A simple & quick recipe for scallion pancakes:

If you’re in the mood to try something different with your spring onions this week, I recommend Mark Bittman’s Fast Scallion Pancakes. I skipped the soy sauce and used a gluten free flour mixture and they turned out to be delicious. My only regret – they were a bit doughy in the middle. Next time I’ll…

Garlic Scapes

Garlic Scapes are the flower stalk of garlic and the entire stalk and “flower” are edible. For a mild garlic flavor add them to salads, stir-fry, sauces, pasta dishes, pesto & hummus. Check out 2 Sisters Garlic for more info on using scapes. And for another delicious recipe, check out the link Sara posted on our Facebook…

A Handful of Beets

Aside from being filled with antioxidants, fresh beets are a delicious addition to soups & salads. Or, they’re also tasty by themselves, either roasted, steamed, and raw. If you’re looking for new ways to add beets to your meals, I recommend checking out the recipes provided by Toby Bilanow in his NY Times article “Beet…

A quick update:

And we enter our third week of the season, still lots of greens! For anyone who didn’t try the Mâche/Spinach and Avocado Salad with Tortilla Strips last week, I recommend it! I used bunching onions in the place of shallots & and topped the salad with crumbled corn chips – I imagine the tortilla strips…

Rhubarb-Ginger Jam

Hi Folks! Finally, CSA shares start this week with lots of greens, herbs, and some Rhubarb. Included with your shares will be a recipe for Rhubarb-Ginger Jam which I just tried last night and highly recommend: Ingredients:  Several fresh rhubarb stalks 1 teaspoon finely grated orange peel 1 tablespoon chopped crystallized ginger (use more if you…