Yukon Gold Potatoes

Yukon Gold Potatoes

Available year round, Yukon Gold potatoes are noted for their golden yellow-brown skin and shallow eyes.  The flesh is distinctively moist, yellow and waxy.  The Yukon Gold potato will keep its beautiful golden hue even when cooked.  The cooked flesh has a creamy...
Kohlrabi

Kohlrabi

Kohlrabi is a close relative of broccoli; it resembles a root vegetable but actually the edible globe is the modified swollen stem.  The edible leaves jut from the globe portion of the kohlrabi.  It offers generous amounts of vitamins A and C and emphasizes the...
Tomatillos

Tomatillos

Important in Mexican cooking, the tomatillo, or husk tomato, has been under-utilized and not as well-known in this country.  It is the main ingredient in salsa verde, or green sauce.  When tomatillos are blended with the perfect combination of garlic, onion, hot chile...
Bulb Onions

Bulb Onions

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...
Poblano Peppers

Poblano Peppers

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...