Monday, March 9, 2009

Menu & Recipes based on Full Circle Farm's produce box this week (be quiet, tummy!)




We are starting our first organic farm produce delivery this week. I am so excited to make some new recipes! I spent a few hours last night and this morning coming up with a menu for the week based on the box contents. Listed below is what we will receive this week:

2.25 pounds Yukon Gold Potatoes
3 each Garlic
1 each Broccoli
3 each Tomatoes
1 each Romaine Lettuce
1 each Eggplant
0.75 pound Snow Peas
2 each Yellow Onions
1 bunch Lacinato Kale
3 each Hass Avocados
1 pint Strawberries
6 each D'anjou Pears
6 each Braeburn Apples

Menu & recipes:

roasted eggplant & tomatoes w/feta, stuffed in pitas (with a side dish of quinoa)
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Herb-Roasted-Eggplant-with-Tomatoes-and-Feta-240367

kale w/ feta (or ricotta salata if I can find it) & brown rice (+ pine nuts, pomegranate seeds, hard boiled eggs)
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Lacinato-Kale-and-Ricotta-Salata-Salad-236940

shrimp & snow pea salad (will use romaine for the greens instead of arugula & watercress)
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Stir-Fried-Shrimp-Snow-Pea-and-Walnut-Salad-11911

buttered carrots & snow peas; mashed Yukon gold potatoes & baked fish (tbd from Uwajimaya)
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Buttered-Snow-Peas-and-Carrots-11146http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Mashed-Yukon-Gold-Potatoes-with-Goat-Cheese-and-Basil-5156

broccoli risotto (from Moosewood, Simple Supers cook book)

lentils & rice w/caramelized onions

The recipes are mostly found on Epicurious.com. The lentils and rice dish is a traditional Lebanese recipe, which I am altering with caramelized onions instead of crispy fried ones. The broccoli risotto is from Moosewood's Simple Suppers.

Our family has dairy issues, so we substitute goat butter and either goat cheese or sheep's cheese for the dairy versions.

We will be using the fruit as snacks and/or dessert. The avocados will be added to eggs, salads and maybe just to some toast with mayo, cheese and sea salt for a tasty sandwich.

Wish me luck with these new recipes! Hopefully the kids will enjoy some new flavors.

Photo of the kids and one of their honorary grandmothers; taken at her organic farm in Missoula, MT, in the summer of 2008



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