Friday, December 5, 2008

What we did with CSA box #15 & what's in box #16

Not as many dishes as usual as we were gone for the holiday...
What we did with CSA box #15
1. Beef & Root Vegetable Crockpot Stew 2. Butternut Squash Moli 3. Roasted Butternut Squash Soup 4. Honey Mustard Chicken Pot Pie 5. Chicken & Sweet Potato Curry 6. Root Vegetable & Sausage Lasagna

& box #16
What's in CSA box #16
Savoy Cabbage - Matt wants a cabbage soup
Carrots - Its time to freeze some carrots!
Parsnips - This will either get roasted or put in a stew
Golden Potatoes - Roasted, in Gratin...I'm so glad we got potatoes
Sweet Potatoes - These are the last of the season & I've really been enjoying them in so many dishes
Festival Squash - I have four of these now & they store so well in our cool basement I think I'll hold on to them until my parents come to visit over Christmas
Beauty Heart Radish - More radishes! I have a fridge full & I'm stumped on ways to use them other than crudite, salads & sandwiches.
Black Radish - This is supposed to be a really strong radish
Horseradish - Yum, fresh horseradish! Great on a steak
Celeriac - Probably more soup
Golden Turnip - This will probably be roasted
Red Beets - So wonderful roasted with a little olive oil & salt
Onion - I'm loving these little onions, they are so perfect when you just need a little for a recipe or to roast whole.

Only 3 more boxes left for this season...

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7 comments:

  1. PatDecember 5, 2008 at 2:54 PM

    Kat,
    We use this recipe for a tasty Radish Dip. One more thing to do with a surplus of radishes.
    RADISH DIP
    8 ounces Cream cheese, softened
    1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, softened
    1/2 teaspoon celery salt
    dash of paprika
    1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
    1 cup finely chopped radishes
    1/4 cup finely chopped scallions
    In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer, blend cream cheese, butter, celery salt, paprika, and Worcestershire sauce. Fold in radishes and scallions. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Makes about 1 1/4 cups.
    This recipe came from:
    www.hartwoodwinery.com/nine.html

    Hope you and Matt both enjoy this and have Happy Holidays! Pat

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  2. billjacDecember 5, 2008 at 6:28 PM

    Radishes are nice roasted with garlic, capers and anchovies. You might try that. Maybe not if you're going to be roasting the beets and turnips.

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  3. katDecember 6, 2008 at 8:30 AM

    Pat - Thanks for the idea. I'll try that when we have guests over the holidays.

    Bill - I've never though to roast them.

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  4. gizDecember 6, 2008 at 1:33 PM

    You're so ambitious - I wish I were nearly as disciplined about making the absolute best use of the boxes.

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  5. PGDecember 6, 2008 at 5:41 PM

    Your use of your CSA box never ceases to amaze me. I'd be proud of myself for making use of 1/3 of those products. I've never cooked with fresh radishes. But I love hoarseradish...well the jar stuff. I don't think I've ever seen a black radish before. I'm curious to see what you do with it.

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  6. MarisDecember 7, 2008 at 10:56 PM

    Wow, after looking at these photos I am DYING to join a CSA!

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  7. AnonymousDecember 19, 2008 at 12:36 PM

    I'd like to invite you to have a look on a funny home-made decoration - the radish mouse on cold spread.

    http://hubschrauber.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/maus-auf-brot-hors-doeuvre/

    Best regards from Germany
    Rosemarie

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