I mentioned this in last week’s Recipe Roundup, but am just getting around to posting pictures…
Continue reading “Warm Butternut Squash Salad with Chickpeas, Cilantro, and Tahini Dressing”
I mentioned this in last week’s Recipe Roundup, but am just getting around to posting pictures…
Continue reading “Warm Butternut Squash Salad with Chickpeas, Cilantro, and Tahini Dressing”
This recipe, originally inspired by a recipe of one of my favorite blogs, Smitten Kitchen, is an amped-up version of the grain salad posted in the most recent CSA newsletter. The recipe requires a fair amount of chopping work up front, but your hard work will pay off in the end.
Continue reading “Barley Salad with Eggplant, Tomato, and Zucchini”
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?
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.
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.
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)
We made mini corn potato cakes at tonight’s cooking demo.
This fantastic recipe comes courtesy of Delissa Reynolds, who assisted with the cooking demo at tonight’s distribution.
Ingredients
– 1 lb. potatoes
– 1/2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
– 1 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels including the pulp scraped from the cobs (cut from about 2 ears of corn)
– 4 scallions, chopped fine
– 1 teaspoon ground cumin
– 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
– 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
– 4 tablespoons sour cream for serving
Directions Continue reading “Corn Potato Cakes”