Kate Flaim (Girl Reporter)

Still very green in CSA-land: -Lettuce -Kale (2 bunches; I traded my cilantro for kale in the swap box: BEST SWAP EVER) -1 turnip -1 kohlrabi -Zucchini -Peas -Eggs It was crazy hot earlier this week, and I wasn’t feeling particularly prone to extended cooking sessions. I still had a handful of cabbage from a [...]

Summer! Forget Memorial Day. Despite the calendar and no matter how freakishly cold or hot it is, the first CSA pick-up of the season marks the beginning of summer for me. Last week in the first installment, I brought home a light and chlorophyll-packed bag of greens: -Kale (I scored an extra from the new [...]

Sometimes all I really want is a giant bowl of greens. Garlicky kale is my favorite, or maybe chard, but spinach will do, too. (Not the baby stuff, that goes mushy too fast. Save it for salads.) But this dinner was really inspired by the divine confluence of the arrival of a care package from [...]

I could have sworn I wrote this up, but apparently not. Back at the beginning of the winter share distribution I got a truck load of extra-awesome vegetables, including purple potatoes and cauliflower and a stalk of brussels sprouts. I combined all three in a dinner designed purely for my own amusement, because seriously? How [...]

Yesterday I picked up my first winter share from Stone Soup–two bags full of treats: Let’s zoom in a bit, since that is a LOT of stuff. Let’s see, I’m pretty sure it is: -1 enormous white cabbage -8 oz. salad greens -2 rutabagas -2 heads garlic -1 head *purple* cauliflower (there were white, cheddar, [...]

Meat cuts like pork butt always call my name at the butcher counter because they are so darn cheap and so easy to prepare. Last week I had apples and pork on the brain, and it was also getting really chilly all of a sudden, so I hauled out (and scrubbed off) the slow cooker [...]

Here’s an easy one to try out when you’re feeling autumnal! When we worked at the farm a few weeks ago, Jarrett gave me a couple pounds of shallots, including some that were “seconds” missing too much skin to keep well and get distributed. I needed to use the seconds up sooner rather than later, [...]

Regular readers are well aware of my adoration for Stone Soup Farm, the source of my wonderful CSA farm share for the last two years. The farm has kept us well fed with the most gorgeous vegetables (and eggs, this year!), continually reminding me of the value of eating local and supporting area farms. Stone [...]

To be perfectly honest, I haven’t cooked a real meal in two weeks. We were out of town for Brooke’s amazing wedding, and Ben has been on the road for work or out at meetings, so I’ve been eating by myself a lot. I very occasionally go all out for myself, but generally I confine [...]

-New potatoes -Carrots -Beets -Edamame -Zucchini/summer squash -Kale -Hot pepper -Heirloom tomatoes from the garden of the woman, Judy, who runs my pick-up location! -Eggs -…..baby lemongrass? Let’s address the last item first. I’m 99% sure this is young lemongrass. It sure smelled lemony. And grassy. I chopped up the whole thing and made simple [...]