CSA Week 5: July 7, 10,11

What's in your share this week? . ________________________________________________________________ . .The very first CARROTS of the season! If you don't plan to use them immediately, remove the tops and store roots in an airtight container in the fridge (greens dry out the roots by transpiring moisture, leaving rubbery, soft carrots- cut off those tops!) ............................................. . . .Scallions or green onions (technically these are scallions- there is a difference; green onions are baby onions- leave them in the ground, and they will eventually form a bulb; scallions will never bulb; they'll just get bigger all around. They taste the same and are used interchangeably.) . .................................... . Kohlrabi, green and/or purple- the "spaceship vegetable" we talked about at the pre-season member meeting. Peel the tough skin, and enjoy the bulb fresh, cut like carrot sticks or grated onto salad or slaw- OR cook any way you'd cook broccoli. Greens=totally edible, just like kale. . . ................................... PEAS! Either snow or sugarsnap- be sure to eat the entire thing; no shelling, now ;) . ................................. . . . Rainbow chard- we made "greens patties" last week, using chard and purslane (the lemony, succulent "mystery vegetable" in last week's shares): chop greens and a scallion or 2 cloves garlic, massage in a bowl by hand with salt, pepper, flour, and egg (just enough flour and egg to coat and bind everything together, not a lot). Drop by the large spoonful into a med-hot skillet with a generous amount of oil, flatten with the back of the spoon, fry til browned on one side, flip, brown on other side, serve with any condiment you like (recommend: hot sauce like Ray's Polish Fire, a tahini-sesame dressing, ketchup, prepared horseradish, etc)-- a GREAT vehicle for any greens you need to use up! . ............................ . . .Radishes- round red Cherry Belle- classic. chop, toss in a bowl with salt, let set 5-15 min, enjoy. yummmm. . ................................ . .Last but not least, The famous Baby Salad Mix- and for those of you who read last week's news, the follow-up is that Baby Lettuce (the baby) has a name, and it is Arlo Drake Nester. Arlo took his first dip in Lake Leelanau a few days ago, at less than a week old!