This week’s bag features Asparagus! The fleshy green spears of asparagus have been considered a delicacy since ancient times. Today the shoots are prepared and served in numerous ways including stir-fried, steamed, sauteed, grilled, pickled, or even eaten raw. Water makes up 93% of asparagus’s composition. As a result, the spears have a very high respiration rate which make it more perishable than most other vegetables. By wrapping the ends in a damp towel, you can offset the respiration rate and prevent the spears from losing water, wrinkling and hardening. Nevertheless it’s best if you consume asparagus within approximately 48 hours of purchase. What else is in this week’s bag?

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This week’s Meal Kit Recipe is Asparagus, Baby Bok Choy & Rice Noodles !

This week’s bag features Longan! In Chinese, the name longan literally translates to ‘dragon eye’, due to the resemblance of the fruit to an eyeball when the fruit is shelled –the fruit is  spherical with translucent flesh surrounding a black seed. When ripe, the thin brown outer shell is easily removed by squeezing the fruit, similar as if one is ‘cracking’ a sunflower seed. The fruit is sweet, juicy, and often eaten fresh. While often compared to lychees, longans have a drier sweetness. What else is in this week’s bag?

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This week’s Meal Kit Recipe is Easy Tomato Sauce over Pasta!

This week’s bag features Sweet Potatoes! Sweet potatoes are in their own family, and are not actually related to yams or the common potato. Sweet potatoes are very high in beta-carotene and other beneficial antioxidants. They should be stored in a cool, dark place  and will keep fresh for up to 10 days. What else is in the bag?

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This week’s Meal Kit Recipe is Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Beans and Greens !

This week’s bag features Apple Bananas! The Apple banana is also known as Latundan, Manzano, and Silk banana. They are named for their slight apple-like scent. Apple bananas are stout and plump, with a thick peel. The light, cream colored flesh’s texture is firm when young then becomes tender and creamy when ripe. Apple bananas are commonly used a dessert banana and stay firm longer than other bananas.. What else is in the bag?

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This week’s Meal Kit Recipe is Spigarello Salad with Lemon Apple Vinaigrette.

This week’s bag features Swiss Chard! Swiss chard belongs to the chenopod family making it closely related to beets, spinach and quinoa. It is commonly used in Mediterranean cooking. It can be eaten raw in salads when it is young and tender. Mature stalks and leaves are often cooked or sauteed. An easy way to prepare and chop the leaves is to stack them and then slice perpendicularly until you reach the stems. The stems can be eaten too, they just typically need longer cooking times so they are often added separately in recipes. Swiss chard should be stored in a plastic bag in the fridge with the air removed to keep it from wilting. It should stay fresh for up to 5 days. What else is in this week’s bag?

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This week’s Meal Kit Recipe is Japanese Eggplant and Soba Noodles!