Back on Britt

Jennifer and Vernon Britt, of Britt Farms, still have about 7 or so weeks left in their CSA this season. I started picking up my boxes and have been really pleased. I really do appreciate them letting me get back in this late in the season.

Britt’s last mini season

My box […]

Raw Baba Ganouj

You have probably heard of the Raw Food Movement. If not, in short it involves a vegan diet, taken to the next level. No food is cooked above 118 degrees (some say 116…). Nuts and seeds are sprouted and only raw, unpastuerized ingredients are used. This type of diet is great […]

Zucchini Fritters

Grate zucchini and place in a colander
In a mixing bowl beat and egg, add some breadcrumbs, herbs, salt, pepper, cumin- whatever spices you like. Add the grated zucchini. You should have a mixture that isn’t too wet and not really too stiff.
* If you don’t have breadcrumbs- leftover rice worked for me. […]

Figs

My mom’s best friends has a huge fig tree in her back yard. We went and picked some figs. I got eaten alive by mosquitoes– but the figs we were worth the attack.
Figs are delicate and you can get your fill by eating them fresh. I didn’t have enough to make a […]

“Bhaingan” Pizza

Bhaingan Bhartha is a North-Indian style eggplant dish. It starts off much the same way the Mediterranean dish Baba Ganouj does.
Take a whole egglplant and rub some oil on the exterior skin. Bake in the oven until the eggplant looks “deflated”.
The tender inside is scraped out and cut. Cumin, […]

Bittermelon

My mom has a jungle in the backyard and she grows lots of yummy things. Greens for which I do not know the name in English for, varieties of chillies, and numerous varieties of squashes and pumpkins. One thing I love- and that not many people do- is bittergourd. Sometimes in stores it […]

Richard from Coon Rock

As some of you know, we have been dissatisfied with the Coon Rock CSA. I emailed Richard asking for the remainder of my subscription fee back and he graciously agreed to do so.
He also asked that I post his response to my email on this blog.
Here is his response.
(Also, anyone is free to comment on […]

I Want My Money Back

After 7 boxes, waiting for my CSA to improve, I requested the remainder of my money back.
I thought in being patient I would see the boxes balance out a little… but instead they got smaller and items that I was expecting would be left out.
Organic farming must be difficult.
I was expecting more from […]

Coon Rock Box #7: Is this it? Are you kidding me?

Coon Rock Box #7.

4 matchbook-sized carrots
3 bulbs of green garlic
1 head of cabbage- thank you for stripping the outter leaves off this time.
10 measley leaves of collard greens.
Apparently I was supposed to get some squash, but didn’t.
From Richard’s email
“…If you got beets last week, you should be getting green onions and garlic this […]

Lunch with Miso Master

I used to live in Japan. I admire their stringent food import restrictions, protection of rice farmers, and pristine produce. Where you can taste one strawberry, close your eyes and think perhaps you have by mistake, stuffed 100 of them in your mouth- the flavor is that intense. Produce is grown according to season […]