Pasta with Spicy Cabbage

I wish I could tell you where this recipe came from – but it is amazing. I made it last weekend (with fresh pasta from a Slow Food class at Storico Fresco) and if I had to eat nothing but this dish for the next three months, I’d be very happy. The original recipe called for bacon. Fine. Add it. But it’s totally not necessary.

Daikon Radish Fries

Let’s talk about what we can do with those daikon radishes. You can grate them and add a little rice vinegar and sugar and make a quick pickle that will brighten up any sandwich. Or you can slice them and put them into a salad. You can add a little to your next juicing project. Or you can make fries. I had never thought of this, but the recipe comes from The Little Farm in Gray, Georgia.

Here’s their recipe:

Smashed Cucumbers

I never get tired of just eating cucumbers like an apple but maybe you’re ready for a new cucumber salad idea. Smashed cucumbers are quite the thing. This recipe’s adapted from one in the New York Times which adapted it from a recipe from Superiority Burger, a vegan burger restaurant in Manhattan.

Fall Squash and Pepper Soup

And fall boxes always include a variety of winter squash. Use your butternut or delicatas in this recipe adapted from a recipe by Steven Satterfield of Miller Union as demonstrated at the Peachtree Road Farmers Market. You can use all the different peppers from this week’s box as well, but you’ll have to find your own hot pepper.