Topic: Recipes

This week's produce includes the likes of local blue potatoes from Atlas Farm, beets, carrots, and delicata squash. Basil is the herb of the week. Equal Exchange add-ons are on sale throughout the month of October, and the featured add-on of the week is a bar of Organic Dark Chocolate with Almonds from EE. Check out the newsletter!

The Dogma Box is transitioning into local fall produce in a lovely way. Atlas Farm is moving further into their fall harvest and that means potatoes, onions, and beets are being added to the list.

We're also starting to work more with Deep Root Organic Coop, a cooperative of almost 20 organic farms in northern Vermont and southern Quebec. We work with them mostly in the colder months to get some of the best root veggies around! This week we're getting delicata squash, turnips, and Brussels sprouts from Deep Root.

This week’s Dogma Box includes:

• Delicata Squash - Deep Root Organic Coop (Johnson, VT)
• Turnips - Deep Root Organic Coop (Johnson, VT)
• Brussels Sprouts - Deep Root Organic Coop (Johnson, VT)
• Potatoes -Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
• Beets- Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
• Onions- Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
• Kale - Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
• Romaine Lettuce - Atlas Farm (S. Deerfield, MA)
• McIntosh Apples - Dwight Miller & Son Orchards (E. Dummerston, VT)
• Mixed Herbs- Happy Valley Organics (Whately, MA)

Brussels sprouts are very hard to find locally, and these look particularly great. We've got a few preparation tips and recipes for this notorious veggie on our Brussels Sprouts page.

Recipes
The recipes below work well with many of the items that you’re receiving in the Dogma Box this week. These recipes are usually quite flexible and easily adaptable based on your pantry and your dietary needs. Feel free to get creative in the kitchen! If you come up with new ways to use some of our recipes and would like to share, post them on our Facebook or Tweet us.

Kale & Potato Gratin

Beet & Apple Salad

Delicata Squash & Apple Saute

Kale & Brussels Sprouts Salad

What are you cooking this week? Feel free to share with us at any time! For more recipes, check out the Produce Info, Storage Tips and Recipes section on our website and browse recipes by item. Here you can find nutritional information, preparation tips, and recipes for each produce item we offer. Happy eating from your friends at Boston Organics!

Happy October! October is shaping up to be quite a busy month with the Boston Local Food Festival and the Boston Vegetarian Food Festival coming up soon. We're also celebrating Non-GMO Month and Fair Trade Month with a sale on Equal Exchange coffees, teas, and chocolates throughout October!

Delicata Squash has been bouncing into Boston Organics boxes over the last few weeks! Though it’s technically a hard-rind squash, like acorn or butternut squash, the delicata has edible skin and tender, creamy flesh, which makes it very easy to prepare.

You’ll recognize the delicata squash by its colorful and wrinkly skin. It has distinct dark green stripes on a yellow or cream colored skin and sweet, orange-yellow flesh. The squash grows best from late summer through early fall and we are excited to start putting it in your boxes!

Delicata squashes are great sources for vitamins A, B6, C, and K, as well as folate, fiber, potassium, and manganese. They are also rich in antioxidants, like beta-carotene, and may provide anti-inflammatory benefits as well as blood sugar regulation.

You can become a squash master and prepare your delicata in many different ways. While it is most commonly baked, this versatile hard-rind squash can also be microwaved, sautéed or steamed. Like an acorn squash, it may be halved and filled with meat or vegetable stuffing. The seeds of the squash are also edible, usually after being toasted like pumpkin seeds.

Here are five of our favorite delicata squash recipes to help get you started! If you would like to read more about delicata squash, visit the recipes and storage tips page on our website. It is listed under hard-rind squash.

• Delicata Squash with Mixed Nut Stuffing
• Spiced Roasted Squash

• Delicata Squash and Roasted Mushrooms with Thyme

• Maple Glazed Delicata Squash Rings

• Delicata Squash Pie

How do you like to cook Delicata Squash? Let us know!

Fall is in the air, and many of the growers we work with are beginning their autumn harvest. We have gold potatoes and onions coming in from Atlas Farm in Deerfield MA, along with green leaf lettuce, lots of tomatoes, and green bell peppers. Just like the recent changes in weather, we're seeing an interesting mix of end of summer and early fall produce. It looks like this may be the last week for the ½ pints of wild blueberries from Burke Hill Farm in Maine. As we say goodbye to these sweet little berries, McIntosh Apples are coming into their prime, arriving from Dwight Miller & Son in East Dummerston, Vermont. We are still receiving tomatoes and some corn, and we're also seeing potatoes. This week's box looks to be hearty and offers great variety for dishes both savory and sweet!

This week’s Dogma Box includes:

• Corn –Lakeside Organics (Hadley, MA)
• Grape Tomatoes –Lakeside Organics (Hadley, MA)
• Green Bell Peppers- Atlas Farm(S. Deerfield, MA)
• Yellow Onions- Atlas Farm(S. Deerfield, MA)
• Salad Tomatoes - Atlas Farm(S. Deerfield, MA)
• Green Leaf Lettuce - Atlas Farm(S. Deerfield, MA)
• Gold Potatoes - Atlas Farm(S. Deerfield, MA)
• Collard Greens - Atlas Farm(S. Deerfield, MA)
• McIntosh Apples - Dwight Miller & Son Orchards (E. Dummerston, VT)
• Blueberries- Burke Hill Farm (Cherryfield, ME)

The included recipes utilize many of the produce items that you’re receiving in this week’s Dogma Box. Our recipes are usually quite flexible and easily adaptable based on your pantry and your dietary needs. Feel free to get creative in the kitchen! If you come up with new ways to use some of our recipes and would like to share, post them on our Facebook or Tweet us.

Turkey Meatloaf with Tomato Topping

Green Pepper and Tomato Salad

Heirloom Apple Salsa

Blueberry Buttermilk Scones

What are you cooking this week? Feel free to share with us at any time! For more recipes, check out the Produce Info, Storage Tips and Recipes section on our website and browse recipes by item. Here you can find nutritional information, preparation tips, and recipes for each produce item we offer. Happy eating from your friends at Boston Organics!

Deliciousness is sprouting at Boston Organics! This week's box is filled with all New England grown items. Broccoli and apples from VT, blueberries from ME, and many Massachusetts produce including alfalfa and radish sprouts, yellow bell peppers and chives.