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  • Week 4 Unboxing

    Contents of my Medium share this week: With the greenness of Spring, I’ll be storing a bunch of these bunches in water. Not absolutely necessary, but I think they stay fresher, look better aesthetically, and are easier for me to remember to eat them, instead of languishing in the fridge. Scallions, green garlic, mint, and…

  • Week 3 Unboxing

    Contents of my Medium box: Yesterday ended up being quite busy so I quickly wilted torn spinach into hot pasta for a quick and easy dinner. Guessing fennel is the hot search topic of the week. Use a vegetable peeler or mandoline on the bulb for shaved fennel salads that pairs nicely with fruit and…

  • Week 2 Unboxing

    Contents of my box this week: A friend mentioned pairing asparagus with ricotta so I found a recipe for pasta with asparagus, ricotta, arugula, and lemon zest, where you could probably substitute the red dandelion greens for the arugula (unless you have arugula left from Week 1). If you have yogurt instead of ricotta, you…

  • Week 1 Unboxing

    I’ll be documenting my Summer 2024 Medium Produce Box from Lancaster Farms that I pick up from the Greenbelt site. When I first joined a CSA, I started laying out the vegetables to assess the week’s bounty and to prepare for proper storage. This has evolved into a collection of tips and recipes. If I…

  • Week 16 Unboxing

    Last box of Winter Season: Use the rhubarb stalks in a classic Strawberry Rhubarb Pie or make it last longer by turning it into a jar of rhubarb butter. How about a Carrot Martini with fresh carrot juice? Need a riff on cabbage pancake? How about baechujeon which is quite literally a Napa cabbage pancake.…

  • Week 15 Unboxing

    Second to last week of Winter Season! The contents are transitioning toward leafy green summer: Radish tart – A tart topped with thin sliced watermelon radishes that transform in the oven to almost flower petal like Radish tartine with green butter – the green butter is radish and turnip greens blended into butter. Try with…