For the love of Produce...
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I've been trying different ways of keeping cilantro in a fresh state. In the past just keeping a bunch in a glass of water worked, but not lately. So my experimenting produced best results when herbs are put in the tupperware container wrapped in paper towels. Honestly, all my greens stored with paper towels lining their bags or tubs, whatever it comes in. It lasts well like that. I buy a lot of produce every week, and i eat a lot of it raw, so keeping it nice, fresh and crispy is very desirable.
I normally roll coriander and mint in a small face cloth or tea towel and store in the vegetable drawer. Not sure how optimal this actually is. At any rate it cuts down on single use plastics.
Thank you, sounds like a good way. I reuse all plastic bags, so I'm not too terrible, i hope. Even single use bags tend to last a while, and ziplock bags last for at least a year.1 -
Hardier herbs such as rosemary, thyme, oregano, I keep in ziplocks bags in the freezer. I pop my used ziplock bags turned inside out in the dishwasher so try to re-use them too.2
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It has been a BERRY good day around here.
That's about three pints of blueberries, a half pint of two kinds of raspberries, and three pints plus two quarts of Marion berries. I gave two pints to neighbors and put some on trays in the freezer to vacuum seal for when they aren't in season anymore. And those are my stained hands from the Marion berries.
So LETTUCE give thanks.
Because nothing BEETS fresh produce from the garden.
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Love this!I've been trying different ways of keeping cilantro in a fresh state. In the past just keeping a bunch in a glass of water worked, but not lately. So my experimenting produced best results when herbs are put in the tupperware container wrapped in paper towels. Honestly, all my greens stored with paper towels lining their bags or tubs, whatever it comes in. It lasts well like that. I buy a lot of produce every week, and i eat a lot of it raw, so keeping it nice, fresh and crispy is very desirable.
I normally roll coriander and mint in a small face cloth or tea towel and store in the vegetable drawer. Not sure how optimal this actually is. At any rate it cuts down on single use plastics.2 -
I've been trying different ways of keeping cilantro in a fresh state. In the past just keeping a bunch in a glass of water worked, but not lately. So my experimenting produced best results when herbs are put in the tupperware container wrapped in paper towels. Honestly, all my greens stored with paper towels lining their bags or tubs, whatever it comes in. It lasts well like that. I buy a lot of produce every week, and i eat a lot of it raw, so keeping it nice, fresh and crispy is very desirable.
I normally roll coriander and mint in a small face cloth or tea towel and store in the vegetable drawer. Not sure how optimal this actually is. At any rate it cuts down on single use plastics.
Thank you, sounds like a good way. I reuse all plastic bags, so I'm not too terrible, i hope. Even single use bags tend to last a while, and ziplock bags last for at least a year.
I actually do a hybrid. Wrapped in lightweight towel. Then stored in a regular gallon zip bag. Re-used a bunch. They are hard to kill.2 -
Recent weird but good salad worth pausing to capture:)3 -
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You know what? Ignore me. MFP app isn’t recognizing me and letting me edit.
And I’m grumpy and tired and clearly trigger happy.
Apologies. Carry on.5 -
just_Tomek wrote: »Have you got a favourite way to prepare carrots that doesn't involve the oven?
My favourite thing to do is to roast with a glaze of harissa, maple syrup and lemon but now that the weather is warm I don't really want to turn on the oven.
I sometimes make carrot rapees (=grated carrot salad) or quick asian pickled spiralized carrots. New ideas would be welcome .
Shred them with apples and drizzle in something acidic and oil. Beautiful and refreshing.
Thanks. This reminds me I used to make SE Asian green papaya and green mango salads with a combination of of spiralized carrots and granny smith because green tropical fruit is a pretty hard to find where I am. I've got some leftover SE Asian salad dressing languishing in the fridge and can use that up.1 -
Salad and tofu make up my dinner tonight. All vegan and yummy.
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I picked some more beets yesterday. They were on the small side, and even though it's been relatively cool, I decided NOT to run the oven. I had run it a little in the morning to cook some non-produce items, and I didn't mind the warmth.
So I boiled them, wiped off their skins, and added some black pepper and balsamic. Oh, I had forgot how good vinegar beets are. mmmmm. I put some on a big salad that included half of the first cucumber from my garden and one of the last radishes that isn't woody yet. The lettuce won't last much longer if the heat comes back.
Sorry - no pictures. It was too tasty to wait a moment to take one. Use your imagination. Yeah. It looked like THAT! If you can imagine how good it tasted, you'll smile.2 -
I picked some more beets yesterday. They were on the small side, and even though it's been relatively cool, I decided NOT to run the oven. I had run it a little in the morning to cook some non-produce items, and I didn't mind the warmth.
So I boiled them, wiped off their skins, and added some black pepper and balsamic. Oh, I had forgot how good vinegar beets are. mmmmm. I put some on a big salad that included half of the first cucumber from my garden and one of the last radishes that isn't woody yet. The lettuce won't last much longer if the heat comes back.
Sorry - no pictures. It was too tasty to wait a moment to take one. Use your imagination. Yeah. It looked like THAT! If you can imagine how good it tasted, you'll smile.
I cooked some beetroot in the pressure cooker whole with skins on yesterday too. The skins slip right off when done. Diced and mixed with sour cream, little mayo, celery salt, garlic powder, chopped dill and spring onions from the garden. Delicious!2 -
Went to my favorite small outdoor farmers market today, in the rain, for the first time in a while. I thought I'd gotten a snap of the whole haul before I put it away, but I guess I didn't.
Curly kale, red amaranth, mixed summer squash (kousa, zukes, yellow), garlic scapes, sugar snap peas, tomatoes, radishes, Hakurei turnips, some cheese (mozzarella and a whole ultra-ripe camembert) from a local creamery, farm eggs, and maybe some things I'm forgetting. I'll be eating this haul of yum for days! (One of the things I like about market produce is how well it keeps.)
