Happy New Year Oahu Fresh family!  We’re excited to bring you a bag this week after two weeks off–and we hope you had a wonderful holiday.  We’re ready to bring fresh energy to our business this year and hope that you will benefit from it–and tell your friends about our service too!  This week’s bag is full of vibrantly colored produce that will taste great and have you feeling even better.  We’re getting organic carrots and organic mixed greens from Kahumana Farm, string beans and cucumbers from Pacific Gateway Farmers, tangelos from Kama`aina Land Plant Rentals and Nursery, and Ho Farms tomatoes!

Suggestions on how you can use this produce:

Carrot Ginger Soup   This soup is a winner for being easy, healthy, and tasty!  I made this just a few nights ago, and added 2 cloves of garlic and 1/3 cup of tofu.  I blended mine in the Vitamix.

Cherry Tomato Mozzarella Saute

No Rice No Seaweed Cucumber Sushi Roll   This is a youtube clip and looks really good & pretty healthy!

Tangelo Pork Stir Fry

Parmesan and Cranberry Salad with Pear Vinaigrette

Winter Salad with Apples and White Cheddar   Use your mixed greens in either of these salads.

We will not be delivering for Christmas and New Year’s weeks!  You will not be charged.  We will see you on January 8th or 9th!

Happy Holidays Oahu Fresh family!  We’re looking forward to bringing you the last bag of 2013 this week and hope you will enjoy it over the holidays!  We will not be delivering during Christmas and New Year’s weeks, but we will be seeing you again on January 8th and 9th.  For this last bag of the year though here’s what you can expect:

Red and green mixed hydroponic lettuce and baby mizuna from Mari’s Garden, organic beets from Kahumana Farm, sea asparagus from Marine Agrifuture, green beans from Pacific Gateway Farmers, and plenty of mixed organic citrus from Kama`aina Land Plant Rentals and Nursery.  How can you make the most of the produce this week and next?  Your citrus will keep well for a week or two, and you can definitely put it in the fridge if you like or keep it on the counter.  Your hydroponic greens and everything else, should also keep well for at least the week, maybe longer for the beets!  To use them up sooner though here are a few suggestions:

Marinated Beet Salad

Lettuce Wraps–15 recipes!

Grilled Shrimp and Mizuna

Sauteed Sea Asparagus

and finally from Tina at Kama`aina Land: a tasty way to use some of your citrus–in a Butterscotch Bourbon Apple Cider!

Butterscotch Bourbon Apple Cider   Click to see the recipe!

 

 

Mele Kalikimaka Oahu Fresh ohana!  It’s just two weeks from the Christmas holiday, and we want to wish you a happy holiday season!  We also would like to let you know that we will not be delivering produce over Christmas and New Year’s weeks.  We’ll be back on schedule for January 8th.

For this week we’ve got a stellar bag worked out for you, including an item we haven’t had for a while, fresh island corn!!  This is coming to you from Leilehua High School’s ag students.  We’ll also have a lemon, kale mix, and organic mixed greens from Kahumana Farm, grape tomatoes and long beans from Pacific Gateway Farms, and japanese cucumbers from Ho Farms.  You have a lot of options for what you can do with this produce, but below we’re listing a few ideas in case you are looking for a quick easy meal!

25 Fresh Corn Recipes   A mix of easy grilled corn on the cob to soups and sides recipes.

Kale of all Kinds   Here are a few recipes for kale as well as an explanation of the various kinds out there.  This week you’ll be receiving a mix of curly and dino kale.

Long Bean, Cucumber, and Tomato Salad   This.Looks. GOOD!  Thai salad, with lots of ingredients you probably already have on hand.

Lemon Garlic Salad Dressing   Uses only one tablespoon of lemon juice and a little zest.

Lemon Mustard Vinaigrette   Similar to the above but requires two tablespoons of lemon juice.  Easy to make, and healthy!

Happy Holidays from  Oahu Fresh–Lisa,  Matt, Jeter, and Joram.

 

Happy Holidays Oahu Fresh members!  Are you doing your holiday shopping already?  If so please remember that you can give the gift of Oahu Fresh to a family member and/or a friend!  We offer convenient 1 month and 3 month options for both weekly and every other week delivery, and delivery can start whenever your “giftee” chooses!  Call us at 343-8196 or email us at info@oahufresh.com if you have questions.

This week we’ve got a wonderful bag for you!  Anyone running the Honolulu Marathon will find lots of great veggies to add to pasta dishes during this carb-loading week!  Ho Farms supplied us with beautiful swiss chard, we’ve got eggplant and string beans from Pacific Gateway Farmers in Kunia, mushrooms from Small Kine Farm in Waimanalo, hydroponic lettuce from Mari’s Gardens, and broccoli from Leilehua High School’s ag students!

A few thoughts on how to use this produce, for pre-marathon meals or post holiday shopping trips.

Chicken and Swiss Chard Pasta Bake   If you’re planning to eat this after shopping, put it all together and have someone at home put it in the oven before you get back.  Otherwise, make it and re-heat!

Baked Angel Hair with Eggplant

Frankies Spuntino’s Fried Eggplant Sandwich   There’s video with this one!!  A great idea for lunch on Saturday…

Roasted Garlic Green Beans with Lemon and Parmesan   Grill your mushroom for a meatless dinner and have these on the side.

Creamy Broccoli Soup