Recipes
Broccoli Pancakes
courtesy of Dr. Weil (www.drweil.com) Description Even if your kids don’t like broccoli, they will eat these pancakes. You can serve them as a side dish, however they are certainly a meal on their own if you want to serve them as an entrée. Broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables including cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, turnip [...]
Pickled Green Beans
gluten & dairy free Jolinda Hamilton Hamilton Farms, Clinton, Arkansas 4 lbs green beans 1-3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper 3–1/2 teaspoon mustard seed 3–1/2 teaspoon dill seeds 7 garlic cloves 5 cups water 5 cups white vinegar 1/2 cup caning salt Wash beans and remove ends. Cut beans into 2 inch pieces, divide among several [...]
Simple Fresh Herb Potatoes
gluten & dairy free I love to collect fresh herbs in late spring/early summer and make this delicious warm potato dish. The herbs come alive when mixed with the warm potatoes. Scallions/green onions work well in this recipe too! 2 lbs. Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into 1 inch pieces ½ cup chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley [...]
Balsamic Spinach
gluten & dairy free This recipe works with all hearty greens, but it works especially well with spinach. 1 cup balsamic vinegar ½ c. extra virgin olive oil a handful of basil leaves, chopped 8 cups of spinach, washed well sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Simmer vinegar in small saucepan until slightly reduced. [...]
Spring Salad
gluten & dairy free Make this salad with veggies straight from your CSA and notice as you slowly take each bite just how miraculous vegetables are! It is incredible how little we really need to “dress up” farm-fresh veggies. 2 heads of butterhead, Boston or bibb lettuce, washed 4 radishes trimmed and sliced thinly 1 [...]
Vegetable Stock
gluten & dairy free Some of these recipes call for veggie stock or broth, use this! Make batches ahead of time and freeze. Defrost to make quick soups and stews. 8 cups of cold water 2 celery stalks, chopped 2 carrots, peeled and chopped 2 onions, chopped 2 leeks chopped 10 peppercorns Sprigs of fresh [...]
Soup of Springtime Salad Greens
gluten free Lisa Jessup Common Ground Farm, Beacon, New York 1 onion, chopped 3 tablespoons butter 2 cups water 2 cups snap peas 1 cup white wine bundle of spring herbs (parsley, chives, tarragon, thyme, chervil) 2 heads of lettuce, chopped large handful arugula, chopped sea salt and pepper, to taste 1 cup cream plus [...]
Light Spring Soup
gluten & dairy free This soup screams SPRING! Many times while preparing this soup, I quietly chop veggies and decide just what seeds I’d like to plant in my own life. From new projects that fall outside of my comfort zone to old hobbies that I’d like to reclaim, the spring is the best time [...]
Calabrese Swiss Chard
Bill Nunes Contented Acres Produce, Gustine, California This recipe comes from the Italian Region of Calabria. I prefer to use ruby red swiss chard for its sweeter more beet-like flavor and for the beautiful red color which the juice takes from the red stems. I also prefer the robust flavor of hardneck garlic, either Korean [...]
Baked Risotto with Greens
gluten free Elaine Granata Granata Farms, Denver, Colorado 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup finely chopped onion 1 c. uncooked Arborio rice 8 cups greens: chard, spinach, kale, etc. 2 cup veggie broth 1/4 teaspoon sea sat 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 cup grated fresh pecorino or Parmesan 1–1/2 cup sliced asparagus Preheat oven to 400 [...]
