This week’s market bag: ground beef, boneless pork shoulder, gouda, zucchini, red peppers, staymen & jonagold apples, romaine lettuce mix.
On the menu: tricolore beef & rice pilaf, roast pork, apple pie, grilled gouda & apple sandwiches.
Recipe: Tricolore Beef & Rice Pilaf
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emptying the CSA bag, originally uploaded by dcaCRL.
I talk a good game about healthy eating, but I have to confess that despite my best efforts, there are still nights [...]
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This week in the market bag: butternut squash, sweet potatoes, pears (Asian, bosc & Bartlett), broccoli, heirloom tomatoes, quince, eggs, sweet potato ravioli, pumpkin butter, mozzarella and seven-cheese macaroni. (That’s right, seven!) We were busy pumpkin picking and farm visiting this weekend, so the prepared pastas came in handy.
Saturday supper: sweet potato ravioli with mascarpone [...]
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We’ve all seen the many stylish (lead-free) lunch boxes and totes out there, now two California moms have created cloth napkins for kids, Fabkins. They come in sets of 5 (one for each school day) with adorable themes including “beach bound,” “fruit salad,” and African safari” on solid, gingham or stripes. Sure, you have to [...]
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I created this recipe earlier this summer with our CSA veggies, but squash and swiss chard are still in season at our local markets. I roasted the veggies the night before to make this quicker to prepare the night of.
2 zucchini
2 yellow squash
1 eggplant
several swiss chard stems (optional - I had cooked the leaves [...]
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(Enough preaching - now on with the recipes!)
Autumn means two things at the farmers’ market: apples & squash! This week’s shopping bag contains 5lbs. Jonagold & Staymen apples, pork chops, spaghetti squash, arugula & aged cheddar, plus a loaf of sourdough and wedge of Smoky Blue cheese from the local bakery and cheese store. On [...]
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Choosing organic foods not only reduces the toxins you expose yourself to, it also helps protect the environment. Organic foods are grown without chemical pesticides, the residues of which remain in the soil and wash into our watersheds. Small family farmers will tell you that “organic” farming is nothing new — for the most part, [...]
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Making homemade baby food is quick and easy. It tastes better, is fresher and healthier and most importantly, you control what’s in it. Here are ten quick tips to get you started:
1. Start fresh. Organic produce is best, or make sure you use a vegetable wash if you can’t or don’t want to buy organic.
2. [...]
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Parents today have an overabundance of options for their new babies, from designer clothes and strollers to infant gyms, music and language classes. But when it comes to feeding their babies, many parents see the meager offerings on the grocery shelf and figure Gerber organics is the best they can do. Few parents realize that [...]
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Welcome to FoodieTots! Sharing recipes and tips to inspire a love of healthy eating in your budding foodie. Check in weekly for farmers’ markets reports, fun finds, & easy, healthy weeknight meals.
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