Essentials Box | September 25, 2021

Here’s this week’s all-organic Essentials Box lineup with several locally sourced delights:

• Zucchini (Sound Sustainable Farms)
• Carrots (Ralph’s Greenhouse)
• Sweet Corn (mix from Alvarez Farm and Hedlin Farm)
• Gala Apples (OPMA)
• Green Leaf Lettuce (Dharma Ridge)
• Avocado
• Bananas
• Green Onion
• Gold Potatoes

Here are a couple of recipe starters to get you going on this week’s box contents:

  • Zucchini, Corn, and Carrot Fritters from Betsy Life
  • Below is an easy, peasy curry sauce from Jamie Oliver that’s adaptable to just about anything you’ve got in the fridge or pantry (it was the first curry sauce DGC volunteer Agen ever made and was long in his repertoire before he started to get even more adventurous with Indian dishes). The curry recipe starts at 27:44:

Essentials Box | September 18, 2021

Here’s this week’s all-organic Essentials Box lineup with several locally sourced delights:

• Delicata Squash (Sound Sustainable Farms)
• Lacinato Kale (Sound Sustainable Farms)
• Blue Italian Plum (OPMA)
• Bartlett Pears (OPMA)
• Lime
• Red Onion
• Romaine Lettuce
• Red Potatoes
• Broccoli

Here’s a great idea for using the Delicata squash and Lacinato kale (along with apples from the store) from Love and Lemons.

Delicata Squash and Lacinato Kale

Essentials Box | August 28, 2021

Here’s this week’s all-organic Essentials Box lineup with some locally sourced delights:

• Corn (Hedlin Farms)
• Tomatoes (Sound Sustainable Farms)
• Green Leaf Lettuce (Sound Sustainable Farms)
• Radishes (Sound Sustainable Farms)
• Summer Squash (Sound Sustainable Farms)
• Avocado
• Shallot
• Pluot
• Limes

Corn’s a pretty easy veg to prepare — boil it or grill it. But you can amp up your corn game by making Elote, also known as Mexican street corn. This grilled corn is made even more delicious by adding a tangy mayo-based sauce and cheese. Check out this vid:

Essentials Box | August 21, 2021

Here’s this week’s all-organic Essentials Box lineup with some locally sourced delights:

• Big Beef Tomatoes (Sound Sustainable Farms)
• Yellow Squash (Sound Sustainable Farms)
• Carrots (Sound Sustainable Farms)
• Red Globe Peaches (OPMA)
• Akane Apples (OPMA)
• Curly Kale (Wright Brothers Farm)
• Green Beans (Wright Brothers Farm)
• Fennel (Wright Brothers Farm)
• Valencia Oranges

Akane apples are a Japanese variety (pronounced “Ah-kah-nay,” they’re also known as Tokyo Rose apple) with a blend of sweet and sharp flavors from its dense, firm white flesh. Great for eating on their own, they’re also a good choice for using with recipes as they do well to keep their shape when cooked or baked. Because their flavor and sweetness can be mild, use in recipes with brown sugar, raisins, and other sweeter apples. Here are a couple of apple recipes to get you started this week:

Essentials Box | August 14, 2021

Here’s this week’s all-organic Essentials Box lineup with some locally sourced delights:

• Cauliflower (Hedlin Farms)
• Beets (Ralph’s Greenhouse)
• Zucchini (Sound Sustainable Farms)
• Nectarines (OPMA)
• Romaine (Dharma Ridge Farm)
• Avocado
• Corn
• Pink Lady Apples
• Lemon

Here are some recipe starters for the week:

Essentials Box | August 7, 2021

Here’s this week’s all-organic Essentials Box lineup with some locally sourced delights:

• White Turnips (Wright Brothers Farm)
• Lacinato Kale (Wright Brothers Farm)
• Cucumber (Wright Brothers Farm)
• Carrots (Ralph’s Greenhouse)
• Nectarines
• Fuji Apples
• Bartlett pears
• Red Onion
• Gold Potatoes

NOTE: We mistakenly included some of last week’s contents in reminder emails.

Here are some recipe starters that combine turnips and kale this week: