Author Archives: csamom

About csamom

Living in Eastern Washington State for the past 15 years, I appreciate the wonderful produce we have available here. I am a working mom, with the typical active family. We have two children, a cat, a fish, and a snake.

Easy Peasy Apple Tart Tartin

Posted on January 1, 2014 by csamom

Having ordered several pounds of apples a while back, we needed to get on using them! My daughter and I were “inspired by” (her more polite term for bastardization) a larger tart, but we decided to make individual tarts that … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged apple, puff pastry, tart, tart tatin | 2 Comments

Hearty German Potato Soup (Crock Pot easy!)

Posted on December 30, 2013 by csamom

I found a recipe last Fall in my Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook for German Potato Soup. I was looking for a potato leek soup to use some aging leeks. This recipe appealed to me because it had cabbage, which meant … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged carrots, chard, crock pot, kale, leeks, potatoes, potatos, Winter CSA | 2 Comments

Winter Box #3 – B is for Beets and bok choy,

Posted on December 28, 2013 by csamom

C is for carrots and chard. I absolutely love the color variety in the baby carrots (orange and yellow and purple) and the Swiss chard (yellow and red stems)! With all those vivid colors, it has to be healthier, right? … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary | Tagged beets, bok choy, carrots, chard, potatos potatoes, salad greens, swiss cahrd, turnips, Winter CSA | 1 Comment

Box #2 – Greens and Potatos and Turnips, Oh My!

Posted on December 17, 2013 by csamom

We are eating quite well this winter so far. Box #2 had Swiss chard, organic salad greens, spicy salad greens, spinach, fresh sage, two types of radishes, turnips, and Yukon Gold potatoes. And I have been substituting up a storm … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary | Tagged apple, chard, cranberry, CSA, greens, kale, pumpkin puree, salad, soup, stew, tart, turnips | 6 Comments

First Box of the Winter Season

Posted on November 10, 2013 by csamom

It has been an odd summer. My farmer was having problems with his web site, so I was unable to place orders for quite a while. I also have a hard time ordering by 9:00 AM the day before the … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary | Tagged apple butter, apple cake, apples, leeks, pickled beets, pumpkin, roasted bell peppers | 6 Comments

Rhubarb Strawberry Jam with Butter Mini Bundts (w/Guest Author)

Posted on July 1, 2013 by csamom

This dish was a collaboration with my daughter. She has been wanting to write for the blog, so she did the cake recipe (It was based on a recipe in her cookbook). First the Jam. It is a refrigerator jam … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary | Tagged butter cake, rhubarb, strawberry, strawberry jam | 4 Comments

Truly Unexpected Volunteers!

Posted on June 24, 2013 by csamom

We compost our vegetable waste, coffee grounds and corks. Last winter, for the first time, I kept adding to the compost all year long. In the Fall, it was a little surprising to open the container and have steaming, stinky, … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary | Tagged compost, garden, potatoes, potatos, year round compost | 4 Comments

The new “Inner Circle” – How my CSA has changed

Posted on June 12, 2013 by csamom

As I mentioned once upon a time, my farmer decided to change his CSA. Rather than a weekly box of surprise vegetables and an “Iron Chef” type challenge, now we get to choose what is in our box. I saw … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary | Tagged Asparagus, black pepper, bok choy, CSA, lovage, mint, pickled asparagus, rhubarb, rhubarb compote, strawberry, strawberry jam | 7 Comments

Winter CSA Box 11- More Asparagus (Let’s make microwave risotto)

Posted on April 18, 2013 by csamom

This week we did not get a great deal of variety, but we made up for that with quantity. 5 more lbs of asparagus. My daughter pointed out there are no huge stalks in this shipment. Those big guys last … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged Asparagus, brown rice, CSA, grilled asparagus, microwave cooking, onion, pickled asparagus, rice, risotto, shallots, steamed asparagus | 3 Comments

Loving my Purple Sprouted Broccoli – 2 recipes today

Posted on April 14, 2013 by csamom

Anne from Life in Mud Spattered Boots had said my purple sprouted broccoli would wilt quickly, so I have been using it every chance I get. It has a different flavor than regular broccoli, a bit sharper. The stems are … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged chicken, crostini, lime, omelets, Pad Thai, Purple Sprouted Broccoli, rice noodles | 3 Comments