Hellgate CSA Blog - Astoria, NY

Connect with your neighbors on www.astorians.com if you’re interested in sharing a share this season. Splitting a share with a neighbor or a friend is a great way to reduce the cost of a CSA membership while still getting in on the goods.

The HellgateCSA site is finally live, and we’re now accepting memberships for the 2006 season. There’s lots of good info here, so take some time to look it over and let us know if you have any questions.

Courtesy of Laura at http://crunchyflake.blogspot.com/
This recipe would also work well with pork shoulder or duck legs, I think. You can also make the lentils, cranberry beans and fennel by itself as a vegetarian or side dish for another meal

Courtesy of Laura at http://crunchyflake.blogspot.com/
1 pound fresh lima beans, in shell (yield 4 oz. beans)
knob of butter
pinch kosher salt
Steam the beans for about 10 minutes. In a saute pan, heat butter until sizzling, and add beans. Toss to coat with butter, and sprinkle with salt. When beans start browning, toss again, turn [...]

Courtesy of Laura at http://crunchyflake.blogspot.com/
16 oz. cooked winter squash, mashed
12 oz. andouille sausage*
1 large onion, slivered
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 oz. shredded cheddar
3 eggs
6 Tbsp half and half
kosher or sea salt
pepper
Preheat the oven to 350F. Cook squash until tender (microwave, boil or bake). While squash is cooking, dice and brown the sausage and [...]