OK, I know 'Basketta' is not Italian... the inclusion of the letter K is a dead giveaway. Maybe baschetta is a better fake Italian word? =) Anyways, here is this week's loveliness, followed by a description:
a handful of onions, greens and all -- eat it ALL, please!
bundle of swiss chard -- is there any other national denomination of chard? Again, plz eat it all!
bundle of garlic scapes -- such a yum balance of garlic and leekiness
one head 'o lettuce greens -- one person got a MASSIVE head, everyone else got a substantial one :)
kohlrabi -- you can eat the leaves and the orb-like body... nevermind the little colored depressions on the body, there is nothing inedible about a slug pre-approving a nibble here or there (before we remove and skyrocketed them down the hill!)
radichetta -- a special, cultivated dandelion-like green with very minimal bitterness... you can probably sautee and serve these, no special tricks required (outside of a 'lil butter, sweetness, sour, or mix of those)
lamb's quarters -- we let this forage green grow up every year in our garden, looking forward to breaking off the tender top parts of the stalks for our members. Prepare leaves as you would any spinach recipe, including lightly cooked (ie topping on pizza) or raw on sandwiches. Stems you should discard.
SUPER-SPECIAL BONUS VIAL = some of my homemade apple cider vinegar; its sweet and sour and superyummy, kinda like a fine aceto basalmico (basalmic vinegar)... if you don't thing you'll use it, plz keep and bring back to next share meeting... very precious stuff and I'd like to not waste any of it :)
Send us a cool recipe or two, if you end up using something new (or trusted) and really liked the result!
best,
Matt
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