Hellgate CSA Blog - Astoria, NY

1 bunch arugula
olive oil
salt and pepper
red pepper flakes
Parmesan cheese
Put a little olive oil in a pan and bring to medium heat. Add arugula, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Allow to wilt about 5 minutes. Use under steak or as a side dish, top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Source:  nikibone.com 

a generous splash of extra-virgin olive oil
4 small zucchini, sliced 1/8 inch thick
1 large shallot, chopped
3 medium cloves of garlic, chopped
a sprig of thyme, just the tiny leaves
a few pinches of fine grain sea salt
8 ounces whole wheat penne pasta
3-4 handfuls of green beans and/or yellow wax beans, washed and tops and tails trimmed
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Here’s the vegetable share for Tuesday.  Fruit info coming soon!
lettuce
red cabbage
arugala
carrots
scallions
snap peas or string beans

How ’bout all that zucchini yesterday!  3 pounds is a lot.  I plan to grate some and freeze it for zucchini bread later (mostly using the bigger squashes), but what to do with the rest?  Especially those little guys? Here is a solution for some of them, plus it’s raw (no cooking!).  Perfect for the [...]