Tag: Vegetables

Week 10 Expected Harvest

Week 10 is shaping up to be another phenomenal week of fresh produce.

Members of the Central Brooklyn CSA, Week 10 is shaping up to be another phenomenal week of fresh produce. As of noon Tuesday, we expect

  • Tomatoes
  • Peppers (jalapeños or serrano)
  • Cilantro
  • Bell Pepper
  • Eggplant
  • Lemongrass
  • Kale

Please note that this list is likely incomplete, we hope to be able to update it closer to harvest time!

New Recipes in This Week’s Recipe Roundup

There are a whole lot of great places to find recipes here, just as there are a great many ways to prepare our amazing CSA produce.

Did you realize there are three places to find great tasting recipes on the Central Brooklyn CSA blog?

  1. Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday our blog turns into a “Weekend Cooking Blog” as our Food Education Team posts tested recipes (and tasty-looking photos) on the home page.
  2. Every Wednesday we post a Recipe Roundup (which you can access by clicking the “Recipe” tab on the top of this page), which is an aggregation of scrumptious ideas from cooks we trust, using the vegetables we expect to get in that respective week’s share.
  3. Every day our community members post and comment on new recipes of their own in our CSA Forum/ Recipe section (which can alwaysbe  found by clicking the “CSA Forum” tab on this page).

There are a whole lot of great places to find recipes here, just as there are a great many ways to prepare our amazing CSA produce.

Eat well.

Week 9 Scheduled Harvest

The foods we expect Week 9

Thanks to Veronica (our CSA/farm liaison) and MimoMex, we have a good idea of what to expect in tomorrow’s share:

Tomatoes

Eggplant

Pepper

Kale

Cucumber

& Herbs (not quite sure which one[s], yet)

As usual, this list is subject to change, but we expect most  – if not all – of these great vegetables to be on their way to Central Brooklyn CSA early tomorrow afternoon.

Fresh Herb Quesadillas

Pair these quesadillas with a simple salad of greens dressed with oil and vinegar for a light dinner.

(Note: Check out more recipe ideas on our new weekly feature, Recipe Roundup, which will be posted in the Recipe section every Wednesday.)

These delicious quesadillas are a simple and fast way to use herbs. The quesadillas pictured are filled with a mixture of chopped epazote, mint, and oregano, but feel free to play around and use whatever herbs you have in the fridge! Pair them with a simple salad of greens dressed with oil and vinegar for a light dinner.Mmm herby

Fresh Herb Quesadillas

The proportions for the herbs, onions, and cheese are approximate. Feel free to adjust according to your own preferences.

On a whim I decided to compress the tortillas while cooking by putting a small sauce pan on top along with a can of tomatoes, as you see in the photo. The weight helped them to cook fast and evenly. Eventually I realized the can was not needed because the sauce pan alone was heavy enough. This is reflected in the directions below.

(makes 4 quesadillas)

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