Box #43

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Box #43 If the temperature is droppin', don’t come a knockin'… (That doesn’t even make sense but I couldn’t think of anything to relate to the cold, gray, wet weather moving in.) EXCEPT maybe comfort food!   Think squash, sweet potatoes, beets, and apples...slow cook, oven roast, add some spices like cinnamon and cardamom and nutmeg and you will start to smell and taste the flavors of the season.   The sun may leave us, but the Yellowbird never will.  We are going to be here for you every week of the winter (sans Thanksgiving and Christmas week), and we will make sure that you have FOOD SECURITY and PROPER NUTRITION.     We send out a lot of communication so I sometimes forget to keep telling our new members about things...but the #1 piece of feedback we get is… “I WISH I COULD PICK WHAT WAS IN MY BOX!” We hear you...AND...we want you to know that we have an online store that has over 800 items on it for you to choose from.   I think lots of times we all get stuck thinking we HAVE to order one of the weekly box sizes...let me continue to tell you...WE DO NOT have to order the weekly boxes.  Those boxes will always be our bread and butter because it is what we think is the best stuff available that week...but we also know that for many of you, it doesn’t work with your lifestyle. For example, this week we have over 60 produce items up on our store!! It would make us, and our growers, just as happy if you went in and BUILT YOUR OWN box. It makes me even more happy when you discover it for the first time and you reply with...“WHAT?!?!?  You sell cheese, meat, dips, snacks, grains, milk, fish, butter, eggs, and everything else I could possibly want sourced from Ohio farms, grass-fed, pasture-raised, organic, NON-GMO, Gluten-Free, Vegan, Kosher, and everything else in between?!?!?” Quite simply, the answer is…”Yes, yes we do.” Also, Turkey Countdown...21 (half turkeys) left...Who knows birds better than the Yellowbird?     Couple other fun items we have added this week. Arugula Chefs Harvest LLC Baby Bok Choy Bradwood Farms Broccoli  Hardin Creek Farm (Reuben) Broccoli Leaf  Great River Organics Brussels Sprouts Happy Hill Farm Cherry Tomato Medley Happy Hill Farm Chioggia Beets Wayward Seed Farm Cilantro Chefs Harvest LLC Colored Bell Peppers Richland Gro-op Curly Kale Happy Hill Farm Eggplant Happy Hill Farm Fairytale Eggplant Clarina Organics Green Bell Peppers Happy Hill Farm Honey Crisp Apples Bauman Orchards, Inc. Hydro Head Lettuce Chefs Harvest LLC Inferno Peppers Clarina Organics Italian Heirloom Eggplant Creekside Greenhouse & Produce Microgreens Swainway Urban Farms Mung Beans Sun Sprouts Pepper Medley Happy Hill Farm Radishes Wayward Seed Farm (Bunched) Creekside Greenhouse & Produce (Loose) Red Kale Happy Hill Farm Shiitake Mushrooms Swainway Urban Farms Slicing Tomatoes Happy Hill Farm Spaghetti Squash Pleasant View Organic Produce Sweet Dumpling Squash Pleasant View Organic Produce Sweet Potatoes Pleasant View Organic Produce White Potatoes Country Grist Mill Yummy Peppers Ina's Organic Produce (Lovina Nisley) Disclaimer: Different size boxes allow for different items, either by type or by quantity.  The items in each box vary and no box will include the entire list above. Fulls will have the greatest variety, and bases will have more variety than the minis.  Arugula Storage:   Arugula should be refrigerated and kept dry. Storing the arugula in a resealable container paper towel can help the greens stay dry. Recipe: Arugula Salad with Shaved Parmesan Three Ways Baby Bok Choy Storage: Store tightly wrapped in beeswax wrap and try to use within 3-4 days. Recipe: Thai Curry Vegetable Soup Broccoli  Storage: Store tightly wrapped in beeswax wrap and try to use within a day or two. Recipe: Broccoli Mushroom Stir Fry Broccoli Leaf Storage: Store in your crisper drawer and try to use within a day or two. Recipe: Homemade Vegetable Broth Brussels Sprouts Storage: Store fresh, unwashed, and untrimmed Brussels sprouts in your crisper drawer of the refrigerator. Remove any yellowed or wilted leaves first. Recipe: Crispy Brussels Sprouts with Dijon Aioli Cherry Tomato Medley Storage:  Perfectly ripe tomatoes should be kept at room temperature on the counter away from sunlight. Recipe: Coconut Tomato Lentil Soup (Vegan) Chioggia Beet  Storage:   Store beets in the refrigerator placed in a perforated plastic bag in the vegetable crisper drawer. Beets will keep in the refrigerator for up to a month. Store the greens separately and use within 2 days. Recipe: Rainbow Roasted Beet and Burrata Salad (you can sub regular mozzarella!) Cilantro