Warm & Cozy Recipes
The shorter daylight hours are upon us, and those nighttime temps are starting to drop: It’s time to cozy up with some fresh fall fare. This week, you can choose from flavorful Polish sausages, sauerkraut, Italian Rustica bread, farm-fresh eggs, and punchy French mustard to complement a lineup of freshly-harvested produce that includes green cabbage, potatoes, carrots, leeks, and celery, as well as fresh kiwi berries, fragrant herbs, and garden greens. Tuck into your favorite easy chair, flip through some recipe ideas, and enjoy the bountiful flavors of fall!
Here are some recipe ideas for the week:
Polish Sausage, Cabbage, and Potato Stew
This dish is perfect for a crisp fall evening, filling the kitchen with its rich, savory aroma!
Honey-Balsamic Roasted Carrots
This slam-dunk recipe from Domenica Marchetti’s The Glorious Vegetables of Italy makes the best of crisp carrots.
Slow-Roasted Celery
This unexpected side is sure to be a new favorite.
Escarole Salad with Mustardy Dressing
A wonderful side salad to this week’s suggested soup!
Italian Parsley-Caper Vinaigrette
This adaptation of the pungent vinaigrette from Joshua McFadden’s Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables is magical drizzled over roasted fall vegetables!
Cozying up to Fall Recipes
Much like the autumn leaves that are beginning to burst into brilliant shades of orange, yellow and scarlet, our gardens are gracing us with a bounty of vibrant produce, from juicy tomatoes and crisp green beans to a bevy of salad greens and even flavorful winter squash. Celebrate the best of the season this week with a warm-and-wonderful risotto made with our flavorful chicken stock, local Hedgehog mushrooms, and foraged black truffles, plus both farm-fresh hen and duck eggs—pour yourself a glass of wine, ladle some piping-hot risotto into a bowl, and cozy up in your favorite easy chair.
Here are a few recipe ideas for the week:
Fall Mushroom Risotto
Creamy and delicious, this recipe is a favorite here at the farm—just remember to stir!
Stewed Green Beans with Tomatoes
Braising the beans lends them a beautiful texture!
Slow-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
These roasted beauties are incredibly sweet and juicy.
Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette
Punched up by sherry vinegar and Dijon mustard, this vinaigrette will add a bright, yet rich, finish to salad greens.
Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette
A simple, easy and incredibly flavorful salad vinaigrette to add to your arsenal!
Ingredients:
8 cloves garlic, roasted and peeled
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup olive oil
Method:
1. Combine the garlic, vinegar, mustard, honey, lime juice and salt and pepper, to taste, in a blender and blend until smooth. With the motor running, slowly add the oil until emulsified. Set aside until ready to use; the vinaigrette will keep in the fridge for up to a week.
Pasta Night Recipes
Rich with comforting flavors, yet bright with summery ingredients, this week’s Italian-themed box is equally fit for a grand feast, or an intimate meal for two. Have fun experimenting in the kitchen with the provisions for pasta night—locally-crafted bucatini, organic Italian sausage, and our homemade garlic bread—plus, gorgeous garden favorites like artichokes, carrots, tomatoes, and green beans. Inside you’ll also find: A fragrant herb bundle, Bellsong Creamery fromage blanc, organic salad greens, classic-style biscotti, and farm-fresh eggs. Mangia!
Here are a few recipe ideas for the week:
Italian-Stuffed Artichokes
Our Nonna Pat’s favorite way to serve artichokes!
Grilled Artichokes
Cracked pepper and a subtle lemon flavor perfectly accent these beautiful grilled artichokes.
Carrots Marinated with Garlic & Oregano
This room-temperature dish packs in the flavor and makes for a lovely, make-ahead side dish.
Stewed Green Beans with Tomatoes
Braising the beans lends them a beautiful texture!
Green Bean Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette
Tossed with a Dijon mustard and sherry vinaigrette, these beans boast bright, zesty flavor.
Grilled Heirloom Tomato Vinaigrette
In addition to salad greens, this bright and robust dressing is wonderful tossed with pasta, or drizzled over steamed or grilled artichokes.
