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Peas in Camel CSA’s weekly veg boxes
Posted on May 26th, 2019 No commentsSo much to harvest on picking and packing day! While Bridget, Jane and Spencer picked the peas, Mark and Tony tackled the salad leaves.
In all this week’s boxes:-
*peas or broad beans
*mixed salad leaves
*parsley
*green onions
*new potatoes ‘Rocket’ (Mark Norman, |Bodmin)
asparagus (Tregassow Farm, St Erme)Standard boxes also have:-
*kohlrabi
*white turnips or beetroot
*spring greens (Mark Norman)All produce grown by Camel CSA, unless otherwise stated
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Seasonal local food recipe No.362 – Frank’s tagliatelle with tomatoes, peas and prawns
Posted on May 29th, 2017 No commentsThis recipe was inspired by a Marcella Hazan recipe for squid with tomatoes and peas, Tuscan style, which Frank adapted to suit the ingredients we had to hand.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutesIngredients
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 tin plum tomatoes
bag of shelled Camel CSA peas or 285g frozen peas
10 peeled prawns
1 Tbsp chopped parsley
salt and pepper
1 bag fresh tagliatelleMethod
Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the onion and garlic and cook slowly until the onion is translucent. Add the tomatoes and cook slowly until the volume is reduced by half.Add the peas and the prawns and cook until the prawns have turned pink. When the sauce is about 5 minutes from being ready, cook the tagliatelle in a large pan of boiling water. Drain the pasta and mix into the sauce with the chopped parsley.
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Mangetout and podded peas in Camel CSA’s veg boxes
Posted on June 3rd, 2016 No commentsThe beautiful weather in Cornwall is bringing on the summer crops fast. As well as peas, we all have more strawberries and asparagus in the boxes this week.
In all the boxes:-
*mangetout OR podded peas
*beetroot
*herb bag – rosemary, parsley and chives
Cornish asparagus (Lower Croan, Sladesbridge)
strawberries (Mitchell Fruit Garden)
new potatoes (Growfair, Cornwall)Standard boxes also have:-
extra new potatoes
*Swiss chard
*mixed salad leaves – assorted lettuce, baby chard
cauliflower (Growfair)* = grown to organic principles
Please wash all vegetables and fruit. All produce grown by Camel CSA unless otherwise indicatedTry these mangetout and pea dishes on Camel CSA’s recipes page: –
Frank’s mangetout and shitake mushroom stir-fry
Hugh’s risoni with baby peas (or broad beans), bacon and garlic -
Seasonal local food recipe No.304 – Cauliflower, potato and pea curry
Posted on November 28th, 2015 No commentsMy husband has just made this delicious, warming curry for tea. The recipe is from Michael Pandya’s Complete Indian Cookbook which Frank bought back in the 1980s.
Serves 4
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour
Ingredients
25 g butter
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cauliflower, cut in florets
450 g potatoes, peeled and quartered
100 g peas
1 medium onion, finely chopped
450 g tomatoes, peeled and chopped
450 ml water
salt to taste
Spices:
pinch of asafoetida powder
2 cloves
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 brown cardamom
For the paste:
1 medium onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2.5 cm piece garlic, chopped
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp chilli powder
1 Tbsp coriander seeds
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
To garnish:
1 tsp garam masala
2 Tbsp chopped coriander leavesMethod
Heat the butter and half the oil in a saucepan and add the asafoetida powder. Stir for 5 seconds then add the cauliflower, potatoes and peas. Fry for 5 minutes over a moderate heat. Remove the vegetables to a plate and set aside.Heat the remaining oil and add the onion, cloves, cumin and cardamom and fry until the onion is golden brown. Make a fairly smooth mixture by blitzing the paste ingredients in a blender. Add the paste to the onion mixture and cook for 5 minutes.
Mix in the fried vegetables and tomato and fry for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the water and salt and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove the cloves and brown cardamom before serving hot, garnished with the garam masala and coriander.
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Lots of peas and beans in our organic veg boxes
Posted on August 6th, 2015 No commentsIt’s a lucky dip again this week. We’re each getting two of the following – French beans, broad beans, peas and mangetout. They’ll be randomly allocated by our volunteer pickers and packers.
