Summer Preview Recipes

As temperatures warm and sunlight continues to grace our wooded enclave, spring has reached the pinnacle as it begins the transition into glorious summer. Thus, this week’s box features the debut of such early summer favorites as baby lettuce greens, rhubarb, basil and snap peas. Utilize these seasonal favorites alongside sundried tomato-kissed Pomodoro loaf, Kalamata olives and feta cheese to toss into a Greek salad, and our housemade Mediterranean-style pastichio baked pasta crafted with silky béchamel and slow-simmered tomato sauce. To summer!

Here are a few recipe ideas for the week:

Greek Salad
The classic Mediterranean salad, tossed with tomatoes, cucumbers, olives and feta.

Poached Duck Egg Salad
The lovely runny egg yolk becomes the vinaigrette for this beautiful salad.

Shaved Kohlrabi & Arugula Salad with Roasted Garlic Dressing
This crisp, crunchy salad from Martha Stewart is beautifully balanced in flavor.

Pioppino Mushroom Burgers
This fun patty recipe from our friends at Cascadia Mushrooms is sure to perk up your next barbecue.

Sugar Snap Peas with Lemon-Chili Breadcrumbs
Tossed with lemon-kissed breadcrumbs, this bright side makes beautiful use of fresh peas.

Glazed Hakurei Turnips
These buttery glazed turnips are sure to delight.

Duck Egg Cake with Rosemary
This beautiful cake comes together in just a few minutes.

Red Wine-Poached Rhubarb
This wine-poached syrup is incredibly versatile: Try it served warmed over a scoop of ice cream or drizzled into your morning oatmeal!

Winter’s Best Recipes

This week’s delivery celebrates the season’s freshest offerings, from a comforting risotto crafted with locally-foraged Hedgehog mushrooms, duxelles and our signature chicken stock to beautiful spinach greens to top with crumbled blue cheese and orchard apples. Complemented by produce both savory—Delicata squash, Swiss chard and Brussels sprouts—and sweet (like citrusy lemons and ripe red pears), plus pumpernickel bread, farm-fresh eggs and our homemade galette dough, this menu is bursting with hearty flavor.

Here are a few recipe ideas for the week:

Wild Mushroom Risotto
Crafted with wild mushrooms and duxelles, this creamy recipe is a favorite here at the farm on chilly evenings.

Spinach Salad with Apples, Blue Cheese & Pecans
This fresh salad combines gorgeous spinach and crisp apples slices and is finished with a light Champagne apple cider vinaigrette.

Braised Swiss Chard with Garlic
A wonderful side dish to accompany this week’s risotto.

Baked Winter Squash with Sage
Roasted inverted on the pan, Delicata squash is amplified by a stuffing of fresh herbs and onions.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pears
This unique flavor combination is accented with fresh lemon juice and salty pistachios.

Apple-Pear Galette with Blue Cheese
Slice this beautiful tart into wedges and serve as an appetizer!

Apple-Pear Galette with Hazelnut Crumb Topping
This rustic fruit tart is fragrant with cinnamon, sugar and toasted hazelnuts.

Winter Comforts Recipes

Along with busy days and festive nights, December marks the arrival of winter as evidenced by our first flakes of snow this week. So, come in from the cold and warm up with a comforting winter supper starring risotto crafted with wild mushrooms and our own housemade duxelles, plus crisp Gruyère cheese bread, a beautiful Bordeaux red blend wine and all the ingredients for a fruit crisp dessert. Accompanied by winter squash, blueberry jam and even Rosalba pink radicchio, this box will do wonders to ward off the continuing chill.

Here are a few recipe ideas for the week:

Mushroom Risotto
Crafted with wild mushrooms and duxelles, this creamy recipe is a favorite here at the farm on chilly evenings.

Pink Radicchio Salad with Red Pears
This winter salad is incredibly crisp and colorful.

Roasted Winter Squash
Buttery and incredibly delicious, Acorn squash is wonderful roasted with just a touch of brown sugar.

Whole-Roasted Cauliflower
This dish can’t be beat for presentation, served whole and topped with olive oil and sea salt.

Braised Turnips & Carrots
Simmered in rich chicken stock, this dish is finished with lemon juice and thyme for fresh appeal.

Fruit Crisp
Delicious with either apples, pears or a combination of both: Simply toss the fruit with cornstarch and sugar, then sprinkle with the topping from this week’s box.

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