Adventures and Thoughts of Team Cross

CSA #13

crossn81 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:07:40 +0000

The thirteenth week of veggies!!!

CSA #10

crossn81 — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:43:38 +0000

Broccoli or Cauliflower: Thinly slice broccoli or cauliflower stems and florets. Sauté over medium high heat in oil for 2 minutes. Toss with thinly sliced carrots, cucumbers, and a soy peanut vinaigrette and serve with grilled halibut. Green Top Carrots: Carrots are a great vegetable to pickle. Make a refreshing salad with raisins, broccoli, pickled [...]

CSA #9

crossn81 — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:00:25 +0000

Another wonderful box of veggies. We are starting to get a little bit of a pile-up in the fridge of veggies that we need to eat. We recently joined the Seward Co-Op and tried Quinoa (not overly impressed). Here is the list from Harmony Valley Farm about this week’s vegetables! White Cauliflower: Great raw, in [...]

CSA #8

crossn81 — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:01:14 +0000

This week’s box from Harmony Valley Farm was quite bountiful. Below is the list of some of the great veggies we got this week! Green Top Beets: Beets and fennel complement each other well. Make a beet, fennel salad with orange vinaigrette. Sweetheart Cabbage: See veggie feature on back of newsletter Green Top Carrots: Don’t throw away the [...]

Baby Cross

crossn81 — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:10:51 +0000

Baby Cross is 20 weeks old! She is doing healthy and we are excited for the mid-November birth of our first child!!

Voting to Strike

crossn81 — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:39:14 +0000

Last night the Minnesota Nurses Association authorized an indefinite strike at 14 metro area hospitals. We’ve not been excited about this prospect and feel that both sides have been more focused on control and power than actual negotiations. It seems odd that anyone would relish the idea of a strike, but many floor nurses have [...]

CSA #7

crossn81 — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:56:23 +0000

This week’s box was a little smaller than usual. The picture is the entire box contents (before splitting with friends). A lot of strawberries and some nice looking lettuce (that we had to chop in half) are the highlights! See below for the full list from Harmony Valley Farm. Red or Gold Green Top Beets: See [...]

CSA #6

crossn81 — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:33:40 +0000

We are starting to get a pile of veggies and being out of town for a long weekend of traveling isn’t good for that! Here is the stock picture and details from the newsletter. Harmony Valley Farm rocks! Potato Onions or Scallions:These long, skinny green onions can be used in omelets, stir-fry or potato dishes. [...]

CSA #5

crossn81 — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:04:41 +0000

Instead of just making a list of the veggies, here is what the newsletter actually says about them: Green Onions – Egyptian Walking or Potato: Chop and top baked potatoes, potato skins or add to soups and salads. The Egyptian Walking onion has hollow stalks, perfect for stuffing with anything you might stuff ravioli with and [...]

Braised & Glazed Turnips

crossn81 — Sat, 29 May 2010 03:05:06 +0000

Image via Wikipedia We got turnips the last two weeks in our CSA. Christy doesn’t like them, so I looked up a recipe to take to church. A friend recommended How to Cook Everything Vegetarian and it has really helped use some of the more random veggies. So onto the recipe: 2 tablespoons butter or extra virgin [...]