Fall Fixins’ Recipes
With cool, crisp weather, football in full swing and vibrant leaves starting to dot the ground, all signs point to the official start of fall this week. Celebrate this beautiful season with a halftime-ready feast starring our housemade chili con carne crafted with fresh garlic and roasted peppers, plus fritter mix to combine with sweet corn and fry up as a stunning side. Also included this week: Imported Irish cheddar cheese, Alder-smoked tomato honey and a bevy of produce that includes cherry tomatoes, golden and Chioggia beets and Savoy cabbage.
Here are a few recipe ideas for the week:
Roasted Corn Fritters
This savory-sweet fritters are wonderful served with this week’s Alder-smoked tomato honey.
Beet, Cheddar & Apple Tarts
Thinly-sliced beets add beautiful color to these appetizer-sized tarts from Martha Stewart.
Cherry Tomato-Beet Salad
Topped with a mustard-balsamic dressing, this cherry tomato and roasted beet salad is incredibly flavorful.
Cabbage Salad with Apples & Walnuts
With crisp apples and toasted walnuts, this salad from the Chez Panisse Fruit cookbook is a lively and refreshing first course.
Holiday Accoutrements Recipes
It’s turkey time—allow us to lend a helping hand with the big meal with a beautiful assortment of housemade accoutrements. Welcome guests with fresh-from-the-oven galette tarts filled with spinach, mushrooms and Grana cheese, plus mushroom duxelles and a spiced marmalade composed of walnuts, pear and onion to serve with crackers or crostini. Also included: Provisions to incorporate into the day’s most classic dishes, from a turkey brining kit and red wine-infused cranberry sauce to cornbread mix for stuffing and seasonal produce including Sugar pie pumpkins, Brussels sprouts and locally-grown sweet potatoes. Here’s to a happy holiday—and a satisfied stomach, too!
Here are a few recipes ideas for the week:
Savory Mini Galette Tarts
Wow guests with these rustic tarts. (We’ve done all the prep work already!)
Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
Sautéed in chicken broth and tossed with garlic and shallots, these Brussels sprouts pair beautifully with bacon.
Rustic Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes with Duxelles
These decadent potatoes are mixed with crème fraîche and mushroom duxelles for a truly satisfying finishing touch.
Cornbread-Sage Dressing with Caramelized Onions
Seasoned with fresh sage and caramelized onions, this dressing will convert any stuffing lover.
Homemade Pumpkin Purée
Nothing quite beats a pie crafted from homemade pumpkin purée! Substitute this purée in any recipe calling for canned pumpkin.
How To: Brine Your Thanksgiving Turkey
Soaking a turkey overnight in a solution of salt and water ensures a moist, juicy tender; beautiful aromatics infuse it with flavor.
Sun Ripened Recipes
No matter how you pronounce it, the word ‘tomato’ practically sings of summer, the vine-ripened beauties now at their best as the first heirlooms begin to arrive. This week’s box pays homage to the ripe, juicy tomato with mixed heirlooms, nutty farro, imported feta cheese and Greek and green olives to toss together in salads, plus, a bevy of complementary produce including mini white cucumbers, sweet red peppers and bicolor corn. Uncork a bottle of Italian red, turn on some tunes and get cookin’ with these beautiful and bright summer favorites.
Here are a few recipes ideas for the week:
How-To: Cook Farro
A quick how-to guide to prepping this hearty and rich ancient grain.
Baked Tomatoes with Farro & Feta
This flavorful and satisfying main dish is stuffed with hearty farro, tangy feta cheese and fresh herbs.
Chilled Tomato Soup
Sweet and deeply flavorful, this chilled soup from Martha Stewart is perfect for a hot summer’s night.
Sage Butter Pasta with Summer Squash Ribbons
This light, summery pasta is deeply flavorful with a sage butter sauce and squash ribbons.
Ratatouille
This rustic Provencal dish is summer in a bowl, with summer squash, eggplant and tomatoes.
Greek Village Salad
The classic Mediterranean salad, tossed with tomatoes, cucumbers, olives and feta.
Fresh Corn Salad
Crisp, crunchy and spicy, this side salad also makes for a wonderful salsa paired with tortilla chips or pita.
Summering in France Recipes
Cool, classic and colorful, Salade Niçoise is the hallmark of summer in France, layered with fresh, crisp produce, creamy hard-boiled eggs and briny accents like black olives and protein-rich tuna. This week’s box celebrates the summer staple with local and imported ingredients to create your own version, plus a plethora of summery herbs and compound herb butter, a bright Rosé and beautiful local blueberries and cherries.
Here are a few recipe ideas for the week:
Salade Niçoise
A classic from the esteemed Julia Child, this colorful salad can be customized to your liking.
Niçoise Vinaigrette
Julia Child’s famous vinaigrette, crafted from lemon juice and Dijon mustard!
Summer Squash Ribbons with Lemon & Mint
This adaptation from a beloved Alice Waters’ recipe is seasoned with just the right amount of fragrant basil and zesty lemon.
Cabbage Salad with Radish & Turnip
A summery twist on classic coleslaw!
Panzanella Salad with Cherry Tomatoes & Basil
This flavorful salad is a wonderful way to use up the odds and ends from this week’s Niçoise.
