Recipe Types: Dessert Ingredients 1⅔ cups whole wheat pastry flour or unbleached white flour 1 cup sugar 1½ tsps cinnamon 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 3 eggs, beaten ½ cup canola oil 2 cups grated parsnips (or use half parsnips and half carrots) 1 cup peeled, grated apple ½ cup…
Chard, also known by the common names Swiss chard, silverbeet, perpetual spinach, or spinach beet, is a leafy vegetable, and is one of the cultivated descendants of the sea beet, Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima. Although the leaves are eaten, it is in the same species as beetroot (garden beet), which is usually grown primarily for its…
Summer squash are a subset of squashes that are harvested when immature (while the rind is still tender and edible). The name “summer squash” refers to the short storage life of these squashes, unlike that of winter squashes. Yellow squash and Patty Pans are both members of the Summer Squash family. Yellow Squash Patty Pan…
Recipe Types: Salad, Side Dish, Vegetarian Ingredients 1 head green or savoy cabbage 1 bulb fennel 1 Tbs balsamic vinagrette 1 Tbs olive oil salt and pepper to taste Instructions After removing the core at the base of the cabbage and splitting it in half, finely chop the whole head into thin ribbons Cut the branches off the…
Scientific Name: Fragaria Ananassa The strawberry, a member of the rose family, is unique in that it is the only fruit with seeds on the outside rather than the inside. In fact, there are about 200 seeds on the average strawberry. Many medicinal uses were claimed for the wild strawberry, its leaves and root. It…
Recipe Types: Appetizer, Dairy Free, Side Dish, Vegan, Vegetarian A fun way to use those garlic scapes and kohlrabi! So delicious that even my picky three year old loved it! I recommend making the dressing on the side… a perfect bite is to dip a fork into the sauce and then take a crispy bite of pancake. (https://www.lifesecure.com/) Delish!Ingredients 2…
Scientific Name: Spinacea Oleracea Spinach is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae. Thought to have originated in ancient Persia (present-day Iran), spinach made its way to China in the 7th century. The Moors liked it so much they brought spinach to Spain. There, Catherine de Medici fell in love with the green, leafy…
Recipe Types: Appetizer, Side Dish A chef at the Waukesha farmers market last saturday made an interesting simple appetizer or side dish with our kohlrabi this week. I do not have the exact portions but the idea is very simple, so here it goes.Ingredients 1 or 2 kohlrabi diced into ¼ inch cubes ¼ cup cream (or…
Scientific Name: Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon Snap peas, also known as sugar snap peas, are a cultivar group of edible-podded peas that differ from snow peas in that their pods are round as opposed to flat. Snap peas, like all other peas, are pod fruits. An edible-podded pea is similar to a garden, or English, pea,…
Recipe Types: Appetizer, Side Dish, Vegetarian Ingredients 2 c. cubed kohlrabi 2 c. sliced carrots ¼ c. chopped onion 2 tbsp. butter 2 tbsp. flour ½ tsp. salt Dash of pepper 1½ c. milk ¼ c. parsley, snipped 1 tbsp. lemon juice TOPPING: ¾ c. soft bread crumbs 1 tbsp. butter, melted Instructions Cook kohlrabi and carrots until…