09' CSA Basket Journal #11, Volume 2
Posted 7/30/2009 7:44pm by Matthew and Allison Mills Neal.
CSA Basket Journal #11, Volume 2
What Genus Specie Varieties your basket contains:
1.) Gold Rush Specialty Wax Beans
2.) Dragon Langerie "Dragon Tongue" Snap Romano Bean
3.) Cucumbers : English Green Finger (long green), Poona Kheera (creamy,
gold, rusty), Crystal Apple (roundish, crystal green); Marketmore (short
green with small spinies)
4.) Summer Squash of Benning's Green Tint Scallopini, or Ronde de Nice
Zucchini
5.) Bulk Summer Savory
Oh the summer crops are here, as I always mark the start of our summer season with the first large harvest of cucumbers. You will love seeing the different ways you can chop and serve the different shapes colors and tastes of the different varieties of cucumbers.
Last night we had a simple and enjoyable meal of some Gold Rush Wax Beans with Summer Savory, chopped poona kheera and crystal apple cucumbers, cream cheese, salt, and hard boiled eggs.
Oh there is nothing better then crispy cucumbers eaten raw with some Real Redmond's Mineral Salt, soft organic cream cheese, and splashes of vinegar and oil. This is how the cucumbers were last night. Then for the beans I just snapped of the tops and broke the gold rush beans, blanched them for about 6 minutes, drained, rinsed them in cold water, then put them back in the pot with the warmed butter, olive oil and fresh chopped summer savory for a quick sautee.
Remember that those Dragon Langerie Beans are the best bean to be eaten Raw, so give that a try. These would be great for a raw chopped Bean, Cucumber, and Savory Vinegar and oil salad, maybe even tossed with some pasta, nuts and cheese. They would also be good for a flash fast quick sautee, with some oil, coconut, cinnamon, nutmeg, cashews, and tossed with some fresh stone fruits, and honey.
Good Eating,
Allison and Matthew
What Genus Specie Varieties your basket contains:
1.) Gold Rush Specialty Wax Beans
2.) Dragon Langerie "Dragon Tongue" Snap Romano Bean
3.) Cucumbers : English Green Finger (long green), Poona Kheera (creamy,
gold, rusty), Crystal Apple (roundish, crystal green); Marketmore (short
green with small spinies)
4.) Summer Squash of Benning's Green Tint Scallopini, or Ronde de Nice
Zucchini
5.) Bulk Summer Savory
Oh the summer crops are here, as I always mark the start of our summer season with the first large harvest of cucumbers. You will love seeing the different ways you can chop and serve the different shapes colors and tastes of the different varieties of cucumbers.
Last night we had a simple and enjoyable meal of some Gold Rush Wax Beans with Summer Savory, chopped poona kheera and crystal apple cucumbers, cream cheese, salt, and hard boiled eggs.
Oh there is nothing better then crispy cucumbers eaten raw with some Real Redmond's Mineral Salt, soft organic cream cheese, and splashes of vinegar and oil. This is how the cucumbers were last night. Then for the beans I just snapped of the tops and broke the gold rush beans, blanched them for about 6 minutes, drained, rinsed them in cold water, then put them back in the pot with the warmed butter, olive oil and fresh chopped summer savory for a quick sautee.
Remember that those Dragon Langerie Beans are the best bean to be eaten Raw, so give that a try. These would be great for a raw chopped Bean, Cucumber, and Savory Vinegar and oil salad, maybe even tossed with some pasta, nuts and cheese. They would also be good for a flash fast quick sautee, with some oil, coconut, cinnamon, nutmeg, cashews, and tossed with some fresh stone fruits, and honey.
Good Eating,
Allison and Matthew