Hellgate CSA Blog - Astoria, NY

Well, not so much a tale, but an announcement about fruit today.  Because of some occurring problems, we are distributing fruit today by the piece and not by the pound (pieces not pounds) so please do not weigh fruit. We want to make sure everyone gets a complete fruit share.
Also, please note that the watermelons [...]

Remember, your order for all the deeeee-licious products from Lewis Waite/CSA Pastures is due midnight, September 20 for delivery on September 25. New this month is tilapia (fish from Lake Champlain!) from the Laughing Duck Farm in Westport, NY and beef kielbasa (from Lewis Waite). The fish are whole-gutted and frozen. Here’s [...]

From Just Food:
Watermelon Popsicles
4 cups watermelon cubes, seeded
4 7oz. paper cups
4 popsicle sticks
Puree watermelon in blender. Pour into paper cups. Place sticks in cups and freeze until firm. To eat, tear paper cup from the frozen pop.

From Just Food:
Pickled Watermelon Rinds
Rinds of 1 small watermelon
1 qt vinegar
1 qt water
2 pounds sugar
1 tsp. whole cloves
1 tsp whole allspice
3-4 cinnamon sticks
1 lemon sliced thin
Soak the rinds overnight in salt water (1/4 cup salt to 1 qt. water). Drain off the brine and cook the rind in fresh water until tender. Drain. [...]

As tomato season and tomato shares have been arriving, I’m sure the one thing we’ve all been thinking about is how to make a good tomato sauce. The terrific site, Apartment Therapy: The Kitchen, had a post up yesterday about this particular subject:
When we make tomato sauces, we reach for the deep, tall, [...]