We’re celebrating our 40th year of farming in Chester, NJ and are excited to share our humble roots with you. Farmer Kurt W. Alstede began farming on a couple acres of land located in Chester Township, N.J. back in 1982, learn more about it here. In honor of our 40th anniversary our culinary specialist has …
It’s the week after Easter, the kids enjoyed dying eggs and now there are plenty of leftover eggs in the refrigerator and you might be asking “What can I do with all these hard cooked eggs?” Our culinary and educational specialist, Miss Jenn, has some helpful ideas and suggestions for you to reuse your eggs …
Artichokes are rich in fiber and nutrients so they’re a nice addition to the dinner table but if you aren’t familiar with them, they can seem a bit strange to cook. The good news is that you don’t have to be a fancy pants chef to get the job done since most of the work …
Check Out These Tasty Ideas With Tomasello Wines: Veal Framboise for Two 8 ounces of Veal Medallions (flatten with Mallet) 1 ½… Blackberry Sorbet 2 tsp unflavored gelatin 1/4 cup cold water 1/2 cups… Grilled chicken breasts with Blackberry wine reduction glaze 1 tablespoon Olive oil ¼ finely chopped onion 2 teaspoons… Filet Mignon with …
Eat the cruciferous vegetables. They are among the healthiest choices. There has been a considerable amount of research on the cancer-fighting capabilities of these vegetables. They are full of many of the vitamins we need every day and they are loaded with antioxidants. That of course is great, even better, these vegetables are some of …
These recipes were sent this week. Many thanks to Renee Hansen a CSA member who Is sharing some of her ideas for using cauliflower and cabbage. Creamy Cauliflower Mac (adapted from Runner’s World Magazine) (great way to sneak some veggies into your mac) 2 1/2 c vegetable stock 2 bay leaves 1 cauliflower cut into large …
How to Store Green Beans Unwashed green beans will keep in the refrigerator for 3-5 days in a sealed plastic bag. If you are not ready to serve them blanch them and then freeze or refrigerate the beans to use in a recipe within a couple of days. Green beans are an impressive source of …
This week Donna who publishes all of our work to the farm web site sent me this recipe for a fruit dip. I thought it would be a good idea to publish a few of these so that you may use whatever you have in your refrigerator. With all of this hot weather simple and …
More and more scallions and I hear we may have them through the rest of the season. I have been using them in place of onions for almost everything I prepare. Here are some recipes that will use a few. Hot Potato Salad with Scallion Vinaigrette 2 pounds potatoes, sliced 1/3 inch thick Salt 1/2 …
Some questions that we had this week: One of our members wrote asking for ways to incorporate carrot tops here are some recipes for carrots and carrot greens: Carrots, like radishes and beets will store best with the tops removed. Be sure that the Carrots are dry and store in a plastic bag. The carrots …
Collards and Quinoa 1 cup dry quinoa 2 c Vegetable broth 1 bunch collard greens, stems removed and coarsely chopped ½ t salt Put quinoa broth into a 2-quart saucepan and bring to a boil. Add greens, and stir, and reduce heat to simmer. Continue cooking 10-15 minutes until quinoa is done and all of …
Italian Style Beet Greens 1 bunch of beet tops Salt 1-2 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons olive oil Lemon Wedges or Parmesan cheese Strip leaves from the stems, while roughly cutting the leaves into one inch wide slices. Cut the stems in julienne cut (matchsticks). Heat several quarts of water. When they come to a …
