Montalbano Farms CSA – The Roaming GastroGnome

Heirloom Candy Stripe Beets and Goat Cheese Salad

I’ve been wanting to do something with beets and goat cheese since our dinner at Bistrot L’Entrepont in Montreal where Cheryl had a beet and goat cheese mille-feuille. I played with that idea a little, but alas I just can’t get everything to come together as well as the chef did that night, so IContinue reading “Heirloom Candy Stripe Beets and Goat Cheese Salad”

What’s in Our CSA This Week: Lamb’s Quarters

Quick post today as we’re traveling for the holiday weekend. Lamb’s Quarters is one of our favorite seasonal greens. I had never heard of it until last year when it popped up in our custom CSA from Montalbano Farms. Curious about it I ordered some. It kind of looks like big parsley with its jaggedContinue reading “What’s in Our CSA This Week: Lamb’s Quarters”

Dutch Beets in Our CSA Box – What are Those?

My wife posted a picture last week with the caption: ‘Living with Peter means you walk into your kitchen and think what is that and how the hell do you eat it? Dutch beets apparently. Not some weird radish/carrot/potato hybrid thing like I thought.’ Ha! Working with new vegetables like Dutch beets is just oneContinue reading “Dutch Beets in Our CSA Box – What are Those?”

Summer Means CSA Time and Rhubarb for a Rhubarb Tart!

CSA? What’s that? Community Supported Agriculture, a.k.a. a farm share. It’s a program where you can purchase a weekly delivery of produce from local farms throughout the summer and fall. As you can imagine CSA’s vary from farm to farm and there are meat and dairy ones as well. Since farms generally know how muchContinue reading “Summer Means CSA Time and Rhubarb for a Rhubarb Tart!”