Mustard Green and Lentil Sprout Curry
I consider this dish a personal victory over two of my produce nemeses: mustard greens and lentil sprouts. I know that both of these vegetables are perfectly lovely and nutritious, but they gave me fits before I finally tamed them in this dish. Mustard greens and lentil sprouts are not inherently tricky to cook, I just didn’t grow up eating them and I didn’t have a clue about what do with them when I first got them in the Local Box. However, the nutritional promise of these two ingredients has kept me trying to include them in our diet. Mustard greens have anti-inflammatory...
Read MoreMeal Plan 1/26- 2/1
Look who interrupted our menu plan last week! Ella’s arrival into the Hutchison family means that I skipped most of last week’s meals and I’m working with leftover ginger, beets, citrus, and apples in this week’s menu. No complaints here, though. My grocery bill is very happy to have the extra ingredients. And I’m happy to have the new niece. Here’s what we’re getting from Greenling in the Local Box: Tangerines – Orange Blossom Mustard Greens – Naegelin Broccoli – Texas Daily Harvest Various Lettuce – Acadian Baby Arugula...
Read MoreAustin Beer Week: Beer Braised Bratwurst and Greens
It’s Austin Beer Week, and this meal celebrates local produce, charcuterie, and craft beer all in one pot! In this easy recipe, bratwurst and chopped onions are browned in a skillet, and then slow cooked in a whole bottle of beer for half an hour. A bunch of dark greens are added in the last 5 minutes of cooking, creating a wholesome, hearty meal with great flavors. For my version of the dish I paired peppery mizuna from this week’s local box with Independence Brewing Co.’s Sunshine Wheat, but you can use any dark green and beer combination you have on hand. (The...
Read MoreMeal Plan 10/27-11/2
It’s the last week of October and it’s 85 degrees outside. For real. Welcome to Texas, where we have simultaneous ragweed and cedar seasons. The only upside to this autumn heat wave is the long season for delicious crops like okra and summer squash. I’m really keeping my fingers crossed that I get a rumbo squash in this week’s box. Though I’ve never actually cooked with it, I read online that rumbo squash looks like a pumpkin, but its flesh is sweeter and less fibrous. If I do get a rumbo squash, I’m planning to try to make a pudding with it. Kind...
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