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The CSA at Strites’ is over halfway through this week. Our share this week included nectarines, sweet corn, gold apples, peppers, an eggplant, tomatoes, and a shallot. Shallots are a type of onion and can be used just as an onion or garlic would be. I really have to find…
This week’s CSA included: peaches, apples, nectarines, corn, an onion, and a cabbage. The nectarines are not quite ripe yet so I am going to let them sit until they are ready. The apples are good for baking and also eating plain so I do not know if I will…
The following recipe for apple crisp is clean, but the inclusion of oatmeal means that it is not paleo. As one of my co-workers who loved the recipe said, “I didn’t realize this was clean eating. I thought I was gaining 5 pounds. It was so good!” Update for 2021:…
This week’s CSA from Strite’s included kohlrabi, green beans, sweet corn, a cucumber, nectarines, and yellow plums. The nectarines aren’t quite ripe enough yet, so I am letting them sit before I eat them. I gave the cucumber to my co-worker because my grandparent’s garden is exploding with them right…