Chicken in a Thai Basil Coconut Curry Sauce

This is my take on Thai Chicken.  I know it is not authentic Thai, but it was a good version nonetheless.
I used what I had in my pantry and to be quite honest, it came out pretty darn good.  Nice and coconut-y with a kick from the chilis.  I served it over brown rice since [...]

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CSA Thursday

Oh how  I love HighCross Farm!

In the box this week:

Carrots
Cabbage
Raspberries
Onions
Green Beans
Sugarsnap Peas
Snow Peas
Basil
Lettuce
Kohlrabi

I have a Thai Basil Chicken in a coconut curry sauce on the stove right now.  Pics and recipe later tonight.

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Raspberry Clafouti

I knew I was getting raspberries in my CSA  box this week.  I was racking my brain thinking about what I can do with them that I haven’t already done.  Then it dawned on me..a Clafouti!  A what?  A clafouti!
Describing a clafouti isn’t exactly easy.  It’s not a cake, it’s not a custard.  It’s like [...]

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Onion Tart

I have been getting some gorgeous, huge onions in my CSA boxes.  I decided to make an onion tart.  This is a very simple and quick recipe.  It will utilize a good portion of the onion we HighCross Farm members have and will be getting. 
This was fantastic.  My house smelled so good while it baked.  [...]

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CSA Thursday!!

In the box this week:

Broccoli
Kale
Sugar Snap Peas
Snow Peas
Onions…lots!
Green Beans
Purple Basil
Regular Basil
Raspberries!!!!!!!

Tonight I will be making an Onion Tart and a Raspberry Clafouti!  Hopefully pics tonight.

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CSA Thursday

In the box this week:

3 rather large onions
snow peas
green beans
swiss chard
carrots
garlic
oregano

I will have to put my thinking cap on and get creative with those onions.  Stay tuned…

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Mock Mashed Potatoes

They look like the real thing, don’t they?
I had gotten two of the cutest mini heads of cauliflower in my CSA box.  I could kick myself for laying out my CSA goodies of the week, then brain farting and forgetting to take the picture and instead putting them away. Doh!
I decided to make mock mashed [...]

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Lettuce Wraps

I had gotten a huge head of what seems to be a Romaine type lettuce in my CSA box.  I decided to make lettuce wraps.  I used the spring onions that were in my box as well.  They were awesome.
Supplies for one wrap

1 C Precooked shrimp
Cajun or creole seasoning
1/2 celery stalk, diced
2 tbsp spring onion, [...]

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Kale Chips

I had seen recipes for Kale chips all over the internet.  I told myself the first time I get kale, I am trying this.
So I took this beautiful bunch of kale…

I laid it flat on a parchment lined cookie sheet and drizzed olive oil over it.  Not too heavy on the oil, fyi.  I then [...]

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Swiss Chard

There was some amazing swiss chard in my CSA box last week.  I wanted to keep it simple and play around with flavors.  I used some walnut oil, honey, garlic and fresh ginger and was it ever fantastic.

Supplies:

2 tablespoons walnut oil (olive oil works just fine)
1 small onion, diced
2-3 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon [...]

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