Homemade Curtido
by Member Grace Taylor A second recommendation for a delicious, fermented food featuring cabbage comes from member Grace Taylor. She crafted this Curtido recipe using veggies on hand from a few share...
View ArticleRed Currant Orange Bread
Member Shelly Stuler adapted a recipe from Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero to use the red currants from the fruit share. It was delicious with a little earth balance spread...
View ArticleEggplant Spread
Shake up this week’s share with a luxurious roasted spread featuring eggplant. Delicious on crusty rounds, rice crackers, in wraps, or as a dip. This recipe produces a velvety and nourishing spread,...
View ArticleStuffed Cubanelle Peppers
I just can’t get enough of the Cubanelle peppers this time of year. And there’s something about the grill that just makes all vegetables and fruits shine. If you still haven’t fallen in love with the...
View ArticleMelanzana di Annamaria
Member Barbara Roy has graciously shared her dear friend Annamaria’s Eggplant recipe with the FDC community. Annamaria is Barbara’s former neighbor who moved to Marblehead from Milano, Italia at age...
View ArticleFresh Cherry Tomato Tian
Mary King’s Tian Down South, we’d simply call this a garden gratin. A tian is the French version, which basically means the same thing, yet sounds so much more delicious served as a simple vegetarian...
View ArticleCrispy Gnocchi with Summer Veg
I cannot resist this recipe. We’ve recently started a gluten free (mostly wheat free) experiment in our house and the sheer JOY when we discovered gluten free gnocchi lead to a bit of overzealous...
View ArticleReturns Guide – Version 1
FDC is a proponent and enabler of sustainable living. It’s the driving force behind everything we do from the way depots are setup to farms we work with and news we bring to you each week. It’s a vital...
View ArticleEggplant Through the Ages
By Wendy King If one thinks about purple berries, maybe blackberries or grapes spring to mind. But eggplant is also a card-carrying member of the fruit clan! The eggplant also claims lineage to the...
View ArticleGrilled Zucchini and Leeks with Walnuts
This leek-heavy recipe is straight from the Bon Appetit website. The perfectly paired portions, grilled enough to soften the veg without completely turning it all to mush, tastes to me exactly like...
View ArticleIt’s Time for Callaloo!
It’s not just fun to say, Callaloo is a leafy green, mineral rich staple in the Carribean diet. While there are many variations from region to region, the ingredients always contain a big leafy green...
View ArticleChewy Raspberry Apple Granola Bars
Fall seems to be nipping at the heals of summer, chasing it away in favor of baked goods, apples, and light sweaters. Embrace the seasonal shift with this weeks fruit share and throw some perfectly...
View ArticleSwiss Chard Saute
by Beth Wheeler I couldn’t delay any longer expressing my appreciation to the Farm Direct Coop team for all they do. Finding Farm Direct Coop has literally saved my Summer. Having been an avid gardener...
View ArticleStuffed Baked Apples
by Jocelyn Cook This baked apple recipe was submitted by member Jocelyn Cook. The apples are stuffed with cinnamon, dates, cashews, and oatmeal and are just spilling over with fall goodness. Throw...
View ArticleGrape Cupcakes
by Jocelyn Cook Here we go with the grapes… Grape Cupcakes!!! Last weeks share included beautiful, seeded grapes. One of my favorite to cook with. On the Facebook page we saw shared examples of pizzas,...
View ArticleBrussels Sprouts Tops
Brussels sprouts tops can be roasted and cooked exactly like brussels sprouts, only in a shorter period of time. Toss with olive oil and salt, and roast until some of the leaves are golden and crisp....
View ArticleTurkey Meatloaf in a Pumpkin
by Laura Sherman & Evan May Thursday Melrose Members We made this recipe the other day and it was so delicious we wanted to share! Recipe is adapted from www.thekitchn.com, although we made a few...
View ArticleSpicy Braised Escarole
Escarole is a leafy green with a slightly bitter taste, often found in mixed salads. You can tear and toss with any other salad greens you have on hand, top as you please with other vegetables, and...
View ArticleCrispy Kohlrabi Cakes
Kohlrabi is an alien looking little plant with a leafy, celery like top and bulbous, turnip like bottom. It’s actually part of the cabbage family and, like cabbage, can be eaten raw or cooked. Some FDC...
View ArticleCorn Muffins
Submitted by Jen Durant These mealy muffins are not sweet. As prepared, these muffins would be a good accompaniment to spicy chili. The optional step provides the sweetness, or simply grill with butter...
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