COUGAR Member Diary

In the five years we’ve been Southside CSA members, we’ve frequently planned a fall dinner party in order to share some of our haul and try out some more ambitious dishes to share in our blog post.  This year we did have a party, but one of an entirely different sort. Since we welcomed Elias,Continue reading “COUGAR Member Diary”

Stephanie Member Diary

Holy greens this week! This is what my partner, Brian, and I got in our MimoMex Veggie and Orchard half shares: mustard greens, red mustard greens, arugula, mizuna, spinach, broccoli, cilantro, onions, baby pumpkins, a Sugar Baby pumpkin, Empire apples, apple cider. Monday: Usually I try to clear out the fridge before my pickup so that there’s roomContinue reading “Stephanie Member Diary”

Laura & Merav Member Diary

My roommate and I share our CSA which is a half share of veggies, eggs, and orchard. This is our first year doing a CSA and we have been loving it! Here’s how we’ve been using the share this week: Monday: After picking up the share, we decided to make a quiche with the spinach,Continue reading “Laura & Merav Member Diary”

Brock Member Diary – Week of Sept 15th

This week our vegetable share was: acorn squash, eggplant, tomatillos, poblano peppers, serrano peppers, tomatoes, lemon grass, onions, and kale.  We also have a half berry share, which was a bag of apples, a pumpkin, and a (decorative?) gourd. There are only two of us, and we try to use up or prepare and freezeContinue reading “Brock Member Diary – Week of Sept 15th”

Wills & Sarah Member Diary – Week of Aug 25th

Wills and Sarah Share – On a mission to eat it all Except for the eggplants.  What can I say, I dont like em.  They are very pretty though, and the neighbors love em. Here is the take for the week.  Gorgeous!

Wallace Shawn Member Diary – Week of June 23rd

We are Maria, Quentin, and Hawkins (the cat). This is the first summer we’ve signed up for a CSA and we couldn’t love it more! The two of us pick up full berry and vegetable shares (orchard share to come!!). This week we got four quarts of strawberries, four stalks garlic, two stalks of redContinue reading “Wallace Shawn Member Diary – Week of June 23rd”

Corn Soup – 2 ways!

Corn is one of my favorite “vegetables”. I count down the days till the fresh corn arrives in our CSA. And then do the happy dance when they arrive in the Winter Share. Not much beats a sweet corn soup in the dark days of Winter. Cleaning out the inbox I found a Member DiaryContinue reading “Corn Soup – 2 ways!”

Nabemono – Japanese Hot Pot with Mizuna Greens & Carrots by Nicole of Tiny Kitchen BK

Our fave blogger Nicole sent us this post when we were still rocking that barely cold Fall weather. Now that the temp has dropped, you should really rock out her recipe. Link to the full post filled with fab photos — at Tiny Kitchen BK, followed by a post on how to eat the noodlesContinue reading “Nabemono – Japanese Hot Pot with Mizuna Greens & Carrots by Nicole of Tiny Kitchen BK”

Sugar Ladies Member Diary for the Week of Oct 14th

The shared: Pears, Butternut squash, Acorn squash, Carrots, Parsnips, Parsley, and Greens Galore (Kale, lettuce, arugula, and other green things I don’t know the proper name for). The sharers: We are three sweet female roommates (i.e., sugar ladies). There are two approaches to cooking.  The first is scientific, i.e., following a recipe. The other isContinue reading “Sugar Ladies Member Diary for the Week of Oct 14th”