1 leek (white and pale green parts only), coarsely chopped
2 lb potatoes, preferably Yukon Gold or russet (baking) potatoes
4 carrots, cut into 1/2-inch chunks
2- to 3-inch cube of ginger
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
3/4 cup whole milk
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Wash chopped leek well in a bowl of cold water, then lift out and drain well.
Peel potatoes and cut into 2-inch pieces. Cover with cold water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until potatoes are tender, about 18 minutes.
Drain and return to saucepan. (see note below)
Cook orzo in a pot of well-salted boiling water until al dente.
While pasta is boiling, whisk together oil, zest, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Thinly slice radicchio and escarole and add to dressing.
1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
1/4 cup orange juice, or as needed
1/2 cup butter at room temperature
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 large orange, zested
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
Icing:
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
Place a steamer insert into a saucepan, and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Cover, and bring the water to a boil over high heat.
1 pound fresh ricotta cheese
1 pound broccoli
1 large egg
1/2 cup grated Pecorino Romano or Parmesan cheese (about 1 ounce) plus additional for serving
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3/4 cup all purpose flour plus additional for coating
Line medium bowl with several layers of paper towels. Spoon ricotta cheese into bowl. Let drain at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour.
Veg Share*
Yellow Potatoes – 1 quart
Beets – 1 piece
Carrots – 2 lbs
Baby Sweet Potatoes – 4 lbs
Green Cabbage – 1 head
*Contents of the share may fluctuate over the week.
Milk Not Jails Dairy Share
Pick up your weekly dairy share.
A few friendly reminders & updates:
Want to Join the CSA Core Group?!
Sunnyside CSA Core Group needs a Special Products Coordinator ~ Want to get more involved with your CSA? This is a great (volunteer) opportunity! Read more…
Lewis Waite Farm CSA Extras
The next Lewis Waite delivery will be Tuesday, December 11th. NOTE: The winter Lewis Waite deliveries will occur on Tuesdays (not Thursdays!), but will be available at our usual pick up location (Sunnyside Community Services). Place your order now!
Winter Shares Delivery Begins December 20th
Pick ups for Winter Shares will begin Thursday, December 20th, 6-8pm at Sunnyside Community Services! If you signed up for a Winter Sun Farms frozen vegetable share, Golden Earthworm root vegetable share, Cider Share or Apple Share, PLAN AHEAD for winter pick ups. Read more…
NOTES ON THE GOLDEN EARTHWORM VEGGIE SHARE
This is our final week of CSA for the 2012 season. If you want to make this week’s share last you into the holiday season, you’re in luck! They can all be stored well under the correct conditions. The Beets, Cabbage and Carrots can be stored in the fridge in a plastic bag for about a month. The Potatoes can be stored in a cool, dark place (not in the fridge) and the Sweet Potatoes should be kept in a cool (not cold) dark place.
NEWS FROM GOLDEN EARTHWORM FARM
We’ve come to the end of another growing season here on the East End of Long Island. Overall, it was good season for us. The warm, dry summer was just what our crops needed, and we lost very little to disease (like in past rainy years). We want to thank you for your membership this season and we hope you will join us again in 2013. We will be sending out a notice as soon as our renewal application is available on our website in the next few weeks.
Have a very happy and healthy Holiday Season!
Maggie, Matt, James & Galen
As we transition to winter and cool-weather veggies, the CSA Core Group is also making a few changes, and we need your help! To keep the CSA running, we have an immediate need for a new Special Products Coordinator. If you want to get to know your community better, get more involved with the world of local, organic food, and want to learn more about sustainable farming in and around NYC, here’s a great opportunity!
Special Products Coordinator
This person coordinates logistics for all CSA products outside of the regular Golden Earthworm vegetable and fruit shares. They are the primary contact for, and liaison with, the farms that provide us with meat, eggs, dairy and frozen veggies (aka: Lewis Waite Farms, Milk Not Jails and Winter Sun Farms). Remember, all Core Group members are volunteers and this position requires that you be available to communicate with our partnering farms, answer CSA member questions, and attend our monthly Core Group meetings. Needless to say, if you become a Core Group member, it will fulfill your volunteer requirement for the CSA.
