salad Mix
1 dozen eggs( so this means an extra dozen for those who already get eggs)
Greens upgrade: 2 juicing bags of kale, swiss chard and napa (opps sorry we stuffed it all into 1 large bag)
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| Kale soaking |
Putting a Spring basket is quite a task because greens are the most time consuming to prepare for you as opposed to a container of zucchini. They are all well washed but i always say it doesn't hurt to give them another soak and rinse.
Both your Mustard Greens and your Kale will contain stalks and flower buds these are delicious and can be used as a tender broccoli stalk.
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| All little buds are harvested as is the top of plant until the stalk becomes too tough then all the leaves come off . |
I don't know of a Chez Nous Salad Mix that doesn't have me saying oh this is going to be a good one! And I was thinking that again as I made this batch. What's really neat about it, is that it is completely made up of crops that have over wintered and even some that re-sprouted. It contains so many items lettuce, napa, Mustards, Swiss Chard, Kale, Arugula, Beet Greens, Escarole, Endive, Asian Greens, Spinach, Sorrel, Parsley, Radish Greens, Turnip Greens. All individually picked and washed. These are hardy greens and many bold in flavor also. A salad like this needs a bold dressing and some stronger cheese some that could easily overpower a mid-summer salad.
a few of my favorite salad dressings
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| This little Swiss chard was just asking for a picture! |
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| Lettuces growing in the Mustards |
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| Over wintered crops..these lettuces were cut off at the base and regrew. |
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| Napa Cabbage going to flower also, Top stalks went into the juicing bags and the leaves were used in the Salad Mix. |
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| Some surviving escarole and lettuce. |
We often say we should be a Kale and Salad Mix Farm as they both do so well. The popularity of greens must be growing or people must be spreading the word because we can't keep it on the shelves. Things like Swiss Chard and the Winter Greens mix ..gone.... One of the lesser known green is Mustard Greens but more and more I am hearing people say oh I love Mustard Greens! They have a hot mustard flavor and are often cooked. How long you cook depends on how much you want to taste the mustard if it's for me I will throw them in at the last minute or even just pour my hot meal right over it raw and it wilts it just enough.
If you aren't yet a fan of the taste cook them...eventually you may crave more of a kick and cook less. As with the Kale your Mustards have some stalks this week and these are tender and fully edible.
I researched some interesting recipes this week to try And I thought i would share. Mustard Greens go by the name Sarson in Indian and it lead me to send yummy finds.
Cauliflower and Mustard Greens recipe
Potatoes and Mustard Greens
Here's my Pinterest page of Mustard Greens recipes
http://www.pinterest.com/Cheznousfarms/csa-recipes-mustard-greens/
And hopefully our turnips catch up followed by the carrots!
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| These Asian Greens will certainly be ready soon! |
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| So much potting up to do.... I've sent out an S.O.S and help is on the way! |
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