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Summer Squashorama–5 ways to use zucchini

By Alexa | Published: August 30, 2009
Golden Earthworm farm harvested hundreds of pounds summer squash last week, and we scored ten in our CSA box Tuesday night.   Summer squash is in peak season all around the US right now, so there’s a good chance you’ve been seeing it in your local farmer’s markets and CSA boxes.  We got a serious lesson [...]
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A Midseason Night’s Pasta

By Alexa | Published: August 25, 2009
Tonight was the 13th of 26 weeks of our wonderful CSA from Golden Earthworm Organic Farm. Apparently, it’s zucchini-time at the farm ’cause tonight’s share included (count ‘em) 10 pieces of summer squash (8 green and 2 yellow); also in tonight’s box: garlic, tomatoes (beefsteak and cherry), green peppers, eggplant, basil and arugula. It might [...]
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Farm Fresh Ratatouille

By Alexa | Published: August 18, 2009
Tonight’s box from Golden Earthworm contained eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes and onion (among other things)…And when I saw the contents, ratatouille came to mind. If you’ve ever seen the movie Ratatouille, you know that the dish ratatouille is a rustic French vegetable stew. (If you haven’t seen the movie, I strongly suggest you do so before [...]
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Farm Fresh Roasted Vegetables

By Alexa | Published: July 14, 2009
Tonight we got another stellar supply of veggies from Golden Earthworm. When I saw the cipollini onions, I knew I wanted to have a simple roasted dinner. You can really roast anything. It’s also a great way to use veggies that are on their way out, although this was NOT the case tonight. The reason [...]
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CSA Soup

By Alexa | Published: July 9, 2009
We’ve been on a posting hiatus for the past couple of weeks since Matthew and I have taken turns being sick. The first week we gave away the contents of our CSA share to a friend who put them to great use. The second week, I decided to make a healing, seasonal, delicious soup with [...]
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