During the CSA season, we will be organizing a variety of events to help
better educate the community about food issues and different ways to
grow, prepare, store and compost food. Check out photos from past years' events. Upcoming Events: The next special event will be August 2nd and is likely to feature tomatoes or zucchini! Stay tuned for detailed. All ages welcome. GREEN MAGIC On June 28th, the CSA held a cooking demo focused on greens! One important discovery made by the intrepid members who attended was the difference that blanching makes in a conventional green smoothie recipe. (Blanching is the immersion of greens for 1-3 minutes in boiling water.) We started with a ratio: 2 parts greens (by volume): 2 parts liquid: 3 parts fruit This is supposed to be a 'kid-friendly' ratio, because it's quite sweet, especially if you use banana and pineapple for the fruit and juice for the liquid. We tried this ratio with raw greens and with blanched greens and the blanched green smoothie won hands down: the smoothie made with raw greens tasted 'healthier', i.e. it had a raw edge. We had three kids at the event and two of them pronounced the smoothie delicious (and the third one was only eight months old, so we'll let it go). Blanching is important to maintain quality if you want to preserve your greens in the freezer (just cool and dry before putting in a freezer bag), and it tenderizes tougher greens for use in other recipes. Other Smoothie Tips: You can just use water, but juice will make it sweeter. To make it thicker and colder, put some fruit in the freezer and use it frozen. Enjoy! A SUITE OF IDEAS FOR AUTUMN FRUIT: Hot, Cold, and Preserved! using autumn's bounty of apples, pears, and plums. RSVP to juliadharrington@gmail.com October 26, 2016 7-8pm Demonstrations at a kosher kitchen near Ansche Chesed Image borrowed from bloombellawellness.com Past Events: Join us for: APPLE WORKSHOP! Looking for some inspiration? In New York, we know that apples are wonderful... lots of different ways! Remember old favorites and discover new techniques. Apple Sauce * Stewed Apples * Elegant Apple Deserts Demo by Julia Harrington Reddy Tonight, Oct 21, 7-8pm Ansche Chesed Kitchen RSVP to Julia at juliadharrington@gmail.com ![]() Some photos from our "Cherish Fruit" event! ![]()
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Kneading a basic sourdough bread - everyone did their part. |
English mufins actually "bake" in a pan on top of the stove! |
Starter still bubbling.
The mother of it all.
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Questions? Great Idea for an Event? Skill you could share at a Workshop?
Please contact Julia Harrington Reddy at juliadharrington@gmail.com.