Maryland's Pick June 3, 2011

Your Maryland Pick bag for Friday, June 3 should contain the following:

Homestead Farms (Poolesville, MD)

·         Green Leaf Lettuce

·         Red Leaf Lettuce

·         Green kale

·         Bok Choy

·         Napa cabbage

Koinonia Farms (Stevenson, MD)

·         Cilantro

·         Mint

Hummingbird Farms (Sudlersville, MD)

·         Vine tomatoes

·         Heirloom tomatoes

Tip of the week: napa cabbage

The napa cabbage is going to come with most of the plant attached.  It stays together better and holds up well with its leaves attached.  That being said, the plant is quite large.  You will find the outer leaves are fuzzy/spiny and need to be removed.  The spiny-ness varies from plant to plant, but basically, you need to strip off the outer leaves until you get to the tender part of the cabbage.  This will be 3-4 layers of outer leaves.  Inside you will find the most tender, crisp cabbage! 

Maryland's Pick May 27, 2011

Your Maryland’s Pick bag will contain the following produce:

From Homestead Farms (Poolesville, MD):

·         Dandelion Greens

·         Mustard Greens

·         Turnips

·         Green Leaf Lettuce

·         Red Leaf Lettuce

From Godfrey Farms (Sudlersville, MD)

·         Asparagus

·         Strawberries

The bag will also contain a list of recipes we compiled based on this week’s produce.

Black Beans and Rice Salad

Black Bean and Rice Salad

6 cups cooked brown rice

6 cups cooked black beans

4 carrots chopped 

2 green onions chopped

1 bag frozen corn

8 T rice wine vinegar

1 T chili powder

1/4 t cumin

1/2 t oregano

few shakes of garlic powder

1 pint cherry tomatoes

1 jar salsa (I used 1 jar chunky salsa)

1/4 head of kale, torn into small pieces

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Adjust seasonings for your taste.

We ate this salad with corn chips! Yummy!!

Raw: Kale Sushi Bowl

Raw Kale Sushi Bowl

1 head kale, torn into bite size, and massaged to break down the leaves

1/2 cucumber, diced

2 carrots, diced

5 nori sheets, diced

1/2 avacado, diced

rice wine vinegar and soy sauce to taste

Mix all ingredients in a big bowl.

Enjoy with a cup of green tea

Pumpernickel bread

Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

By request from the boys...oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.  YUMMY!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
3/4 c earth balance butter
4 t ener g egg replacer
6 T water
1/2 c brown sugar
2/3 c sugar
2 t vanilla
1 t baking soda

mix ingredients until fluffy

add
1 c whole wheat flour
2 c white whole wheat flour
1 c oat meal

slowly add to the wet ingredients

once the dough looks clumpy (but holds shape when balled in hand

add a 12 ounce bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips

form into balls (I used ice cream scoop)

put on a cookie sheet (lined with silpad)

bake in 350-degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes (depending on your oven)

I rotated the 2 pans every 3 minute to insure proper baking.

Raw: Pad Thai Massaged Kale

Pad Thai Massaged Kale

1 whole head of kale, washed, de-stemmed and torn into bite size pieces

Massage for 4 minutes until kale is broken down.

in a bowl combine:

1 heaping T of peanut butter

1 T chili garlic sacue

1 lime squeezed (not in photo--used in dish)

2 T soy sauce

1 t ginger finely grated

then toss in:

1/2 bag of bean sprouts

Enjoy!!