This Week’s Box Featuring Pineapple from Maui Pineapple – Week of February 21

February 21, 2022 by Amy Buglione

Featured Item: Pineapple from Maui Pineapple

The pineapple is an amazing low-calorie, fat free, cholesterol free, low-sodium fruit that is one of very few edible members of the bromeliad family. Its formation is curious in that each scale of the pineapple is actually an individual berry, and these berries fuse together around the central core of the fruit. When it comes to their nutrition content, pineapples contain high amounts of Vitamin C, manganese, are a great aid for digestion because of the dietary fiber they offer. It’s also a great source for energy, thanks to its thiamin content, which is a variety of B Vitamin.

Preparation

1. Lay the fruit on its side and, grasping it firmly with one hand, slice off the leafy crown and the base with a large, sharp knife.
2. Stand the pineapple on end and slice off the prickly rind in seven or eight downward strokes, cutting deep enough each time to remove the eyes.
3. Divide the fruit into quarters, and cut the triangular section of core away from each quarter.
4. Lay each quarter on its side and slice it crosswise into wedges of the desired thickness.

If you want rings, you are going to have to get a Corer tool so that you can remove the core!

Farms that grow Pineapples

Maui Pineapple Company

Recipes

Pineapple Chicken

What else is in the bag?

Avocados
Twin Bridge Farms

Bok Choy
Aloun Farms

Lettuce
Kunia Country Farms

Napa Cabbage
Aloun Farms

Pineapple
Dole

String Beans
Aloun Farms

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Hawaiian Sweet Corn with Spam and Pineapple

Roasted Butternut Squash Salad

This Week’s Box Featuring Eggplant from Ho Farms – Week of February 14

February 14, 2022 by Amy Buglione

Bell Peppers
Sugarland

Eggplant
Ho Farms

Lettuce
Kunia Country Farms

Mini Cucumbers
Kahumana Organic Farm & Cafe

Red Radish
Adaptations

Sweet Potatoes
Aloun Farms

Try out these recipes!

Eggplant Rounds with Hummus and Tomatoes

Kale & Eggplant Summer Pasta

This Week’s Vegetarian Meal Kit Recipes

This Week’s Box Featuring Cabbage Farms Aloun Farms – Week of February 7

February 7, 2022 by Amy Buglione

Featured Item: Napa Cabbage from Aloun Farms

Napa cabbage is a type of Chinese cabbage originating near the Beijing region of China that is widely used in East Asian cuisine. Since the 20th century, it has also become a widespread crop in Europe, the Americas and Australia. In much of the world, it is referred to as “Chinese cabbage”

Napa cabbage can be eaten raw in salads. It has high water content and takes on a sweet and juicy flavor when cooked, picking up other flavors from the food it’s cooked with. Since it softens as well, it’s frequently added to stir-fries and soups in the last stages of cooking.

Be sure to thoroughly rinse napa cabbage before preparing it. Allow it to drain in a colander. You will also want to remove the stem, cutting the bottom inch or so from the base of the plant. You can either cut the entire head in half lengthwise or leave it whole before chopping it into strips. Depending on how it’s to be used, another option is to pull off individual leaves, as you would green cabbage.

In addition to incorporating it into traditional Chinese recipes, you can also use napa cabbage to line a bamboo steamer. This will help prevent food from sticking to the bottom when cooking.