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Meet us at The Life House! DFW Foodie Events

By Margo on May 22, 2013 in DFW Events

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We love events that engage people in local and organic. And this week, we’ve got a whole host of events from Ft. Worth to Rockwall! We’re particularly excited about The Life House coffeeshop’s Local Meet and Greet. Rockwall friends, come out and say hi- Margo will be there answering all your Greenling questions!

Buy Local, Drink Local Farmer’s Market
Wednesday, May 22, 5-8:30
Rahr & Sons Brewery, 701 Galveston Ave, Fort Worth, 76104
Free

Fort Worth friends, enjoy a mid-week Farmer’s Market at Rahr & Sons Brewery! Everyone through the door will get a limited edition “Buy Local, Drink Local” pint glass! Food trucks will be on site, as well as a variety of vendors. A portion of proceeds from all purchases will be donated to Catholic Charities for Street Outreach services to help the homeless population. Don’t forget to bring donations of deodorant, bar soap and toothbrushes! Info on their website.

Rockwall Local Meet & Greet
Thursday, May 23, 6-8pm
The Life House Coffeeshop, 506 N. Goliad, Rockwall
Free!

We’re so excited to be a part of Rockwall’s growing local and organic food movement! Thursday will be a gathering of local farmers, producers, and food options for the locavore-minded in and around Rockwall. Grab a cup of The Life House Coffee’s FLF brew or a delicious sandwich while you’re there! More info about the Life House on Facebook.

Pegasus Downtown Market
Friday, May 24, 11am-2pm
Main St. and Ackard in Downtown Dallas
Free!

The Pegasus Plaza Market is an outdoor market in Downtown Dallas during lunchtime. Brought to you by the Deep Ellum Outdoor Market folks, they are using public space to provide a venue for local artists, food producers, and musicians to bring their talents to the office workers and residents of Downtown Dallas. Come say hi! More information on their website.

Food Film Series: In Organic We Trust
Angelika Film Center, 5321 E. Mockingbird Ln. Dallas
Tuesday, May 28, 7-9:30pm
$2 suggested donation

Chipotle is teaming up with Edible DFW for a spring food film series that raises awareness about sustainable farming practices and buying local. Following each film is a panel discussion with local farmers and sustainable food advocates. Next week, see the last film in the series. In Organic We Trust is an eye-opening food documentary that answers commonly asked questions about organic food:What exactly is organic? Is it really better? Short answer: local and sustainable wins every time!

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Taste the Rainbow With the Local Box! DFW Local Box Meal Plan

By Margo on May 21, 2013 in DFW Local Box

Taste the rainbow with the Local Box! Nothing brightens up your week like microgreens (with an edible flower!) purple or pink radishes, purple kale, pretty red tomatoes, and more! Hopefully we’ll see rainbows and pretty weather soon in DFW. Until then, you’ll have to eat the rainbow on your table.

Breakfast: Turnips! Yep, you heard right- get used to this delicious root veggie as a replacement for potatoes! Try this Primal Breakfast casserole for a casserole breakfast simple enough for a weekday. This one features a simple duo of sausage and scallions (or sweet onion greens!) but you can load the casserole up with more if you like. Diced peppers, mushrooms, sauteed kale, grated cheese, fresh herbs, etc. can all be mixed in with great results.

Lunch: Did you know cabbage is one of the world’s healthiest foods? Try your hand at a Japanese-inspired Kale and Cabbage pancake, topped with sliced spring onion greens. Since our cabbage heads are so ginormous, you could double (or maybe triple?) the recipe and follow Deb’s freezing instructions. Freeze your own handmade meals instead of buying from the store! Making large batches saves time, and you know exactly what’s in your meals.

Side: Hopefully we’ll be back to eating outside soon, because this Spicy Cabbage Salad with tomatoes, green onion, and radish looks picnic-perfect!

Dinner: Try your hand at another veggie patty this week: Smoky Beet Burgers with kale! Gluten and Dairy free, these burgers are quite delicate, but hearty and delicious. Sarah over at the Sprouted Kitchen says to make more than you need, because the leftovers make for an easy lunch. Put an egg on top! I also want to use the entire veggie, so I’ll top with beet greens and microgreens! Her feta spread will be delicious with dill instead of cilantro.

Dinner: Snow and Snap Peas alike are both delicious in stir-fry noodle dishes! This recipe for Linguine with Snow Peas and Cucumber uses peanut sauce- a great, protein-packed way to get your kids to try this dish.

Pickle: Yes, pickling might become it’s own recipe category around here! You don’t need any fancy canning material to make simple refrigerator pickles. This week, try pickling radishes! You can throw some dill in there too for that mild, springy flavor. Then, use your pickled radishes in taco recipes like this one!

Drink: Last week, we got so many comments on Facebook about your favorite ways to cook beets! One interesting recipe that stood out is Beet Kvass- a Russian cleansing tonic. In making beet kvass, fresh raw beets are peeled, chopped and set in a jar and covered with a prepared brine of unrefined sea salt, starter culture and filtered water. Beet kvass carries with it all the benefits of beets, marrying them with the benefits of fermented foods for a deeply cleansing tonic. Try it out and lettuce know what you think!

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Braised Greens and Radishes

By Amee Meghani on May 20, 2013 in DFW Local Box, Recipes, Side Dishes, Spring, Vegan

I’m no biology expert or anything, but I hear they don’t all make it to the egg.

Local Box Radishes!

Radishes are unruly little creatures! Maybe they they could use a little grooming assistance with a flat iron and some frizz-ease, but that’s no reason to turn down a radish. Radishes have always been the bench warmers of the root vegetable team, but now it’s time to play them. No better court than a skillet full of mustard or collard greens.

Braising is a fancy technical term which infers both Sauteeing and Steaming. So basically you brown something at a very high heat and then you add liquid and cover and allow the resulting steam to further cook. So I guess it’s like laying out in the sun with tanning oil, and then going into a sauna. :)

How to remove tough stems from Collard or Mustard Greens (or any greens!)

Stems removed

Nice Stems

Stir Quickly to Coat all of the greens in olive oil and then Cover immediately

Braised Collard Greens with Radishes

Put some lemon or orange zest on it!

Braised Greens with Radishes

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1/2 small sweet onion, sliced in rings

2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

1 bunch collard greens or mustard greens

1 cup coarsely chopped cabbage (loosely packed) (optional)

1 scant cup radishes

1/4 cup sherry vinegar

1 teaspoon lemon zest

salt and fresh ground pepper

Directions:

1. Trim the tough stems from the collard greens by folding each leaf lengthwise and then removing the stem in one simple angled cut. Stack all of the cut leaves together and cut into approximately one inch squares.

2. Remove the tops and the tails from the radishes.

3. Heat olive oil in a deep and wide skillet or saucepan on medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic slices and cook for 3 minutes. Stir frequently to keep them from burning. Add radishes and cook for 3 more minutes. Then add chopped greens, chopped cabbage, sherry, and 1/4 cup water. Stir quickly until greens are coated well and then cover immediately.

4. Cook for 5-7 minutes or until greens are wilted and very dark, stirring once or twice if needed. Uncover and season with salt, pepper, and lemon zest.

*Alternate option: You can serve a poached egg on top of the braised greens which make a nice presentation…

(Maybe the radishes make it to the egg after all!)

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Meet Paul from Mexas Farms!

By Margo on May 17, 2013 in Farmer Heroes, Greenling DFW

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Paul from Mexas Farms is a a true jack-of-all-trades! From his menagerie-like farm in Princeton, Texas to his copper sink business with family out of Mexico, Paul does it all! The name Mexas farms is a combination of the words “Mexico” and “Texas.” After spending so much time in Mexico, Paul wanted to keep a bit of it with him. Mexas Farms has a chicken coop, a few sheep, goats, dogs, guinea hens, and of course, crops!

Every morning Paul wakes up at 4 a.m. to start researching his next crop. He loves experimenting with different plant varieties, soil types, and is working on a sweet irrigation system. Paul is even working on growing pretty red corn for us. But it’s not regular corn you might eat on the cob- it’s popping corn! We can’t wait for Fall!

Right now, Paul is growing onions, tomatoes, asparagus, squash, corn, peppers, and elephant garlic. Remember those beautiful (and tasty) garlic scapes from the past few weeks? Those were chopped off the top of the elephant garlic, so the plant can focus all its energy on developing the garlic below the soil. Check out the photo below- Paul’s 1,000 lbs of elephant garlic will be huge!

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Mexas_ChickenSheep Mexas_Field

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Rock Out in Rockwall! DFW Foodie Events

By Margo on May 15, 2013 in DFW Events

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Happy Summer! We’re excited for new produce, swimming weather, and fun family events! Join us in our new delivery area, Rockwall, for Founder’s Day this weekend. And as always, go out and see what’s happening at the Deep Ellum Outdoor Market and your local Farmers Market!

Food Inc. at The Life House Coffeeshop
506 N. Goliad, Rockwall
Thursday, May 16, 6:30 pm
$5

Hungry for change? The Life House Coffeeshop will be showing Food Inc. as part of their “Go Local!” month! Seating is limited email: thehouse@thelifehousetx.com to get a seat.

National Bike to Work Day!
Friday, May 17

From 7-9:30 am, DART will host bike energizing activities at three DART stations (Downtown Garland, Arapaho Station in Richardson, and Akard Station in Dallas) as well as the intersection of the Bluebonnet and Chisholm Trail in Plano. The Bike Energizer Stations will have information about the host cities’ bike initiatives and offer bike promotional items, giveaways from local vendors, and refreshments and tune-ups!

Deep Ellum Outdoor Market
2800 block of Main Street in Deep Ellum, Dallas
Saturday, May 18, 11am-5pm
Free

The Deep Ellum Outdoor Market’s main objective is to bring people to the streets of Deep Ellum and to showcase local artists and artisans! Deep Ellum is such a unique community- come experience something different about Dallas! Businesses in Deep Ellum will have specials for market days. More info here!

Collin County Farmers Market
Fairveiw Farms (75 and Parker Road), Plano
Every Saturday, 8am-1pm
Free!

Smiling farmers, local food, community engagement. Farmers Markets are a wonderful way to celebrate the local food movement and meet your local farmers and fellow foodies! Starting this market took a lot of hard work from former Frisco marketeer Scott Merner and organic farmer Kari Gates. Greenling is so happy to be a part of this great effort!

Rockwall Founder’s Day
Rockwall’s Historic Downtown Square
Saturday, May 18, 10am-9pm
Free!

Celebrate a new Greenling delivery area and the founding of Rockwall! Learn about the literal rock wall underneath the city, the possible giant living there, plus enjoy live music, food trucks, arts & crafts, and more! Get more info here.