Tuesday, March 6, 2012
CSA More on the FEAST Together CSA Box
Posted by Nicki Wood on Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 5:51 AM
Chris blogged a few weeks ago about FEAST Together, a sort of dinner CSA involving chefs preparing healthy meals with local ingredients for pickup or delivery. Bites recently got word from one of the participating chefs, Martha Stamps, with details on how it works, and it really is ideal for people who want to eat better and don't want to cook. There are a few of memberships left, but let me stress, just a few.
A six-week membership is $370 to $400, which buys you six food boxes at $67 each. A 10-week investment is $620 to $670 for 10 boxes. Both include two tickets to the Wednesday night dinner and film Martha hosts at West End Methodist. The 10-week membership includes a copy of her cookbook The New New Southern Basics.
To give you an idea of what you'll get, here's the list of what's in a box, followed by specific menus.
Weekly box
*A Quart of Vegetarian Soup
*A Quart of Hearty Stew with Meat
*An Entree with Sides (serves 2 to 3)
*A Salad Package with Local Greens, Dressing, & Toppings
(serves 2 to 3)
*A freshly baked loaf of bread
A vegetarian box is also available.
All soups and most entrees will freeze well.
Here are some sample menus:
Week 1 OMNIVORE Box
Leek, Wild Mushroom, Barley Soup (Quart)
White Bean Soup with Country Ham and Cabbage (Quart)
Chicken Pot Pie (2 to 3 servings)
Spicy Kale (2 to 3 servings)
Winter Salad Mix (2 to 3 servings)
Pumpkin Seeds, Dried Apricots, Feta Cheese, Burnt Sugar Vinaigrette
Honey Wheat Walnut Loaf
Week 1 VEGETARIAN Box
Leek, Wild Mushroom Barley Soup
Vegetarian White Bean and Tomato Soup
Spinach and Leek Tart (2 to 3 servings)
Spicy Kale (2 to 3 servings)
Winter Salad Mix (2 to 3 servings)
Pumpkin Seeds, Dried Apricots, Feta Cheese, Burnt Sugar Vinaigrette
Honey Wheat Walnut Loaf
Week 2 OMNIVORE Box
Curried Cauliflower and Chick Pea Soup (quart)
Chicken and Spinach Soup with Brown Rice (quart)
Braised Beef Short Ribs (2 to 3 servings)
Baked Cheese Grits (2 to 3 servings)
Spinach Salad (2 to 3 servings) with Hard Boiled Egg, Bacon, Pickled Beets and Red Onion
Dijon Vinaigrette
Sourdough Loaf with Rye
Week 2 VEGETARIAN Box
Curried Cauliflower and Chick Pea Soup
Caldo Verde (Portuguese greens soup)
Pumpkin Ragout
Baked Cheese Grits
Spinach Salad with Hard Boiled Egg, Pickled Beets and Red Onion
Dijon Vinaigrette
Sourdough Loaf with Rye
And a final temptation, should you be on the fence.
In addition, we'll be offering add-ons at the pickup site (which, by the way will be Wednesday afternoons at West End UMC), such as pickles, baked goods, sweets, or even chicken salad, Greek orzo, or roasted Brussels sprouts!
Interested? Visit feasttogether.org or call 983-8850. Martha's website is marthastampscatering.com
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