Sharing the farmshare

Send me your recipes and photos and I will share them. The photos are courteous of my friend Megan.

She writes, "I am sending along a picture of this week's farm share. We got carrots, summer squash, turnips, chard, and this cool veggie called kohlrabi, which looks a little like a purple space ship."

Radish Salad

Did you know you can eat radish greens? The leaves can be a bit coarse, so wilt them with salt a little before tossing and serving. Chop into small pieces, sprinkle with salt, and layer between two bowls while you assemble the rest of the salad.

Radish Salad

1 bunch radishes and their greens
Spinach or lettuce
1/4 c. raisins
1/3 c. olive oil
2 Tbs. vinegar
Salt and ground pepper

After preparing radish greens, slice radishes into half rounds. Toss with raisins. Add lettuce or spinach and wilted radish greens. Prepare vinaigrette and dress salad before serving. This salad tastes even better the second day after the dressing has been absorbed.

tomato and herb container gardening

Yesterday I visited the Wooster Square farmers market and bought some heirloom tomato and herb plants. I planted the tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets after drilling drainage holes in the bottom. I'm a little worried about the amount of sunlight in the backyard. Although it has southern exposure, there is a tree blocking the sun in different places throughout the day. Apparently tomato plants need at least 7 hours of sunlight to produce fruits. So I am watching the backyard and checking out the situation today.

I've planted chives, basil, thyme, and rosemary, and plan to get some cilantro and mint from a friend. Hooray for summer!