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Tradition…tradition! Old traditions with fresh CSA veggies

On: September 26, 2017September 28, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

Published in Bob’s Fresh and Local CSA newsletter, 9/27/2017 When I got cold, working in a food trailer during the winters, I decided to move inside to work. For a while, before I opened my Woodstock cafe, I had a little concession

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A smoothie a day keeps the doctor away … a bowl a day keeps her further away

On: September 19, 2017September 22, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

Published in Bob’s Fresh and Local newsletter, 9/20/2017 Pinterest reports that searches for Grain Bowls or Buddha Bowls are up over 200% in 2017, and there’s a very good reason for that! We’re paying more attention to health, and these bowls are

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Summer days…driftin’ away

On: September 12, 2017July 3, 2020 By: Leslie Cook

Published in Bob’s Fresh and Local Newsletter, 9/13/2017 I felt the first chill in the air while I was camping in Door County last week, and I thought with dismay that we’re closer to the end of summer than the beginning. Speaking

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CSA summer veggies…kinda like in the movies

On: September 5, 2017October 24, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

Published in Bob’s Fresh and Local Farm Newsletter 9/6/2017. Remember the Pixar movie, Ratatouille? My grandson showed it to me a couple of years ago as part of his educate grandma project. I loved it! This week I thought it might be

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A Time of Plenty…CSA Veggies this week

On: August 29, 2017September 12, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

A few things I made this week. No recipes really. Just use the pictures to inspire yourself. I’ll tell you what I used in the captions to the pictures:   Such a beautiful place to work on a day like this …

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Simple is good…using those amazing greens — lots of them!

On: August 28, 2017September 12, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

This summer, as I did last summer, I’m working on the farm for my CSA. I receive 3/4 bushel of beautiful, organically raised veggies for my efforts each and every week of the season. When I open my box each week, it’s

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Tomatoes! Cucumbers! Green Beans! Basil! CSA riches of summer…

On: August 22, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

This post was published in Bob’s Fresh and Local newsletter 8/23/2017 under a different title.  “The breakfast of champions is not cereal, it’s the opposition” …Nick Seitz Hopefully you’ve had fun with “greenies” (smoothies with loads of greens) over the summer with

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Too many zucchini from the CSA? Never!

On: August 15, 2017August 15, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

Published this week in my CSA newsletter, Bob’s Fresh and Local. Years ago I had a cookbook called, Too Many Tomatoes. I remember the chapter on zucchini that featured Zucchini Chocolate Cake. Wow, was it good! Another thing I like to do

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A delicious way to use mid-summer CSA veggies

On: August 8, 2017August 9, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

Published this week in my CSA newsletter, Bob’s Fresh and Local. My favorite recipes are healthy, colorful, beautiful, meals-in-themselves, easy and versatile. This week, I had some remaining red cabbage, and our boxes featured the first onions and green beans of the

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Salads of Summer

On: August 1, 2017August 26, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

The colors are coming, the colors of summer, sunshine on a plate, beautiful and strong…corn, summer squash, multi-colored beans, carrots, chard, fennel and more. But the most beautiful color of all, the deepest and richest…beets! Beet Couscous. I didn’t get to this

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Videos! – These Once Were Lost But Now Are Found

  • Cafe Days Videos (5)

Farm Days

  • Just two weeks ago, our beautiful yellow summer squash was a small yellow flower.
  • A few root veggies, washed and ready to cut up for dipping in hummus and muhammara. I'll take a platter to a July 4 party...
  • Those seeds a couple of weeks ago...
  • ...are now tomato plants and more ready to go into the ground.
  • The old greenhouse...and our big beautiful new one.
  • Compost pile where I get to take my veggie waste every week.
  • Garlic rows for hand weeding.
  • First box from the CSA: Bok choy, Chard, Kale, Spinach, Boston Lettuce, Radishes, Carrots, Mint.
  • My 40 year old boots.
  • Farm Days
    Farm Days

