Day: June 5, 2016

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JUDI’S RECIPES – WEEK 1

June 7, 2016

Welcome back  to all returning members and a hearty first welcome to all newcomers! We are glad to have you, and we hope this season will prove to be a wonderful and bountiful time.

This week we are getting lettuce, as we always do at the beginning of each season. This could go on for a while, as the only thing ready in the fields at this time of year is frequently lettuce, because it is a cool weather crop. So, to get you started, I have an interesting lettuce recipe.

Some of you know my husband, Artie. We were discussing what one could do with lettuce and he said that the only lettuce recipe of interest to him is one where the lettuce is combined with bacon, tomato, mayonnaise and two slices of toast. He called it the LBT.

My recipe, however, is for stir fried garlic lettuce. Give it a try!

STIR FRIED GARLIC LETTUCE – 4 Servings

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1 TBS Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
1 TBS soy sauce
3/4 tsp sugar
1/2 ttsp salt
2 TBS vegetable oil
5 medium garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
1 lb hearts of romaine lettuce, cut crosswise into 1-inch-wide pieces
1 tsp sesame oil

  1. Combine the rice wine or sherry, soy sauce, sugar, and salt in a small bowl.
  2. Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok (or large frying pan) over high heat until a bead of water vaporizes within 1 to 2 seconds of contact.
  3. Swirl in the vegetable oil, add the garlic, and stir-fry for 5 seconds. Add the lettuce and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes, or until it is just limp.
  4. Stir the sauce, swirl it into the wok, and stir-fry for 30 seconds to 1 minute more, or until the lettuce is just tender and still bright green.
  5. Remove from the heat, drizzle on the sesame oil, and serve.

HELPFUL HINTS: Use roasted or toasted sesame oil, not cold-pressed oil, and hot spice sesame oil. Buy one made from pure roasted sesame seeds and not blended with any other oils. Sesame oil should be stored in the refrigerator, where it will keep for up to 1 year. We are also getting arugula, boc choi, Chinese cabbage and green leaf lettuce this week. All of these can be stir fried along with the romaine lettuce.

I hope you enjoy the beautiful produce this week, and that you find this recipe satisfying and delicious. Have a great week!

Best,

Judi

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Note from the Farmer — Week 1

Dear CSA Member,

The first week of delivery is always full of activity.  Picking, packing, counting and re-counting to make sure all of the shares are delivered correctly.  It has been a brutally hot and dry spring time although as we start the pick the rain has finally come to the farm.  Extremes seem to be the new normal.  The temperatures fluctuated from 22 degrees to 85 degrees within a week staying in the 80’s and there was really no rain all the month of May and beyond.  

Greens will fill the bulk of the share. Boc Choi, Arugula, Chinese Cabbage and Kale can be chopped thinly added to a salad or quickly cooked in a wok. The greens will have some small round holes in the leaves.  The heat and dry conditions were perfect for an insect pest called the Flea Beetle to thrive.  We have worked very diligently to keep the numbers of beetles under control using all of the Organic methods available, but the beetles always outnumber us and there will be some damage to the leaves.  It is cosmetic damage only and will not in any way affect the flavor of the greens.  The freshness of the greens cannot be matched and you will notice the intensity of the flavor.

The Stoneledge Farm website has some great recipes for kale chips and salads.  Go to www.stoneledge.farm CSA Program/Recipes & Produce ID.  Also, under Recipes and Produce ID there are pictures of all the different types of vegetables to help with identification of the vegetables in your CSA share. 

Optional Shares: Mushrooms this week are Crimini   
Coffee Share will be delivered.  Please remember to pick up your Optional Share if you have ordered a Mushroom Share or a Coffee Share.

Enjoy the vegetables.
-Candice for everyone at Stoneledge Farm

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Week #1 –What’s in the Bag

FULL VEGETABLE SHARE

Red Radish Cherriette- 1 Bunch  (Don’t forget to use the greens!  Chop them finely and add to a salad.)
Red Scarlet Turnips- 1 Bunch  (Don’t mistake these for beets!  These turnips are a red skinned rustic turnip.  When you cut them open this inside is white)
Tropicana Green Leaf Lettuce- 1  head
Pomegranate Red Romaine, mini head lettuce-1 head
Arugula-1 bunch
Boc Choi- 1
Chinese Cabbage-1
Rhubarb.-1 bunch  (A tart spring time perennial.  Great recipes on the farm website)
Lacinato Kale- 1

OPTIONAL SHARES:
Mushroom Shares- Crimini
Coffee Shares will be delivered