Boom, Santa Claus is coming to town  this week with an extra bounty in this week’s bag including Fennel and Vine-Ripened Tomatoes just for starters!  We are also getting Kale in this week’s bag from the Go Farm program.  Go Farm is a farm incubator program working out of Waimanalo teaching students how to farm!  We’re excited to be working with these guys and can’t wait to see what items that produce in the future!  Here’s what else we have this week!

 

 

 

Lettuce – Leileihua High School

Vine-Ripened Tomatoes – TwinBridge Farms

Mixed Citrus – Kamaaina Plant

Choy Sum – Green Growers

Green Onion – Green Growers

Kale – Go Farms

Fennel – Kahumana Farms

Long Beans – Ho Farms

 

New to fennel, well you’re in for a treat!!  You’ll notice it has a slight black jelly bean flavor to it adding an interesting kick to your salads.  You can treat it like celery and throw chunks in or you can even  braise, sautée, roaste, or even grill the bulb to soften it up!  For more info on fennel click here! Martha Stewart does Fennel – my girl Martha Stewart breaking it down with 25 tips on how to prepare fennel! Choy Sum with minced Garlic – this cooking green is super easy to prepare, throw in some garlic and some love and you’re good to go! Fresh Green Beans, Fennel and Feta Cheese – now this dish is a straight up party!!  Make this for Christmas and everyone will be stoked!

So many fun things happening this holiday season it’s hard to keep up!  Good news is we’re  bringing another excellent fresh, local produce bag to you very soon!  We’ve been super excited about offering new specialty items including Kona Buzz Cheese from Naked Cow Dairy and Ahi from Ahi Plus!   We are also working on adding new products including venison from Molokai and cooking demonstration classes featuring your local farms and chefs.  So much to look forward to in the New Year!  Ok, so here is this week’s bag!

 

 

Mixed Lettuce – Mari’s Garden

Flat Beans – Leileihua High School

Sweet Potatoes – Mililani Ag Park

Swiss Chard/Collard Greens – Ho Farms

Tangerines – Kamaaina Plants

Lemongrass – Pacific Gateway Center

 

Sweet Potato and Lemongrass Soup – yummy comfort food for this cold holiday season!

Flat Bean Salad – super easy and tasty side dish to make using those beans in your bag!

Gratin of Sweet Potato and Swiss Chard/Collard Greens – wow, I never knew this tasty dish existed.  If anyone makes this, please invite me over to taste it!!

 

We look forward to seeing you this week and as always, please send over/post on Facebook/Instagram pictures of the tasty dishes you make!

It’s time for your Oahu Fresh bag!!

 

I don’t know about you but its been so cold at night!  I almost had to use a blanket last night!  So to warm up, lets get in the kitchen and cook up something tasty with this week’s Oahu Fresh bag featuring daikon from Leileihua High School and Arugula from Nalo Farms!

 

 

 

Arugula – Nalo Farms

Daikon – Leileihua High School

Eggplant – Pacific Gateway Center

Japanese Cucumber – Ho Farms

Aquaponic Lettuce – Mari’s Garden

Kale – Pacific Gateway Center

Green Onion – Green Growerski

 

Not one but 10 ways to enjoy daikon!!

In case you didn’t know, arugula is amazing, try some of these tasty recipes to use the spicy green to its full potential!

Eggplant with Green Onion – the green onion from Green Growers is always packed with flavor.  Rock it will this easy recipe!

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

I had a lot of fun hanging out with friends, eating good food, and watching the Eagles beat up on the Cowboys!  Sorry to all you Dallas fans (not really)!  This week we’re trying out a new product from Ho Farms, watermelon radishes!  Why is it called watermelon radish, you ask?  Just cut it open and you’ll see why!  Yep, it looks a lot like a watermelon!  These beauties can be applied just like any other radish served cold or roasted.  Check out some recipe ideas below!

 

 

Choy Sum – Leileihua High School

Mixed Greens – Mari’s Garden

Taro – Kakoo Oiwi

Watermelon Radishes – Ho Farms

Grape Tomatoes – Pacific Gateway Center

Avocados – Kamaaina Land

 

Roasted Watermelon Radishes – doesn’t get easier than that!  Slice ’em and roast ’em!   Add a little olive and salt and throw the radishes in the oven!  Boom, done!

Watermelon Radish with Avocado Vinaigrette – use your lettuce, avocado, watermelon radish and maybe even go crazy and throw in a few grape tomatoes, throw in some oil, vinegar and few other things and you’re good to go!

Baked Taro Chips – in honor of keeping it simple, here’s an easy way to handle that bag of taro!  Everyone loves chips!

 

As always, let us know if you have any other recipes that you use!  Enjoy and have a great week!

 

Gobble Gobble!

Yep, it’s my favorite time of year, time to meet up with family and friends, eat lots of delicious food, have some cocktails and just celebrate all the things we’re thankful for!  Hopefully there are some items in the bag this week that you can add to your Thanksgiving dinner.  If you have any photos of any dishes that you make, please send them to us or post on our Facebook page!   As a reminder, all Thursday deliveries will be delivered on Wednesday instead!  We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

 

 

Butternut Squash – Ho Farms

Mixed Cooking Greens (Collard Greens or Swiss Chard) – Ho Farms

Aquaponic Lettuce – Mari’s Garden

Japanese Cucumbers – Ho Farms

Mixed Baby Greens – Nalo Farms

Avocado – Hoalike Farms

Meyer Lemons – Hoalike Farms

Tangelos – Kamaaina Land

 

Here are some recipes to try out!

Caramelized Butternut Squash – anytime you add brown sugar in a recipe, you know its going to be a good time!

Southern Style Collard Greens/Swiss Chard  – fun easy dish to add to Thanksgiving that you can adjust as needed!

Deborah Madison’s Tangelo Pudding  – I don’t know who Deborah Madison is but I do know this looks super tasty!  Good way to wow your family and guests with a fruity dessert.