February 1st, 2010 by Margie

Here’s a nice note from our friend Veral and her family…

Hi Margie,

Hope you are doing well…we have enjoyed our vegetables.

You asked in your weekly letter (which I really enjoy reading) about how we would fix the carrots.  First of all, the carrots were very tasty.  I sliced them & put them in a rice dish I was preparing about 5 or 10 minutes before cooking  was complete. I make this dish like my mom used to fix rice a roni except that I use brown rice, olive oil and my own seasonings (and sauteed onions).  Sometimes, I even add green lentils.

When I was running out of time when fixing dinner one night, I did the same with the zucchini and I put a little Smart Balance over them for flavor.

Also, Just wanted to let you know that I enjoyed the hydroponic arugula and the watercress.  They were tasty and they seem to last longer which was good for us.

The grape tomatoes were really good.  And the cabbage was really outstanding.  I  noticed that the cabbage was large but sweet (even when raw).    I have eaten raw cabbage that has had a bitter taste.  But not this cabbage.  It was good.

So, I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you, to you and the farmers who bring us all this healthy food.  Appreciate your efforts.

Kind regards,

Verel, Tony, and Tony Zin