Hellgate CSA Blog - Astoria, NY

Honeyed Beet Quinoa Summer Salad
from Fresh from the Farm and Garden by The Friends of the UCSC Farm and Garden
6 beets, roasted
1/4 cup honey
1 1/2 cups orange juice
juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup fruity olive oil
3 cups cooked quinoa (or another grain such as brown rice, bulghur or couscous)
1 cup crumbled feta cheese, optional
1 cup toasted [...]

Flourless Chocolate Beet Cake
Note: this is a recipe from Stacey Ornstein, who helps run the Astoria CSA, Hellgate’s sister CSA in town.
Stacey: I found the original recipe on epicurious for a flourless chocolate cake and adapted it. I cut out some of the butter and cocoa powder and because beets contain natural sugars, I [...]

Jerusalem Artichokes:  Native to America
Jerusalem artichoke is a native North American tuber and it has been a staple food in the diet of North American Indians for centuries. They are neither from Jerusalem nor are they artichokes.  They are actually related to the sunflower family.  The name “Jerusalem” is derived from the Italian word girasole, [...]

Roasted Brussels Sprouts
1 1/2 pounds Brussels sprouts
3 tablespoons good olive oil
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Cut off the brown ends of the Brussels sprouts and pull off any yellow outer leaves. Mix them in a bowl with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Pour them on a [...]

Thanks to CSA member Samantha M. for passing on this recipe:
Mashed Potatoes with Turnips
2 lg. turnips, peeled and cut into chunks
4 lg. potatoes, peeled and quartered
1/2 c. finely chopped onion
2 tbsp. of butter
3/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. white pepper
Cook turnips, covered, in small amount of boiling salted water for 10 minutes; add potatoes and onion; and [...]