CSA Meals 2013: Week 2

Potatoes, turnips, onions, apples, brussels sprouts, tangerines, oranges, acorn squash, eggs, and sesame bread.

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Bacon Apple Balsamic Turnips
Bacon
Apple
Turnip
Balsamic vinegar
Garlic

Lay bacon in baking dish and bake at 350 until your desired crispiness (10-30 min, depending on the bacon and your oven).
Meanwhile, chop turnip and apple, add minced garlic and balsamic vinegar. Toss to coat.
Remove bacon from pan, let drain on paper towels. Add turnip mixture to the pan and stir well to coat in bacon fat. Return pan to oven and cook until soft, ~25-30 min.
Chop bacon and mix with baked turnip mixture.

We ate this mixed with a mild barley stew. FABULOUS.

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Orange vanilla muffins
2 c white whole wheat flour
Innards of 2 oranges, seeds removed and wand blended
Vanilla (lots)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 c sugar
1/2 c olive oil
2 eggs
Mini chocolate chips

Mix everything except chocolate chips. Grease a small pan with olive oil and pour/scoop batter into it. Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips. Bake at 350 for 25 min.

This smelled HEAVENLY but the orange taste was very faint in the final product. It was also a little on the dry side. Maybe another orange / another egg? Orange zest? Orange-infused cream cheese folded into the batter?