Tomatoes!!!

Freezing Tomatoes
Storing these guys is quite easy.  The more time you spend now on preparing the tomatoes. the less time you will spend later.  Frozen tomatoes can be used later in sauce, soups or stews.
To freeze whole tomatoes, wash fruit, remove all brown parts, and place on a cookie sheet to set in the freezer.  [...]

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Cool as a (pickled) Cucumber

Wow!  Are the cukes coming in!  I can see how one might end up with a pantry full of pickles!  Most any kind of cucumber will work for these recipes.
Refrigerator Pickles
Slice peeled or unpeeled cucmbers into 1/4″ rounds.  Cover with 1/2 water and 1/2 red wine, apple cider, or white wine vinegar.  Add chopped herbs [...]

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Squarsh- Zucchini, Patty Pans and Summer Squashes

Freezing Summer Squash
Freezing the squash is super simple.  Grate a fresh, washed zucchini or patty pan on a cheese grater, pack into a freezer bag into the serving size you will eventually use, label the bag and stick in the freezer. Voila!
A yummy, simple recipe to use the grated squash contributed by my apprentice Clara, [...]

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A Lovely Dinner on Wadmalaw

My roommates/apprentices/friends and I made the BEST dinner the other night and realized during the meal that it included most everything from this weeks CSA box.   Here was our menu:
Larry’s Roasted Beet Salad (see below) over a Romaine salad with Smoked Yellow Tomato dressing made by another friend in his smoker.
Sauteed Shredded Summer Squash with [...]

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Beets!!!

Risotto with Beet Greens and Roasted Beets
submitted by CSA member Nikki
This rich-tasting risotto is decidedly pink (maybe it will be the key to getting your picky daughter to eat vegetables!). Use a full-bodied vegetable stock if you are vegetarian; otherwise use a well seasoned chicken or turkey stock.
3/4 pound beets (1 bunch small), roasted
1 bunch [...]

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Sage

This musky, heat loving herb is delightful to simply bury your nose in.  The following recipe from Vegan Planet is so easy and was voted “the best meal ever” by a farm helper (until a week later when we had carrot dogs!).
Tuscan White Beans with Garlic and Sage
“The people of Tuscany have a prolific bean [...]

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Mustard Greens

Another Green that just grows and grows and grows!  These recipes were gleaned from another CSA website Noble Foods Farm in the Midwest and the internet and selected for tastiness and ease, so please let us know how they are.
Mustard Greens
Early spring is a time for greens! In spring my body is craving something fresh [...]

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Carrot Dogs!

The carrots are growing like crazy and even starting to shoot up their flowers stalks due to all of our ups and downs in temperature.  This recipe comes from the Savory Market on James Island and we LOVE them.  They can hang out in your fridge marinating for two weeks, but are ready in an [...]

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Sharin’ the Bounty- Turnip Style

Our fellow CSAers share their favorite ways to use up the bounty in the box each week.  Please e-mail vegitup@yahoo.com to have a recipe posted on the blog.  Thank you and ENJOY!
Spring Turnips and New Potatoes with Mellowed Garlic
Turnips never get the strokes that potatoes, tomatoes and other vegetables get all the time. Try this [...]

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Spring Cleanin’ with Greens!

Here is a simple, basic recipe for lightly cooking this abundance of greens you will receive for a while.  It works for all greens and is quick and easy.  Don’t forget to eat the tops of the turnips, beets and radishes.  You can mix and match and this also works for the broccoli raab and broccoli [...]

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