Russian Banana Potatoes

I believe this is the first time I've received Russian Banana Potatoes in my CSA box, but I was happy to find that they weren't something crazy or odd. Just nice little potatoes ready for me to eat. I found a recipe on the CSA newsletter for them and decided to make it for dinner last night.

Here's the recipe:
Slice the potatoes in thin rounds. Destem and chop the chard or kale (I used chard this time). Slice mushrooms and green onions. I also added some zucchini. Heat a pan on medium heat with coconut oil. Add the potatoes and cook until you can stick a fork in them and they're soft. Add the mushrooms and green onions, once the mushrooms are amost cooked, add the greens and cook for about another 2 minutes. Season. 

Blanched Green Beans with Sauteed Veggies

I got this green bean recipe from the CSA newsletter and made it for dinner last night. I blanched the green beans and added them to a pan of sauteed mushrooms and caramelized onions. After the veggies were nice and cooked I placed them on top of some leftover quinoa. Yum!

Fried Zucchini!

I got my box of veggies from csa last week and I was happy to find some zucchini inside. Zucchini is so yummy roasted but I also love to fry it. Here's a recipe of my fried crispy fried zucchini:

Fried Zucchini 

Zucchini 

Almond Milk (Any non dairy milk will do)

Corn Meal 

Oil for frying 

Take your zucchini and chop it up into strips. Place some of the chopped zucchini into your milk and mix around until they're all covered. Transfer the zucchini into corn meal and coat the them well with the corn meal. Fry in pan until golden brown. Eat! 

CSA bag of fruits and veggies

Picked up my new bag of veggies and fruits at CSA today! Let's see what we have here:

Heirloom Tomatoes

Crookneck Squash

Purpellete Onions

Cucumbers

Pluots

Pears

Black Kale

Corn

Broccoli

Yellow Bell Pepper

Got some good stuff today and I can't wait to make some yummy recipes! Stay tuned guys! :-)

Fresh Green Bean Sauté

A few weeks ago I found fresh green beans in my CSA box along with some crookneck squash. I sauteed the veggies for a delicious side dish to pair with some Match Meat chicken.

Green Bean Sauté

 

Ingredients

Fresh green beans
Crookneck squash
A handful of peanuts
Olive oil
Lemon juice
Parsley


Directions

Heat your pan to medium with some olive oil. Add green beans and crookneck squash and begin to sauté. Stir occasionally until  the vegetables are almost done and splash with some lemon juice. Add peanuts (I used salted peanuts so I wouldn't need to add other salt to the dish). Keep stirring until they are ready and then sprinkle with some parsley.

Brown rice stuffed mushrooms!

I couldn't wait to get my CSA box today, because I knew there would be some lovely mushrooms waiting for me...and who doesn't love a good mushroom???...well, there are probably some of you that don't. Anyway, I decided I wanted to whip up some stuffed mushrooms and I planned on using my mom's recipe but to my dismay I had no stuffing. So, instead I made some brown rice and substituted that in. Once I get some stuffing I will post that recipe as well. Here ya go!

Brown Rice Stuffed Mushrooms

Ingredients
Mushrooms (I used the ones from my csa box. You can use any mushrooms)
Brown Rice
Panko Bread Crumbs
Onions (I used the chapollini from my csa box. You can use any onions)
Green Onions (CSA box)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Pepper
Salt
Veggie Bouillon Cube
Lemon (CSA box)
Red Pepper Flakes (Optional)

Directions
I cooked about 1 cup of brown rice in a rice cooker with 1/2 of a bouillon cube and two cups of water. While that cooked I washed the mushrooms and took off the stems. I put the mushrooms in a bowl, salt and peppered them, added some evoo, and tossed them until they were all covered. I chopped the onions (green & chapollini). When the rice finished I dumped it into a bowl with the onions, some evoo, pepper, red pepper flakes, and panko bread crumbs. I mixed all of the ingredients together well and stuffed the mushrooms. I placed the stuffed mushrooms onto a baking sheet with parchment paper...placed them into a 375 degree preheated oven and let them bake for about 15 minutes. After 15 minutes I took them out and used the juice from the lemon to sprinkle on top and placed them back into the oven for about 4 minutes and Ta-da! Finished and ready to eat!

Match Meat Dinner

Thursday night I made a pot of quinoa and roasted some veggies. I took some of the vegetables I picked up from the CSA on Tuesday, rubbed them with some extra virgin olive oil, sprinkled with a little salt and pepper, and topped them off with some lemon zest and juice. They were heavenly!

Last night I paired the leftover quinoa and veggies with some Match Meat Chicken. I tried the Match Meat Italian Sausage and it was delicious. I couldn't even tell the difference! If you're not vegan but trying to cut back on meat, I would definitely recommend trying Match Meat or Gardein products. This was my first time trying the Match Meat Chicken, so I was a little nervous. But, I must admit it was very good. I breaded mine with panko bread crumbs and fried it in the pan with a little vegetable oil. I added some lemon juice, parsley, and of course...Hot Sauce. Yum! You can find more of their recipes on their site.

Veggies and Fruits, Oh my!

I picked up my first bag of fruits and veggies from the CSA (Community Sustainable Agriculture) today and here's what I got:


Romaine Lettuce
Carrots
Chard
Dino Kale
Green Garlic
Baby Peppers
Zucchini
Strawberries
Tangerines
Grapefruit
Lemons

They have locations all over, so please check them out! :-)