Raw onions can be quickly frozen without blanching them first. (Photo by Alice Henneman)
I’m about to leave town for a few days but still have portions of cut onions left in my refrigerator. If I don’t do something with them, I either need to toss them now or I’ll have to toss them when I get home.
I decided to freeze them. This method took me about 3 minutes …
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Tagged Community supported agriculture, farmers market, onions
Sauteed Sweet Corn and Zucchini (photo by Alice Henneman)
There’s only so much zucchini and sweet corn a person (at least most persons!) can eat at one time. This often leads to a few extra ears of corn or some zucchini residing in your refrigerator, nearing “the time to toss!”
Here’s a quick recipe that uses both of these foods. After you make it once, you’ll never need to refer to it again … it’s that easy!
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Tagged Community supported agriculture, farmers market, healthy cooking, onion, sweet corn, zucchini
Easy Skillet Cooked Cabbage (Photo by Alice Henneman)
Skillet Cooked Cabbage is now one of my favorite go-to recipes for preparing cabbage. While eating a whole head of cabbage made into a slaw can seem daunting, the more compact nature of cooked cabbage makes for an easy meal for 4 people.
A whole cabbage head will keep in your refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. It can be among the last of the fresh produce from a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box, farmers market, garden or store that you prepare. This cabbage was left over from my CSA box from last week.
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Tagged cabbage, Community supported agriculture, CSA, farmers market, healthy cooking, local food
Dill Cucumber Sauce (photo by Alice Henneman)
Try Dill Cucumber Sauce on salmon (photo by Alice Henneman)
Dill Cucumber Sauce is delicious served with fish and is a great way to use summer’s abundant supply of cucumbers. It is especially tasty with salmon. Or, use it for a vegetable dip or a topping for baked potatoes. Nonfat Greek yogurt adds calcium and helps keep the calories down.
This was the perfect recipe to use for the last of the cucumbers I received in my CSA box from my farmer, Pekarek’s Produce. It is one of my husband’s favorite recipes. He’ll eat any of the remaining sauce straight from the serving dish!
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Tagged Community supported agriculture, cucumbers, dill cucumber sauce, farmers market, healthy cooking, recipe
I’m leaving town for a few days and didn’t want any of the foods I’ve been receiving from my farmer, Pekerek’s Produce, to go to waste. I described in more detail how to make a chopped salad in an earlier post. Basically, you chop up some veggies into about the same size pieces, unless they’re already small like sweet corn kernels or peas; then toss with your favorite salad dressing. I decided to see if this might be the solution for using most of my remaining vegetables. My husband gave it a thumbs up … it was definitely a tasty solution!
Guess the number and kind of vegetables that went into my salad ….
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Tagged Community supported agriculture, corn, cucumber, farmers market, green pepper, healthy cooking, kohlrabi, onion, recipe, sweet corn, tomatoes, zucchini
Photo by Alice Henneman
Photo by Alice Henneman
I just received another Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box from my farmer, Pekarek’s Produce. I couldn’t wait to make this recipe I found on the U.S. Department of Agriculture “What’s Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl” website for Fresh Corn Salsa. Read on to see why I liked it so much and a link to the recipe …
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Tagged Community supported agriculture, corn, farmers market, green pepper, healthy cooking, Salsa, tomatoes
Photo by Alice Henneman
Pan-roasted sweet corn adds texture, color and taste to salads. Here is an easy way to make it …
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Tagged Community supported agriculture, farmers market, healthy cooking, local foods, sweet corn
Photo by Alice Henneman
How did I quickly transform a blah zucchini recipe into a “winner for dinner?” Read on …
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Week 4 CSA Box (Photo by Alice Henneman)
It’s been 4 weeks since I started receiving Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Boxes from my farmer Pekarek’s Produce.
Whether you have a farmer delivering a CSA box, are shopping at a farmers’ market, growing a garden or getting fresh, local produce at a grocery store … follow along as I share quick, simple (and good-tasting!) recipes you can make from ingredients you probably already have on hand.
Before I start posting some more recipes this week, I’d like to share a few tips on washing fresh produce for best taste and food safety.
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Tagged Community supported agriculture, farmers market, food safety, fruits, vegetables
Photo by Alice Henneman
When I make pasta, I like to add lots of veggies so at least 1/3 to 1/2 the pasta contains vegetables. This Pasta and Broccoli recipe is a quick and delicious way to add some green goodness to your pasta.
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Tagged broccoli, Community supported agriculture, farmers market, healthy cooking, pasta, recipe
My husband and I enjoy eating healthy foods, but they must taste good and be quick to prepare.
My goal with Cook It Quick is: Making you hungry for healthy food!
Follow along as I share recipes and kitchen tricks that help you enjoy the same types of foods. And though I am a registered dietitian and University of Nebraska-Lincoln extension educator, all my recipes must pass inspection by my toughest critic … my husband!