So if you’re organized, sociable, and interested in getting more involved in the running of the CSA, we need you!
Things are wrapping up for the season—just one more delivery! But not this week, as our farmers will be taking a much needed break for Thanksgiving. We hope you too enjoy a safe and happy holiday!
See you next week, Thursday November 29th, for our final box of the Summer/Autumn 2012 season.
Please note that sign-ups for Winter Vegetable Shares have ended. Stay tuned via our Yahoo group email for sign-up info on next year’s Summer/Autumn 2013 shares.
Don’t miss a free tasting of dishes made from our CSA veggies tonight from 5pm until the food runs out!
You may remember our CSA Chef, Jenny, from the tasting she created for us in August. She’ll be back again tonight with four new dishes for you to try and recipe sheets to take home. Tonight’s recipes feature the hardier veggies we see during the cooler months. Come check out side dishes that would be great for Thanksgiving and a dessert that may give you a new way to use all of those sweet potatoes. Lots of folks had fun chatting with Jenny and asking questions back in August, so please stop by and say hello!
Coming Soon: All of CSA Chef Jenny’s recipes will be posted to our website. Stay tuned.
Veg Share*
Leeks – 1 bunch
Watermelon Radish – 1 piece
Green Kale – 1 bunch
Russet Potatoes – 3 lbs.
Cabbage – 1 large head
Broccoli – 2 pieces
Baby Carrots – 1 bunch
*Contents of the share may fluctuate over the week.
Thank you for your donations to Sandy relief!
Thanks to all who donated food to for Hurricane Sandy Relief last week—it was a great success. Thanks, as well, to CSA member Melissa who had the idea, and put that idea into action! Our partners, Sunnyside Cares, coordinated a very much appreciated food drop-off in the Rockaways. Their efforts continue this week with a fundraiser event, called The RUSH, on Sunday.
There are two kinds of Winter Vegetable Shares: 1. Winter Sun Farms‘ frozen local vegetable share (which you’ve been able to sign up for already); 2. Golden Earthworm’s root vegetable share (available starting now). In addition to veggies, you can also purchase a Cider Share and/or an Apple Share from Golden Earthworm.
The easiest way to sign up is right here, via the web form links below and pay with PayPal. You can also sign up via web form then pay by sending a check to our P.O. box.
Note: Payment must be received by November 15th.
There will be ONE in-person sign up date during regular CSA pickup on November 8th, 5-8pm. If you plan to sign up in-person, please know the details of the shares you are purchasing and *bring your checkbook.*
Read carefully: The sign ups for Winter Sun and Golden Earthworm are separate—if you want both, you must follow the (two) links below and sign up for each share. We have included a $5 admin fee with each share, but if you get both, you only have to pay the admin fee once! Other good news: we do not have a limit to the number of shares we can offer (tell your friends)!
$146 for 5 deliveries of mixed root crops and greens (15-18 lbs per delivery) Sign up via web form. Review the contract agreement and pricing details and pay with PayPal or mail us a check. Payment must be received by November 15th.
$137 for 5 deliveries of veggies (typically, 6 frozen and 1 fresh (greenhouse pea shoots)) Sign up via web form. Review the contract agreement and pricing details and pay with PayPal or mail us a check. We posted details about the Winter Sun share several months ago on our blog—read more here. Payment must be received by November 15th.
Both vegetable shares complement each other well. Winter Sun collects fresh local farm food over the summer and flash-freezes it for consumption in the winter. Their food tastes really fresh, unlike the frozen food you’re used to getting at the grocery store. Golden Earthworm’s share is mostly root vegetables—things that keep over a long time. So if you sign up for both shares, you won’t get much (if any) overlap between the two.
Winter distribution dates:
6:00-8:00 pm at Sunnyside Community Services
December 20th
January 10th
January 31st
February 21st
March 14th