Also picked up a rich and delicious lunch from the Picnic food truck**: Marinated panko-coated fried tofu sandwich with greens, pickles, aioli; side of fried brussels sprouts with goat cheese, lemon, pomegranate seeds.
Doesn't the amaranth look pretty in the dappled sunshine from my kitchen window? (Bonus photobomb by one of those ripe tomatoes, down in the sink.)
** Chuckled at the food truck guy, who was popping out of the truck periodically to deliver food boxes to the vendor tents . . . with a big ol' flappy corrugated cardboard box on his head as protection from the rain.
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just_Tomek wrote: »I picked some more beets yesterday. They were on the small side, and even though it's been relatively cool, I decided NOT to run the oven. I had run it a little in the morning to cook some non-produce items, and I didn't mind the warmth.
So I boiled them, wiped off their skins, and added some black pepper and balsamic. Oh, I had forgot how good vinegar beets are. mmmmm. I put some on a big salad that included half of the first cucumber from my garden and one of the last radishes that isn't woody yet. The lettuce won't last much longer if the heat comes back.
Sorry - no pictures. It was too tasty to wait a moment to take one. Use your imagination. Yeah. It looked like THAT! If you can imagine how good it tasted, you'll smile.
Next time add finely shaved fennel and fennel seed
I had already eaten the fennel my neighbors gave me.... To be honest, they needed nothing else. They were fantastic. Tonight was another boring big huge fresh greens salad with the other half of my first cucumber and a grilled top sirloin steak. It's not produce, but it goes really nicely with produce. I need to cut a couple more lettuce plants tomorrow; warm weather is coming. They look so lovely. I'll try to remember to get a picture tomorrow.1 -
@AnnPT77
How do you use the garlic scapes and Hakurei turnip?0 -
redgirldance wrote: »@AnnPT77
How do you use the garlic scapes and Hakurei turnip?
Garlic scapes: Stir fries, chopped up in omelets/scrambled eggs, soups/stews or pasta sauce, etc. If you stand back really far and squint (metaphorically speaking) you could think of it as a sort of scallion (just a little bit tougher so better IMO with some light cooking) only garlic flavored. People do other things with them (battered/deep fried, fritters, pesto, pickled . . . ), but I don't fuss that much for my home meals. People also grill them, which sounds good, but I don't have a grill.
Hakurei turnip: These are so mild, tender, with IMO a lovely subtle flavor, so I like to eat them raw. Can be in any type of salad, or just as crudites. They can be cooked, but are so tender that (again, IMO) they aren't that fabulous roasted (unlike their more normal reddish turnip kin) - they get very soft and kind of creamy, which is OK, but IMO not as good as raw. Quick cooked, basically just heated, like in stir-fry, is OK. But for me, raw. The tops can be used like any other turnip green, if nice and fresh and tender.
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I haven't tried it yet, but I met someone who raved about pesto made with garlic scapes. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015301-garlic-scape-pesto3
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All of you have seriously been an inspiration. I just branched out and tried some creamy goat cheese on crostinis with fresh strawberries, balsamic glaze, and mint. So good!7
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Actual meal with some of the farmers market haul: Chickpea linguini with sauteed garlic scapes & amaranth (plus a little home-grated parm reg and red wine vinegar); plate of raw tomatoes, sugar snap peas, radishes, Hakurei turnips. I like how the amaranth turns the linguini an alarming neon magenta color (it's a little less violent color in the photo than in real life).
Eaten with a slice of fresh homemade (but not by me) whole wheat sage bread.3 -
A combination of spiralized carrot and granny smith is a good substitute for shredded green mango called for in Som Tam.
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I got three harvest from my first planting of pea shoots but they are starting to look quite pathetic. New batch behind is coming up well.
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Safari_Gal_ wrote: »I've been trying different ways of keeping cilantro in a fresh state. In the past just keeping a bunch in a glass of water worked, but not lately. So my experimenting produced best results when herbs are put in the tupperware container wrapped in paper towels. Honestly, all my greens stored with paper towels lining their bags or tubs, whatever it comes in. It lasts well like that. I buy a lot of produce every week, and i eat a lot of it raw, so keeping it nice, fresh and crispy is very desirable.
Hey @icemom011 I love fresh herbs so - I just bought a few of these herb savers. Love em!! I’ll have to take fridge pics soon - they look like little trees in there lol
That's really cute, but they need to be refrigerated @Safari_Gal_ ? If so, my fridge is packed for first half of the week, lol, no place for anything.
Hey @icemom011 ! Just saw this!
Technically - they can stay on counter .. I just keep mine in fridge because i always have lots of room in there.
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Fresh picked cherries anyone??? 🤗
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Yum.1
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The damn non-native and invasive spotted-wing drosophila pretty much devastated my entire cherry harvest. Again.5
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Pea shoot harvest is large enough to sautee like spinach tonight.
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My current obsession is cucumbers and peaches. I love a peach by itself or baked into something or on top of yogurt, anything really lol. For cucumbers, I like to slice them up and toss them in a bit of olive oil and garlic. It makes a great summery side with most anything.4
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Agree!
Today's dinner is a soup made with homemade chicken broth, some leftover chicken, rice, and -- on to the produce, onion, jalapeno (from my garden), asparagus (leftover from the 4th, so needed to be used), and chard (from my garden). I'm going to pick out some herbs to add too. I should have some onions ready to go soon -- I have tons of greens of different sorts, radishes, tomatoes and blueberries about ready, and cukes and zucchini looking promises, as well as some string beans progressing reasonably well. My cauliflower and broccoli is inconsistent.2
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