The tomatoes are fruiting madly along with the green peppers and aubergines. We have more than 100 tomato plants indoors and they have to be tended carefully – it takes one of us about three hours to prune them every Monday. A pleasant job until the polytunnel heats up!In all the boxes this week: –*tomatoes
*cucumber
*spinach or Swiss chard
*new potatoes – ‘Rocket’
*onions
*mangetout peas and/or peas in the pod and/or broad beans and/or French beans (purple or yellow)
Standard boxes also have: –
extra new potatoes
*basil
*green pepper or aubergine
* mixed salad bag or green coriander* = grown to organic principles
All produce grown by Camel CSA unless otherwise indicated. Please wash all vegetables and fruit.Try these delicious pea and bean dishes on our recipe page –
Allegra’s tortellini in brodo d’estiva
Hugh’s risoni with baby peas (or broad beans), bacon and garlic -
Radishes and spring onions in Camel CSA’s veg boxes
Posted on June 25th, 2015 No commentsThe summer salad veg are ripening fast. Some of us also have the first of the cucumber crop this week, with plenty more to come. Plenty!
In all our boxes this week:-
*radishes
*spring onions
*parsley
*new potatoes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
*calabrese OR spinach (Mark Norman / Camel CSA)
*cauliflower (Mark)
*cabbage (Mark)
Standard boxes also have: –
extra new potatoes
*kohlrabi (how to use it)
*carrots
*peas OR cucumber* = grown to organic principles. All produce grown by Camel CSA unless otherwise indicated. Please wash all vegetables and fruit carefully.
For nearly 300 vegetable recipe ideas go to this page on Camel CSA’s website.
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More broad beans, peas and mangetout in our veg boxes
Posted on June 4th, 2015 No commentsIt’s the Royal Cornwall Show this week and our vegetable boxes are looking absolutely awesome!
*peas
*broad beans
*spring onions
Cornish asparagus (Lower Croan, Sladesbridge)
*carrots
cauliflower (Growfair)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Burlerrow Farm, St Mabyn)Standard boxes also have:
extra potatoes
*mixed salad bag
*mangetout peas
calabrese (Mark Norman, Bodmin)* = grown to organic principles. All produce grown by Camel CSA unless otherwise indicated. Please wash all vegetables carefully.
This week’s recommended recipes from our website archive:
Risoni with baby peas (or broad beans), bacon and garlic Baby broad beans (or peas) with chorizo -
Peas or broad beans or mangetout in veg boxes
Posted on May 31st, 2015 No commentsThe new vegetable season has well and truly begun! In all the veg boxes:
*peas OR mangetout OR broad beans
*radishes
*spring onions
Cornish asparagus (Lower Croan, Sladesbridge)
*parsley
cauliflower (Growfair)
potatoes ‘Wilja’ (Burlerrow Farm, St Mabyn)Standard boxes also have:
extra potatoes
*mixed salad bag
*beetroot
swede (Camel CSA/Growfair)* = grown to organic principles. All produce grown by Camel CSA unless otherwise indicated. Please wash all vegetables carefully.
This week’s recommended recipes from our website archive:
Tabbouleh (bulgur wheat salad) Parsley cashew lemon dip -
Cornish strawberries in Camel CSA’s veg boxes this week
Posted on May 22nd, 2014 No commentsCornish strawberries and Cornish asparagus plus peas and broad beans – what more could you wish for?!
All boxes have:
* peas (Camel CSA)
* broad beans (Camel CSA)
* sprouted mung beans (Camel CSA)
Cornish strawberries (Mitchell Fruit Garden)
new potatoes (Total Produce, Cornwall)
Cornish asparagus (Lower Croan, Sladesbridge)
cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)Standard boxes also have:
* = grown to organic principles
750g “old” potatoes
* salad bag ** (Camel CSA)
* beetroot (Camel CSA)
extra punnet of strawberries
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Freshly-picked peas in Camel CSA’s weekly veg boxes
Posted on May 15th, 2014 No commentsWe have more home-grown peas, Cornish asparagus and Mark Norman’s early potatoes in our boxes this week. Mark, one of our paid professional growers, runs a productive smallholding on the southern edge of Bodmin. He supplies us regularly with his own produce.All boxes have:
* peas (Camel CSA)
* turnips (Camel CSA
* beetroot (Camel CSA)
* parsley (Camel CSA)
* new potatoes (Mark Norman, Bodmin)
Cornish asparagus (Lower Croan, Sladesbridge)
cauliflower (Restharrow Farm, Trebetherick)Standard boxes also have:
extra new potatoes
* mixed lettuce/rocket (Camel CSA)
* rhubarb (Mark Norman)
leeks (Restharrow)* = grown to organic principles