Vegetables & Greens

Hello there.  Matt + Stef here from Chesterfield Heirlooms!  We hope you enjoyed your summer as much as we did.  It was a little unpredictable at first, but by mid-July it was certain that intense heat was going to stick around for a while.  The peppers and the tomatoes didn’t seem to mind, though.  Some of our favorite new heirlooms include the Japanese Black Trifle tomato and Aji Dulce Pepper.  This summer, we had the opportunity to enjoy a fresh salsa prepared by the LA team that included all of our tomatoes and peppers topped with fresh buratta.  It was absolutely amazing.  It’s easy....read more

by Leah Koenig In the early 1900's, cauliflower was just coming into its own as a profitable market crop in this country. But today, cauliflower is a ubiquitous supermarket choice-familiar enough that it has even grown a bit mundane. Perhaps that's why farmers in recent decades have begun to flaunt orange, purple, and the gorgeously fractal-spiraled Romanesco varieties along with the standard creamy white at the farmers' market.Whatever the color, cauliflower is an unassuming powerhouse in the kitchen. Its mild flavor blends perfectly with a variety of ingredients, and adds texture and beauty to any dish. The recipes below celebrate some of....read more

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by Leah Koenig Every year on the cusp of fall, you can find figs hanging like fat jewels from broad-leafed trees across the Mediterranean, California, and even in the backyards of my Brooklyn neighborhood. Figs might just be the world's lustiest fruit: slicing through their tender skin reveals an obscenely lush cache of purple, honey-sweet flesh and seeds. Is it any wonder that figs have long been touted as an aphrodisiac and poetically likened to blushing lips (among other things)? Or why, after eating from the tree of knowledge, Adam and Eve turned to the supple, green fig leaf for cover?I spent a heartbroken month volunteering on a farm in....read more

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Heirloom Tomato FlatBread @ocliquidassets

Heirloom Tomatoes from Chesterfield Heirloom Farms

Tomato season just may be our favorite thing about summer. We've got 15 delicious ideas for the fresh-picked fruit: roast them to heighten their delicate sweetness, bake them into a savory herbed tart, make your own tomato paste, or even eat them sliced with just a little olive oil and salt. See the gallery » ....read more

Stuffed Eggplant