Gather ‘Round the Raclette Recipes
This week, gather around to share a rustic and homey meal by the way of the Swiss Alps: Raclette using our own Bella Rossa cheese and served up warm, melty, and draped over seasonal produce such as mixed red and yellow baby potatoes, sweet red onions, and hearty turnips. Also included in this cozy lineup: Fresh multigrain bread, eggs from our heritage breed hens, an array of winter citrus, crisp apples, and a medley of radicchio and salad greens. Enjoy!
Here are a few recipe ideas for the week:
How-To: Make Raclette
Let everyone assemble their own platter of provisions to top with melty Bella Rossa cheese!
Blood Orange, Radicchio & Fennel Salad with Citronette
A light, bright and refreshing addition to your table!
Meyer Lemon & Orange Citronette
Crafted from a beautiful mixture of winter citrus, this light, yet punchy, vinaigrette is lovely drizzled on fresh garden greens.
Pickled Red Onions
Quick-pickled in vinegar, these onions are a wonderful complement to this week’s raclette.
Brown Sugar-Baked Apples
A true classic, this beautiful dessert is lovely topped with crème fraîche.
Meyer Lemon Curd
Serve this classic curd from Gourmet magazine alongside slices of pound cake for an easy and elegant dessert!
Blood Orange Marmalade
This easy marmalade is a wonderful way to capture the best of the winter citrus season!
Meyer Lemon Curd
Serve this classic curd from Gourmet magazine alongside slices of pound cake for an easy and elegant dessert!
Ingredients:
1½ cups sugar
4 whole eggs, beaten lightly
4 additional egg yolks, beaten lightly
1 cup fresh Meyer lemon juice
5 tablespoons freshly grated lemon zest
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Method:
1. In a heavy saucepan whisk together the sugar, the whole eggs, the yolks, the juice and the zest and cook the mixture over moderately low heat, whisking, until the sugar is dissolved.
2. Add the butter, cook the mixture over low heat, whisking, for 10 to 12 minutes, or until it registers 160°F on a candy thermometer, and transfer it to glass jars. The curd will keep, covered and chilled, for up to 2 weeks.
Cozy Comforts Recipes
Warm yourself body and soul this week with a lineup of cozy wintertime favorites like Gruyère cheese bread, earthy Shiitake and dried Porcini mushrooms, farm-fresh eggs, and hearty split grain emmer farro that can be prepared risotto-style with our signature, hand-crafted chicken stock. Additionally highlighted by crisp radicchio, carrots, leeks and garden-grown herbs, this box is also flush with a bevy of beautiful winter citrus fruit to further brighten your week. Enjoy!
Here are a few recipe ideas for the week:
Herb-Kissed Farrotto with Shiitake Mushrooms & Crispy Shallots
This truly cozy, risotto-style dish boasts immense flavor, cooked in chicken stock and accented with earthy mushrooms and crackly-crisp shallots.
How-To: Reconstitute Dried Mushrooms
Follow these simple steps to reconstitute the beautiful mushrooms for this week’s farrotto.
Radicchio, Farro & Apple Salad with Garden Herb Vinaigrette
Tart, crunchy and crisp, this salad celebrates the classic combination of apple and radicchio.
Garden Herb Vinaigrette
This flavor-packed vinaigrette is fantastic with both grains and greens.
Honey-Balsamic Roasted Carrots
This slam-dunk recipe from Domenica Marchetti’s The Glorious Vegetables of Italy makes the best of crisp carrots.
Meyer Lemon-Lime Curd
Serve this classic curd from Gourmet magazine with sliced pound cake or sugar cookies for an easy and elegant dessert!
Glorious May Recipes
The recent abundant sunshine and warm temps have the gardens looking oh-so-bright and beautiful:so get set to enjoy some springtime splendor in this week’s box! This lineup celebrates spring in all its glory with an assortment of garden-grown ingredients—jumbo asparagus, shallots, endive, crisp salad greens, Genovese basil and French tarragon—plus foraged finds like Morel mushrooms. Also included: Fresh Gruyère cheese bread, eggs from the farm’s heritage-breed hens, Meyer lemons and raspberries, and both Arborio rice and our signature chicken stock to help craft a springtime version of your favorite risotto.
Here are some recipe ideas for the week:
Morel Mushroom Risotto
Creamy and delicious, this recipe is a favorite here at the farm—just remember to stir!
Asparagus & Mushroom Frittata
This lovely springtime-fresh frittata can be easily served for brunch, lunch, or dinner; you choose!
Roasted Endive with Walnut Vinaigrette
This warm side pairs beautifully with this week’s frittata or risotto recipes.
Meyer Lemon Aioli
This bright aioli is fantastic served with asparagus, or other grilled or sautéed spring veggies!
Meyer Lemon-Lime Curd
Serve this classic curd from Gourmet magazine with this week’s raspberries for an easy and elegant dessert!
