Week 11: CSA Box

This weeks CSA box includes:

• Sweet Corn - This is the second harvest of sweet corn so we didn't have as much corn. We do have a second planting that is 2-3 weeks behind the first planting so corn will be back in a couple weeks.
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• Curly Green Kale -

Kale Chips

adapted from Stacie Billis at ChowMama.com

1 bunch kale, torn into 1-2″ pieces
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons sea salt

Preheat oven to 400° F. Whisk oil and vinegar and toss kale in the dressing until thoroughly coated.

Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Place kale on sheet in a single layer and sprinkle with salt.

Bake for 15 minutes or so, until crispy.

• Check out Stacie's blog for recipes and tips for cooking for kids at ChowMama.comand the ChowBaby baby food website.

• Red & Green Romaine Lettuce
• Poblano Pepper - Dark green medium size and hot
• Green Peppers - Lighter green. I made something similar to this recipe a couple weeks ago. I skipped making the flavoring and used mix of green, poblano and chile peppers. I just finely chopped and mixed them raw with the warm rice. It was delicious and very fresh tasting.
• Chile
• Thyme
• Baby Salad
• Basil
• Purslane - Some of you may recognize this as a weed but is also delicious to eat. It has a slightly sour and salty taste and is eaten throughout much of Europe, Asia and Mexico. The stems, leaves and flower buds are all edible. Purslane can be used fresh as a salad, stir-fried, or cooked like spinach. Purslane contains more Omega-3 fatty acids (alpha-linolenic acid in particular) than any other leafy vegetable plant.
• Heirloom Tomatoes

We also wanted to give you a brief update on a couple crops. There is something causing our peppers and eggplant to loose their flowers. Everything else looks healthy but without flowers we won't get any fruit. It looks like the plants maight be staging a comeback and we are looking into causes and cures but we wanted to give you a heads up the we might not get much from these crops. We will keep you up to date with any developments.