Sunday, October 31, 2010

Radish Soup and Farmer Russell's Renegade Market!


Found a great recipe for radish soup. I wouldn't consider this a main course kind of soup like minestrone or a veggie heavy Miso, but it is easy to make and it would make a great first course.


I tweaked it a bit when I made it for myself and my daughter. I skipped the horseradish. When you cook radishes they get sweet like turnips, or carrots almost. The horseradish would have brought back the spice and zing that you would probably expect from a radish soup. Instead of using half and half and the mayo, I just used 4 cups of heavy whipping cream. It was rich, but worked nicely with the remaining texture from the radishes. I didn't serve it with cheese, but a little garnish of an aged white cheddar might have been nice. Enjoy!

Farmer Russell's Renegade Market

The Bryan Park Market officially ended last Tuesday, but I will continue to be setting up shop through the third week of November. Look for me near (in ... shhh) shelter 3. I can appreciate why RVA's most hidden market closes shop at the end of October, but with three more weeks in the CSA, the show must go on. I will be inviting other farmers to come out and join me, but odds are that I will be there solo. Radishes and other winter greens continue to come in and I look forward to wrapping up the CSA with larger and larger bags each week. -FR

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

My apologies to any CSA members who pick up at Bryan Park this afternoon. Shares will be particularly small. Beans are done for the season, and greens are not in yet. We hope we'll have greens for you next week!

Saturday, October 9, 2010

It's so strange to see fewer and fewer farmers at the market each week. It's been a hard year for everyone and many former mentors question if they will return.