Recipe Reviews and CSA Week 3

It occurred to me after my last post about CSA goodies, that I probably should have let you know what I thought of the recipes I tried. So here goes.

Rhubarb Pickles
This recipe I got from a magazine. It was ok. A little heavy on the cloves for my taste. But it was a nice change of pace from the usual rhubarb goodies. If you want the recipe let me know and I will get it for you.

Rhubarb Crisp
I LOVED this recipe. A lot of sugar, so of course it's good. :) I liked that there was the crumb topping on the top and bottom. I made this recipe again this week with our newest batch of rhubarb. This time I used coconut oil instead of butter and added 3 T of ground flax seed. I know that doesn't make this a health food, but it doesn't hurt to sneak in some good stuff.

Lettuce Wraps
This was ok. I didn't have mushrooms or water chestnuts,  but I doubt that made a huge difference. It tasted basically like teriyaki. Not exactly what I was going for. But it was fine.

This week we got lettuce, rhubarb and eggs for our CSA. I miss the asparagus already. As I mentioned, I used the rhubarb in another crisp. The lettuce... well, I've been meaning to eat it, but it's just been pretty busy around here since we got it. But I will be eating it soon. I'm sure just as salad. But if you have a tasty recipe that you would like me to try out, I would be more than happy too.

CSA Fun Weeks 1 & 2

For years we have been saying it. Now we're actually doing it. This year we have joined a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). We picked one that had a pickup at our local Farmer's Market. Not only is that close to us, it will also help us to visit the market weekly.

This year has been a slow start for farmers here in MN. Therefore, our CSA boxes have been pretty light so far. But it has been yummy! Both weeks we have gotten asparagus, eggs, rhubarb, and lettuces.

Here's what I've made with our goodies:
Rhubarb pickles
Rhubarb Crisp
Lettuce Wraps

Asparagus and eggs we have just eaten as usual.