Carl likes beets about as much as I like watching basketball ("Tastes like dirt!" pretty much sums it up for both of us). So, I did a little jig tonight when he told me he was going over to his friend's place to watch the NBA finals, because, you know, no basketball background noise for me. It was also the perfect opportunity for me to cook all the beets and beet greens we got in our first two boxes.
I peeled and chopped up two large-ish beets and cooked them in water in the microwave for about 8 minutes -- so they were mostly cooked but still needed a little more. I chopped up all the greens and blanched them in my cast iron skillet (they cook down like spinach to about a quarter of their original bulk), then added olive oil and chopped onion, and sauteed. Then I threw in the drained, mostly cooked beets and stirred them around to coat with oil. Since the skillet retains heat well, I turned the heat off and covered for ~5 minutes, then ate with some parmesan cheese on top. Delicious!
(Sorry I forgot to take a picture!)
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Or, Can 2 People Really Eat 10 Pounds of Produce a Week?
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We signed up for our first CSA farm share this summer. One hesitation that has kept me from joining earlier was, "Will we be able to eat all the stuff we get each week?" I decided to blog about our first CSA season in order to give others a sense of how this goes -- successes, challenges, recipes, and more!
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