Tag: lettuce

CSA week 3: spring is definitely here

I just picked up my CSA distribution for week 3. You can see that there is more in the box every week – this means that I need to spend time every Tuesday thinking about how I’ll use the bounty. This week’s box contained tender young lettuce and edible nasturtium petals, basil, oregano, kohlrabi, daikon radish, 2 heads […]

The CSA season begins!

Look at that wonderful produce, right? THAT is our first week’s haul from the farm City Commons CSA. And this is only the beginning; it’s week 1 of a 20-week growing season. Our box contained sugar snap peas, oregano, dill, mint, garlic scapes, tender young Hakurei turnips, Swiss chard, and a […]

Cheese souffle with lettuce

adapted from Jacques Pepin 2 Tbsp unsalted butter 1 c sliced green onions 8 c 2-inch slices lettuce (iceberg, romaine, leaf all work) 1/3 c water 5 Tbsp all-purpose flour 1 1/2 c milk (we use 2%) 5 egg yolks 1/4 tsp Tabasco sauce 1 tsp kosher salt 6 oz […]