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How to use the Vegetables

Storing fresh vegetables and herbs
Tips on how to keep your veggies fresh after you get them home.

What can I do with this stuff?
Occasionally we give out produce that not everyone is familiar with or knows how to prepare. Here are descriptions of our herbs and vegetables, and suggestions on how to use them.

"Seasoning" Your Kitchen
eating seasonally -- suggestions on how to use fruits and vegetables as they become available through the year.
(also available as a PDF file you can print out)

CSA Farm Recipes
Good Earth CSA recipes
Mariquita Farm CSA recipes - for over 50 different vegetables

Herbs
Lemon Balm- uses and recipes
The Herb Cottage - hints on cooking with herbs & making herbal vinegars.

Vegetables
Side dish recipes from Moms Who Think - includes recipes for Potatoes, Green Beans, Broccoli, and Fried Green Tomatoes

Cabbage

Greens
Selecting, Storing and Serving Greens (PDF file)
Collard Greens
Chard Recipes from Mariquita Farm CSA

Hot Peppers

Pumpkin
Recipes from Moms Who Think - includes toasted pumpkin seeds, pumpkin breads, scones, & muffins

Tomatoes
115 ways to prepare tomatoes for the table recipes by George Washington Carver (go to end of page).
Includes standards like tomato sauce, soup, and ketchup, plus "Tomato Fluff", "Tomato Chutney", and "Tomato Marmalade".
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Zucchini
Annie's Simple & Easy-to-Prepare Recipes
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