Posts Tagged ‘brie’
The Vinaigrette
When Dan and I got married, dear friends gave us a wedding gift of a wooden salad bowl and tongs, as well as several favorite salad and vinaigrette recipes. Eventually the tongs took on multiple uses, such as a drumstick for banging pots and pans when my boys were toddlers, and sadly, one day the tongs broke. But…
Read MoreThe Salad
Let’s talk about the most basic way to eat those leafy greens you’ll find nearly every week in your share: The Salad. Fresh greens and root crops make up the bulk of your fall share, and one of the great things about our greens is that they’re almost always harvested the morning of distribution, and if…
Read MoreGreens with Maple Apples and Onions
In the spring and fall, when fresh greens are abundant and delicious, I often eat a salad for a lunch. I throw a bunch of Perkins’ Good Earth Farm baby lettuce or spinach in a bowl, then search the fridge for toppings. I know some people aren’t big fans of leftovers, but I’m not one of…
Read MoreStrawberry Rhubarb Spinach Side Salad
I’m going to conclude this spring salad series with a tart twist on the classic spinach strawberry salad by adding strawberry’s favorite foil: rhubarb. Growing up, my main experience with rhubarb involved eating my mom’s super-yummy, super-sweet strawberry-rhubarb jam. In other words, my experience equaled an encounter with serious sugar, to the point where if I…
Read MoreBreakfast Salad with Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus and Spinach
Nothing says spring like asparagus, those tender tips somehow staying intact as they push themselves up and out of the soil, growing tall into supple purple or green spears, noble and strong, almost too beautiful to eat. And yet eat them we do. Last year our oldest son (5 years old at the time) begged…
Read MoreBaby Beet Greens with Caramelized Onions, Pears, and Goat Cheese
Nearly every Friday at the Perkins’ household, we have Family Movie Night together. The evening basically involves eating pizza on the couch, sipping root beer, and watching a kid-appropriate movie, then dealing with two over-excited boys who would rather battle whatever villain we just encountered in the movie than go to bed. My boys prefer…
Read MoreFirst of Spring Salad
In the winter I tend to cook hot dishes—chili with frozen peppers and tomatoes from our summer garden; stir fry with overwintered carrots, spinach, and green onions; hot soup with potatoes, kale, and garlic. But in the spring, when I can see tiny little lettuce and carrot and spinach and beet leaves pushing their way out of the…
Read MoreThanksgiving Salad with Apples, Beets, Brie and Candied Pecans
Believe it or not, we’ve arrived at our final week of fall share distribution! Week Seven of sweet spinach and buttery salad greens, candy carrots and sturdy beets, savory green onions and crisp radishes. As we approach Thanksgiving, I’d like to share how thankful I am for you, our farm members. I appreciate your willingness…
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