Cafe Days

  • Brown Lentil Soup with Spinach
    Brown Lentil Soup with Spinach
  • Water challah or "berches" for Shabbat.
    Water challah or "berches" for Shabbat.
  • Kefta Sandwich
    Kefta Sandwich
  • Red Lentil Soup
    Red Lentil Soup
  • Moroccan Carrot Salad
    Moroccan Carrot Salad
  • Food - real food, that is: Roasted Veggie Platter
    Food - real food, that is: Roasted Veggie Platter
  • Black Bean Soup - great in winter when you want something warm and substantial when you come in from the cold ... or before you go out into it!
    Black Bean Soup - great in winter when you want something warm and substantial when you come in from the cold ... or before you go out into it!
  • For some, a reaction to certain sugars masquerades as a problem with gluten. Spelt is wheat, but it's a type of wheat that is low FODMAP and therefore easier to digest.
    For some, a reaction to certain sugars masquerades as a problem with gluten. Spelt is wheat, but it's a type of wheat that is low FODMAP and therefore easier to digest for many.
  • Hummus ... everybody's favorite.
    Hummus ... everybody's favorite.
  • Sweet Pepper Salad -- one of a group of beautiful Middle Eastern salads to serve up for Shabbat -- or any meal.
  • Process for Lebanese Potato Salad.
    Process for Lebanese Potato Salad.
  • This creamy and delicious potato salad includes lots of fresh dill and crunchy dill pickles..
    This creamy and delicious potato salad includes lots of fresh dill and crunchy dill pickles..
  • Red Cabbage Slaw
    Red Cabbage Slaw
  • Veggie Cholent with Beid Hamin, Slow-Cooked Eggs.
    Veggie Cholent with Beid Hamin, Slow-Cooked Eggs.
  • Lebanese Potato Salad - my version.
    Lebanese Potato Salad - my version.
  • Chermoula Eggplant, not as beautiful as Ottolenghi's but very easy and tasty.
    Chermoula Eggplant, not as beautiful as Ottolenghi's but very easy and tasty.
  • A gluten-free vegan "no-meat loaf" I made in my cafe.
    A gluten-free vegan "no-meat loaf" I made in my cafe.
  • Vegan Spinach Pesto on Homemade Challah with Tuscan Bean Soup
  • The finished greens and onions! What I don't eat for lunch will go into our rice and greens stir fry this evening.
  • Stuffed Cabbage Rolls for dinner - or anything else you can imagine. Stuffed squash. Stuffed onion. Stuffed grape leaves.
    Stuffed Cabbage Rolls for dinner - or anything else you can imagine. Stuffed squash. Stuffed onion. Stuffed grape leaves.
  • Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup
  • Split Pea Soup with Barley
  • Last but not least...after two years of thinking and experimenting, I decided to add occasional eggs back into our diet, and this is a wonderful plate of stir-fry greens, pan roasted sweet potatoes and scrambled eggs. My decision was based on my thoughts about interdependence, and when I was able to find someone who keeps their chickens (doesn't kill them after their two peak laying years), I decided I would make the pilgrimage out to get eggs periodically and would eat those. I wish I could raise my own! But this is good for now. More about this thought process later.
  • Ratatouille Soup with chunks of eggplant, zucchini squash, patty pan squash, summer squash, onion, tomatoes, tomato paste, mixed greens, oregano, basil, salt and hot paprika.
  • Pasta salad with CSA veggies.
  • Stir Fry with Kohlrabi greens, Bok choy, green onions, radishes, lots of sliced onion, garlic, a bit of red bell pepper, sauteed tofu squares, brown Basmati rice, salt, hot paprika, extra virgin olive oil, a bit of soy sauce...mmm hmmm, can't beat that.
  • Cold Cucumber Soup, upper right
  • Corn and potato chowder. Saute chopped onion in extra virgin olive oil, add some cut up carrots. When soft, add lots of cut up potato and organic corn. Cut up greens come in at the end when finished cooking. I think I might have used kale or maybe a mix of kale and Bok choy for this, but any tender greens are fine. It was simply seasoned with salt and pepper, and I happened to have some fresh marjoram as well.
  • Collard Green Wraps
  • Italian style potato salad.
  • Moroccan Style Green Beans
  • FUL . . . serve it up as part of a mezze (appetizer table), as a main dish, a side dish, hot, cold . . . or for breakfast.
  • Spicy Olive Salad
  • Moroccan Beet Salad
  • Julienned beets with added red onion and cilantro.
  • Cafe Days
    Cafe Days

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