Hey Hey, hope you had a great New Year’s and are getting back into the swing of things!  This week’s bag is special as always showcasing taro from our friends at Kakoo Oiwi.  Here is what else you can find in the bag

 

 

 

Cherry Tomatoes – Ho Farms

Bok Choy – Green Growers

Taro – Kakoo Oiwi

Aquaponic Lettuce – Mari’s Gardens

Japanese Cucumber – Pacific Gateway Center

Tangelo – Kamaaina Land

Dill – Nalo Farms

 

Taro Meat Stew with Dill – check out this fun and easy dish using your taro and dill!

Bok Choy – check out this page for great tips on how to prepare bok choy!

Dill – lots of great recipes on how to rock out your dill!

It’s that time of year to reflect on the things we’re most grateful for, spend time with family and friends and maybe even have a few drinks to celebrate.  It’s also a time to reflect on the amazing bounty we’ve had from our local farmers this year including eggplant, tomatoes, swiss chard, kale, okra, long beans, taro, citrus, mushrooms, eggs, butter, cheese, coffee, sweet potatoes, and even bitter melon just to mention of few!  So with great joy, here is our final bag for 2014!!  See you next year!

 

 

Cherry Tomatoes – Ho Farms

Kai Choy (Mustard Greens) – Leileihua High School

Filipino Long Eggplant – Pacific Gateway Center

Kale – Go Farms

Baby Carrots – Ho Farms

Aquaponic Lettuce – Mari’s Garden

Kai Choy Pork Soup – Kai Choy is similar to swiss chard and choy sum in that it’s a cooking green.  Here is an easy, tasty recipe to make for New Year’s Day!

Eggplant & Kale Parmesan – I love anything parmesan.  Try out this easy recipe!

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!