We picked up our second share of produce from Three Springs Farm yesterday. Our CSA share brings us a basket full of fresh food every other week. So far, some of the foods have been complete mysteries to me. Luckily, the farm sends out an e-mail with recipe ideas for the lesser known ingredients (anyone ever heard of kohlrabi?), so we have some serving suggestions for the mystery selections.
You can read about our first CSA basket here.
This week’s basket was more exciting than the first because it included strawberries! I love, love, love berries. I wish we could sign up for a CSA that just distributed berries. Or, even better, I wish we had a garden to grow our own berries. Maybe some day…
Here’s what we got in our CSA basket this week:
-baby carrots
-kohlrabi
-kale
-green bibb lettuce
-red romaine lettuce
-radishes
-strawberries
-mint
-green onions
We also purchased a block of cheese from the dairy that Three Springs Farm partners with and sells at the market. I think Eric was more excited about the crazy cheese than he was about any of the vegetables.
From what I understand, kohlrabi leaves are similar to kale, so we can cook those or eat them raw. The kohlrabi bulb should be peeled, and then can be sliced and eaten raw. Or there are a million ways to cook it. I even found a recipe for a kohlrabi ham bake. I think our dining experience is about to get more adventurous.
If you have any suggestions of ways to eat all of this goodness, our bellies would greatly appreciate your input!
-Ally
mrmrscoop says
KALE CHIPS! http://thecoopfam.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/kale-chips-and-pasta-salad/ Perhaps Kohlrabi chips?Next year, if our funds allow, we WILL join a CSA! We actually suggested a CSA membership as a wedding gift, but I think people thought we were weird so we didn’t have any takers!
ericandally says
I saw your recipe for kale chips a few days ago! I think we’ll have to try them out! I’m hoping we have a few weeks of kale to come so that we can try a few different recipes. The CSA we joined was the most affordable one I could find. So far, I’d recommend it for next season!
Julie says
Well, I have heard of Kohlrabi. We ate it as kids at my grandmas house. I belive we pealed it and sliced it and ate it raw. I remember liking it. Hope you do too.
Julie