Back to Basics
Saturday, February 6th, 2010Simple Root Veggie Medley, contributed by Alice Eisenberg
Take all the root veggies from the share and cut into equal size chunks- sweet potato’s, squashes, pumpkins, potato’s, onions or whatever you have at home (cooking time depends on the size you cut veggies too). Toss all of the ingredients in olive oil, kosher salt, fresh ground pepper. Rough chop a few sprigs of fresh rosemary and thyme and toss with root veggies. Pre-heat oven to 350. I make my chunks of veggies about an inch or so big. some squashes can take a bit longer to cook… I use a baking sheet and put a single layer of veggies with 1/2 cup orange juice. Roast for about an hour til soft and enjoy.
Alice lives on the east side of Williamsburg and works in Park Slope and rarely feels a reason to leave the boro. She has been know to spend more hours in foreign countries in supermarkets than on the beach.
Golden Hubbard Squash Soup, contributed by Matt Temkin
Start by cutting up and roasting the squash in the oven at 375 for 45 minutes in a water bath. Let the squash cool, and start your soup base in a pot on the stove. I used 1 red onion from the box, along with 6 cloves of garlic. Dice the onion and sweat until almost translucent and add the garlic, minced.
Extract the flesh from the squash and blend to a smooth consistency. (Here I added 1 thumb of ginger.) You may need to add water to your blender of squash. (Some of this water should be the water bath.)
Place all ingredients in the pot (with the onions and garlic) and simmer. Add a teaspoon of kosher salt, a half teaspoon of pepper, and cinnamon to taste.
Matt is a drummer/percussionist. He plays drums at Stephen Wise Free SynagogueNational Yiddish Theatre/Folksbiene. “On Second Avenue” starring Mike Burstyn, and “A Yiddish Vaudville” starring the late Bruce Adler. He is currently playing percussion for “The Big Bupkis” at the New Yiddish Rep. He also leads his own band, Matt Temkin’s Yiddishe Jam Band, which has recently released their first album Poykler’s Shloft Lied. Along with concerts they are available to play private parties.
