Thank you Ollin Farms for this week’s share of veggies. I got some Hon Tsai Tai, Lemon Cucumbers, Beets, Paris Market Carrots (which are French heirloom), Young Yukon Potatoes, Swiss Chard, Lacinto Kale, Garlic, Zucchini, and Eggs!

I will be putting most of the greens in my Vita-Mix for my daily healthy lunch smoothie, so we will literally consume this entire pile of food. Looking forward to it.

Now here’s a good way to eat your turnips. I had 2 bunches of turnips that I got over 2 weeks from Ollin Farms‘ CSA. So, part of my CSA Challenge was figuring out what to do with turnips. To be perfectly honest, I thought I was sick of turnips. I got a bunch of scarlet queen turnips one week and they sat in my fridge until the following week when I got another bunch. I officially had more turnips than I could eat… or so I thought.

I sliced them and a local walla-walla onion I got at the Boulder farmers market, and tossed them in a dressing of:

• 2 TB Worcestershire
• 1 TB dijon mustard
• 3 TB heavy whipping cream
• 3 TB maple syrup
• 1 TB olive oil
• 1 TB grated parmesan
• fresh ground black pepper

This is my current CSA Challenge. I have lots of genovese basil, scarlet queen turnip, beets, zucchini, squash, alibi cucumbers, napa cabbage, and lacinto kale.

I need to be more creative with turnips!

Roasting beets really makes them taste better. If you think you hate beets, try roasting a few, and then decide. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

Roasting beets is simple. I prefer smaller beets because they take less time to roast. Preheat the oven to 375. Wash the beets and cut off the long root-tail if they have one, just to make them all basically round.

Drizzle them in olive oil, wrap them in foil, and roast for 30-60 minutes, depending on the size of the beet.

Remove them from the oven when they are completely softened and let them cool. When you can touch them, remove the skin, slice them, and enjoy. I made a salad with Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy’s Boulder Chevre, a little olive oil, champaign vinegar, and freshly chopped chives.