November 12th, 2008 by Margie

Dear Vegetable Husband customer,

This week the greens are really changing.  Your turnip bulbs are bigger and will make a nice side dish on their own.   I am reminded of the canned turnip greens with the bulbs in them; this was all I knew of this vegetable growing up.  I can’t wait to make a mess of the real thing!  Beats the heck out of Del Monte.  I hope you enjoy too.  One customer said last week she roasted the turnips, sweet potatoes, and apples all in the oven with olive oil and some of the cilantro.  Yum!

We are coming into the month long eating season.  It will be nice to do this with care by using these lovely veggies from our helpful farmers.  Please let me know if you are looking for something particular that is supposed to be growing here.

As I promised, we have persimmons in the basket.  They can be eaten with the skin.  Just slice a wedge out and enjoy it.  They can sit on the counter and will get even more golden.  This is a really pretty fruit.  I hate to lose mine to the table, but I will. Below is the list of your goodies for this week:

Rainbow chard
Turnips
Scotch bonnet peppers
Butter crunch lettuce
Sweet potatoes
Butternut squash
Persimmons

Please remember to check your email list on Friday for what will be available for Thanksgiving week.  As I mentioned before, I will be doing custom orders for this holiday.  I need your confirmations by Sunday night to order with my farms on Monday morning.  Your deliveries will arrive on Tuesday.  Have a great week!

Do not hesitate to call or e-mail with any questions you have.  Remember, I am happy to talk FOOD!

Thank you for your patronage,

Margie Thorpe