2013 CSA Week 18

From our farm to your table this week…

Item	How to Store it	How long will it last?
Acorn Squash	Room temperature	Several months
Butternut Squash	Room temperature	Several months
Green Beans	green beans: unwashed in fridge	green beans: 3-4 days
Sweet Peppers, regular & mini	unwashed, in fridge	2-3 weeks
Potatoes non-orgnanic	room temperature, in a ventilated container, in a cool, dry, dark area	Several weeks
Sweet Potatoes	room temperature, in a ventilated container, in a cool, dry, dark area	Several weeks
Tomatoes	at room temp	~1 week

Tips for storing and enjoying the produce in your weekly share

 

There are a variety of delicious soups and stews you can make with your squashes and sweet potatoes, as well as hearty autumn pasta dishes and risottos.  You’ll find a few links for such recipes below.

from Cooking light: http://www.cookinglight.com/food/in-season/winter-squash-recipes-00412000073413/

Sweet potato recipes from Southern Living: http://www.southernliving.com/food/entertaining/10-sweet-potato-recipes-00417000075762/page19.html

Great winter squash recipes from the Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/?s=squash&submit=

Another favorite of mine, sweet mini peppers, are a highlight of your veggie selection this week.  Rather than chopping them up as a wood traditional bell peppers, I love to fill these sweet crunchy mini peppers with hummus or an easy homemade cream cheese filling with toasted pecans and Worcestershire sauce.  Yum!