by Pahl's Market | Sep 11, 2014 | CSA Member Updates, What's in your share box
Napa cabbage is packed with many antioxidants, is low in calories and is a good source of many essential vitamins, predominantly vitamins C and K. It is rich in folic acid and is an excellent source of dietary fiber. For maximum nutritional benefits, use as soon as...
by Dee Englund | Sep 9, 2014 | CSA Member Updates, What's in your share box
Hotter than a jalapeno, the serrano pepper starts out bright medium to dark green with a slightly pointed tip. It can ripen to red, brown, orange or yellow. Its size is one to two inches in length, and it offers a crisp fresh flavor along with high acidity. Store...
by Dee Englund | Sep 9, 2014 | CSA Member Updates, What's in your share box
The versatile onion is the most universal seasoning used by humans. The common bulb onions are reddish purple, white, or yellow with a tan skin. The tan-skinned storage onion is the strongest most pungent variety, while its purple and white cousins are milder and...
by Dee Englund | Sep 2, 2014 | CSA Member Updates, What's in your share box
Poblano peppers are mild chili peppers that originated in the state of Puebla, Mexico. When dried, they are called ancho or ancho chile, from the Spanish word for “wide” (chile ancho-“wide chile”). As the poblano ripens and changes to red in...
by Dee Englund | Sep 2, 2014 | CSA Member Updates, What's in your share box
Believed to have originated in India or Burma, eggplant became popular in many Arab countries and Northern Africa around 900 A.D. When it was first introduced in Europe around the 15th century, it was cultivated only as an ornamental curiosity, because it was...
