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Saturday, June 19th, 2010What do I do with elephant garlic?
Friday, June 18th, 2010Those of you in CSA will be getting elephant garlic this week (and we’ll have more to sell soon). Here are some tips on what to do with it.
What do I do with an elephant garlic?
Elephant garlic are larger and milder than regular garlic. They are not truly a garlic, rather are related to the leek.
Roasting
The most common way to cook elephant garlic is to roast them. First cut off the papery top and the top 1/2 inch or so of the garlic. Then put the garlic head in the center of a big piece of foil. Partially wrap the garlic and then drench it in olive oil. Seal up the foil, put the whole bundle on a cookie sheet, and roast for about 30 minutes (until garlic inside the cloves is very soft) at 425 degrees.
Once the garlic is done, cool it. Then squeeze the softened garlic out of each clove.
Then what?
After you roast the garlic, there are many things you can do with it:
- Mash into garlic paste and spread on fresh French bread. (This is my favorite.)
- Use the garlic paste to make a cream of garlic soup.
- Mix with olive oil and toss with pasta and diced tomatoes.
- Mash into garlic paste and mix into mashed potatoes or cheesy grits.
- Mash into garlic paste and whisk with olive oil, plain yogurt or sour cream, and herbs to make a creamy garlic salad dressing.
Bon apetit!
What do I do with turnips?
Saturday, June 12th, 2010The farm is now harvesting root vegetables, including delicious carrots and turnips. You may have received these in your CSA bags this week.
If you’re not sure what to do with turnips, here are some tips.
First, storage. You can store turnips much like potatoes. If they are kept in a cool, dark, humid place unwashed, they will last several weeks.
Here are some ways you can eat turnips:
- Grate them raw and add to a salad or coleslaw.
- Bake like you’d bake a baked potato (350 degrees, 30-45 min. depending on the size). Afterward the skin will slip right off.
- Roast by cutting, drizzling on olive oil, sprinkling with coarse salt and pepper, and bake in a 450 degree oven until brown and crisp on outside.
- Boil until soft.
- After baking or boiling, put in a vegetable casserole or gratin. Or puree and add to a soup, which will provide good flavor and help thicken the soup. With a rich cream base and some garlic, turnips will make a nice soup just by themselves.
- Boil with a couple potatoes and then mash them all. (This is a nice alternative to regular mashed potatoes. I like mine with some roasted garlic pureed as well.)
Here are some other recipes for turnips:
- Glazed turnips and carrots
- Turnip gratin
- Root vegetable creole (You can vary the vegetables on this depending on what you have available.)
- Cream of turnip soup (celery leaves optional; try adding some finely chopped greens instead)
- Crispy turnip fries
Bon apetit! And if you have a favorite way to eat turnips, share it by adding a response below.
Bakery gift baskets
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
The farm is now offering gift baskets, including a special Father’s Day Bakery Gift Basket. (Also available for other special occasions.)
This basket includes:
- 2 scones
- 2 slices of banana or carrot bread, and
- a dozen cookies (peanut butter or chocolate chip; all organic of course)
All this for just $12.
Baskets can also be customized to include other items. Just call us to let us know what you’d like:
We also have gift certificates!