Storage:  Snip off the bottom of the stems and place in a partially filled glass of water. Loosely cover and store in the fridge Recipe: Thai Curry Vegetable Soup Coconut Tomato Lentil Soup (Vegan) Sweet Pepper Poppers Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas Colored Bell Peppers Storage:   Refrigerate peppers, unwashed, in the vegetable drawer. Orange, Red and Yellow peppers will last four to five days; Green, about a week. Recipe: Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas Curly Kale Storage:   For a bunch of whole leaves, it's all about avoiding excess moisture. Wrap the bunch of kale in a layer of paper towels, and store in a container in the refrigerator crisper drawer. The kale should be in great shape for 3-5 days. Recipe: Garlic Butter Kale Rice  Eggplant Storage:  Store whole fresh eggplant at room temperature. Keep it away from melons, bananas, and other ethylene producers. Once ripe, refrigerate in the crisper drawer. Recipe: Eggplant Meatballs (pair with spaghetti squash!) Fairytale Eggplant Storage:  Store whole fresh eggplant at room temperature. Keep it away from melons, bananas, and other ethylene producers. Once ripe, refrigerate in the crisper drawer. Recipe: Roasted Fairytale Eggplant with Farmer's Cheese Green Bell Peppers Storage:   Refrigerate peppers, unwashed, in the vegetable drawer. Orange, Red and Yellow peppers will last four to five days; Green, about a week. Recipe: Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas Honey Crisp Apples Storage: Store on your countertop in your crisper drawer. Recipe: Arugula Salad with Shaved Parmesan Three Ways Hydro Head Lettuce Storage:   Keep attached to the main bulb until ready to eat. Recipe: Chicken Lettuce Cups Inferno Peppers (MIDLY HOT) Storage:   Refrigerate peppers, unwashed, in the vegetable drawer. (deseed and pre-boil to remove some heat!) Recipe: Salsa Italian Heirloom Eggplant Storage:  Store whole fresh eggplant at room temperature. Keep it away from melons, bananas, and other ethylene producers. Once ripe, refrigerate in the crisper drawer. Recipe: Eggplant Meatballs (pair with spaghetti squash!) Microgreens Storage: Store in the plastic clam shell in the fridge. Recipe: Recipe: Top to warm meals such as rice dishes, stir-fries, omelets, soups, or burgers. Other interesting uses for sprouts include blending them into smoothies and pancake batters or grinding them into a paste to spread on bread, crackers, or vegetables. Recipe: Rainbow Roasted Beet and Burrata Salad Mung Beans Storage: Store in the clamshell. Recipe: Bean Sprout Stir Fry   Pepper Medley Storage:   Refrigerate peppers, unwashed, in the vegetable drawer. Recipe: Rainbow Pepper Medley Radishes  Storage:   Separate from the greens and store in your crisper. Recipe: Radishes with Butter and Salt on Toast Red Kale Storage:   For a bunch of whole leaves, it's all about avoiding excess moisture. Wrap the bunch of kale in a layer of paper towels, and store in a container in the refrigerator crisper drawer. The kale should be in great shape for 3-5 days. Recipe: Garlic Butter Kale Rice Shiitake Mushrooms Storage:   Store in the clamshell or paper bag in your refrigerator. Recipe: Broccoli Mushroom Stir Fry Chicken Lettuce Cups Slicing Tomatoes Storage:   Perfectly ripe tomatoes should be kept at room temperature on the counter away from sunlight. Recipe: Coconut Tomato Lentil Soup (Vegan) Salsa Spaghetti Squash Storage:  Store on your counter/in your pantry. Recipe: Spaghetti Squash (best method) Sweet Dumpling Squash Storage:  Store on your counter/in your pantry. Recipe: Cheesy Pasta Stuffed Roasted Squash Creamy Vegan Sweet Dumpling Squash Soup Sweet Potatoes Storage:   Store in your pantry away from your onions. Recipe: Thai Curry Vegetable Soup White Potatoes Storage:   Store in your pantry away from your onions. Recipe: Bacon, Potato, and Leek Soup with Roasted Garlic Yummy Peppers Storage:   Refrigerate peppers, unwashed, in the vegetable drawer. Orange, Red and Yellow peppers will last four to five days; Green, about a week. Recipe: Sweet Pepper Poppers Common Q's Home Delivery Folks: Please check your account for your delivery day (MY ACCOUNT >> UPCOMING DELIVERIES). Deliveries are mid-morning until late evening. Pick up Folks: If you have questions about your pick up location or what to do if you missed pick up PLEASE check out that info under MY ACCOUNT after logging in. You can view all info related to your goodies whereabouts from that tab. If you ever have a question about a veggie feel free to send a pic to erin@yellowbirdfs.com to help you identify it!

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