CSA Weekly Report: Blooming Glen Farm
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
SWEET POTATOES!
(Click photo to read notes at flick’r regarding names and quantities of this week’s share.)
Aren’t sweet potatoes the best? I’m always on the lookout for high alkaline veggies that my son likes. Who am I kidding. I’m always on the lookout for any veggies that he’ll even tolerate.
He’s the king of broccoli, he loves steamed carrots and can knock back quite a bit of raw red peppers and cucumbers with some hummus. All of this is great, but when it comes to switching things up and trying something new or different, he uncharacteristically hesitates.
This is the same child who will, and often does, skateboard off flights of stairs.
Sweet potato was one of the surprises that came with our CSA subscription last year. It’s certainly not an uncommon vegetable, but, like leeks, it was one that I never really considered while shopping at the market. Hm, and I wonder why my son won’t give kale a chance? I suppose we’re all creatures of habit to a certain degree.
Lucky for both of us, Blooming Glen introduced our kitchen to the sweet potato. This root vegetable is high in fiber, vitamin B6 (especially nice for a vegetarian or vegan) and potassium, and is a very good source of vitamin A, vitamin C and manganese. And better than all that? It’s dang tasty and can be prepared quickly.
Certainly there is much more exotic produce a CSA will bring into your home, but it seems that simple and everyday once again reign supreme in the local diet 
There’s a restaurant near us who serves sweet potato fries with a side of cranberry sauce for dipping. Holy crap, it’s so good!
We haven’t used the sweet potatoes we got in last week’s share yet, but I’ve been scheming!
We love baked sweet potato fries with a little cumin and chili powder. Or mashed with maple syrup or orange. Sweet potatoes are great!