tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210913620206544383.post8679390156661271669..comments2023-09-08T02:39:21.112-07:00Comments on Jessica Snell's blog: CSA basket this week and menu planningJessica Snellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17185831697537364088noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210913620206544383.post-86457711388538814922010-02-03T10:45:04.472-08:002010-02-03T10:45:04.472-08:00Amber, thank you! That would be a good way to use...Amber, thank you! That would be a good way to use them. I'm always through other extra veggies in pastas and soups and eggs; it would make sense to cut and cook the greens and have them ready to use the same way. Thanks for the idea!Jessica Snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185831697537364088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210913620206544383.post-81525518394407415632010-02-01T21:05:02.877-08:002010-02-01T21:05:02.877-08:00As a survivor of one CSA season I can definitely a...As a survivor of one CSA season I can definitely attest to the abundance of greens in some baskets! I'm sure at this time of year they are particularly common. I'm so looking forward to our CSA starting up again sometime this month. <br /><br />Here are some things I've found that are successful:<br /><br />Cooking the greens separately and adding them to the dish at hand - sometimes chopped very finely, sometimes in larger chunks. They can be added to all sorts of things this way - spaghetti, quiches, fritattas, rice/bean (or lentil) dishes, potato/egg/misc veggie scrambles, other pasta dishes, etc. The kids tend to do very well with them this way.<br /><br />We particularly like the fusilli, sausage and greens recipe from the Alice Water's Art of Simple Cooking cookbook (you should take a look at it from the library if you haven't seen it - it works very well with the whole CSA thing) <br /><br />If you have just a little bit of greens I sometimes cook them when I'm making dinner then stick them in the fridge to add to scrambled eggs for breakfast. The kids aren't so excited about this, but my husband and I like them - especially with leftover cornbread. <br /><br />I really like the greens and I'm trying to grow some kale (my favorite, although I like tat-soi a lot too - and no, I hadn't heard of it before our CSA either!) but right now it is in winter hibernation. Good luck with the greens - they are certainly good for you and once you get the hang of them they are tasty and easy to use!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689104216675201913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210913620206544383.post-86648753921066613782010-01-29T22:23:53.861-08:002010-01-29T22:23:53.861-08:00Mmm. I have a sausage and potato and greens soup r...Mmm. I have a sausage and potato and greens soup recipe - I wonder if it's at all similar. Good thing it's still chilly enough for soups!<br /><br />And, Emily, thanks for reminding me about your potsticker soup idea. That sounds really good. I wonder if you could stick greens in a sort of egg drop soup?Jessica Snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185831697537364088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210913620206544383.post-60769454947739878512010-01-28T15:18:55.673-08:002010-01-28T15:18:55.673-08:00Btw, I found a couple of uses for kale (from my la...Btw, I found a couple of uses for kale (from my last box). I put some into a broth based Chinese soup (potstickers, carrots, kale, and broth, basically) and I also discovered that you can put quite a lot into spaghetti sauce if you chop it up. The kids LOVED it.Emily (Laundry and Lullabies)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16367630628716619991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210913620206544383.post-13680014527836806712010-01-28T15:17:25.202-08:002010-01-28T15:17:25.202-08:00I'm having the same trouble - so many greens! ...I'm having the same trouble - so many greens! I know they're good for us, but there are so many! And I've just never cooked with them before, so it is taking a lot more thought.Emily (Laundry and Lullabies)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16367630628716619991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210913620206544383.post-90141127242548211132010-01-28T14:41:31.435-08:002010-01-28T14:41:31.435-08:00I use my greens in the Simply in Season's saus...I use my greens in the Simply in Season's sausage, potato & greens soup, which is so much like the olive garden zuppa toscana... now if I could only pull off the salad and bread sticks, too!MomCO3https://www.blogger.com/profile/07231541513973893466noreply@blogger.com