Aloha Oahu Fresh members!  September…the weather is just a little cooler overnight now, at least in some areas of Oahu.  We are happy to report that our farmers are still able to to provide quite a bit of produce, although it’s been tough to find lettuce!  However we persevered and we’ve got romaine  lettuce for you this week, along with butternut squash, collard greens, okra, bananas, green peppers, and a beautiful mix of herbs that will complement your roast chicken or vegetables or fresh pasta sauce!

If you’re feeling indecisive about what to cook this week, let us help you out!

Quinoa, Kale, and Butternut Squash Salad   This looks fantastic and very filling despite being called a salad.   Quinoa is a wonderful source of essential amino acids.  It’s actually not a member of the grass family so it is not a true grain, but is more closely related to beets and spinach!

Green Pepper and Tomato Salad   We don’t have tomatoes in this week’s bag, but this salad would go so well with grilled chicken –use your poultry mix herbs on it!-or baked fish.

Braised Chicken with Green Peppers and Tomatoes   a great weeknight meal…takes just a little over an hour, and much of that time is braising!

Roasted Okra  – doesn’t get much easier than this!

Sauteed Chiptole & Cumin Okra over Butternut Squash  whoever makes this and post a picture on the Oahu Fresh facebook page gets a free specialty item!

Raw Banana Curry  wow!  I never thought to do this, but it looks good.

Basic Greens with garlic, oil, and hot pepper

Pasta with Greens and Tomato Sauce

 

Bon apetit and enjoy your local produce this week!

And the winners for this week’s bag are:  corn, japanese cucumbers, swiss chard, hydroponic lettuce, avocado, tangerine, and chives!

An exciting combination of fresh local food this week–here are a few ideas on what you can do with it all!

Grilled Corn with Chive Butter

Baked Potatoes with Chive Sour Cream

Swiss Chard Chips   there’s a second link for the recipe for swiss chard chips…but they look delish!

Chicken and Avocado Salad with Lime and Cilantro

Avocado Coconut Cucumber Soup

Please remember to put out your bags for the drivers and tell a friend about us!!

aloha and bon apetit!

Hello Oahu Fresh world!  We hope you had a memorable Labor Day holiday and are ready to get your next bag of local goodness tomorrow.  We’ve got a great bag this week-hydroponic lettuce, swiss chard, sweet potato, papaya, round eggplant, avocado,and daikon.  What can you make with this great local produce?  Here are a few recipes!

Chicken and Daikon Soup   You cook this soup in a rice cooker…so easy!

another variation of daikon soup:  Mushroom and Daikon Soup   Tofu can be added to this also.

Eggplant Moussaka   In case you missed the Greek Festival at Ala Moana you can use your eggplants to make your own moussaka!

Bacon and Swiss Chard Pasta   This has only a few ingredients…make this dish when you want an easy but really tasty dinner!  And you can easily change it up…add prosciutto instead of bacon, throw in a few cherry tomatoes, some spinach…YUM!

Cinnamon Bacon Backyard Sweet Potatoes   I bet these are great the next morning…IF any last that long!

Aloha Oahu Fresh Members!  I am so excited about this week’s bag…I can’t wait to get mine and I’m already looking forward to what I’m going to be making with it.  This week’s bag will provide you with butternut squash, tomatoes, green long eggplant, mint, hydroponic lettuce, avocado, and pineapple.  It’s late summer bounty, and it ‘s really speaking to me.  I’ve been thinking about how to “clean up” my eating lately, specifically to cut out processed foods and extra sugar–and of course that means cooking with whole ingredients, just like what’s coming in the bag.  This week’s recipes will reflect that  and I hope you try a few of them and let me know what you think, or even better email us and provide your own.  Happy local eating!

Butternut Squash and Coconut Curry

Pork Chops over Roasted Summer Vegetables in Citrus Balsamic Vinaigrette and Avocado Cream   This is an uber long title but the picture of this dish looks fantastic!!

Pineapple Mint Punch   This looks wonderful…if you’re skipping the alcohol just leave the rum out.  I am sure it’ll be great with or without it.  And if you have a lime leftover from last week, even better!

Cottage Cheese with Minted Pineapple   Perfect for a light breakfast, mid day snack, or dessert after lunch!

Long Green Eggplants Cause an Uproar!   Green eggplants are just one color that eggplant comes in, and this article includes some tips on easy ways to cook them.

Avocado Salad Lettuce Wraps   An easy way to make a wrap using avocado and any other veggies you like…

Summer is winding down, but we’re bringing the fruits of summer to your door 🙂  This week’s bag will have Hauula tomatoes, Italian basil, mixed sweet peppers, Japanese cucumbers, hydroponic lettuce, and a mix of fruits–lilikoi, lime, and avocado.

What do you do with it all?  Here are a few of our favorite ideas:

Pasta Provencal with Basil, Sweet Peppers, Tomatoes, and Olives   Easy to put together and great to have on hand for a meal or a side.  Chilled white wine would be great, along with some Naked Cow Dairy feta cheese!

Cucumber Tomato Basil Salad with Arugula and Bok Choy flowers   It may be difficult to find the flowers this recipe suggests, so either leave them out or add arugula leaves instead.

An easy lunch or snack…Toasted Avocado Tomato Basil Sandwich

Chilled Cucumber soup   The last time I had extra cucumbers I made this soup…and ate it for dinner and breakfast the next day.  It’s that good, especially in hot weather!

Ono!  Let us know what you create…info@oahufresh.com.  Aloha til next week!