You can find cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers in stores all year round. But did you know that the harvest season of these vegetables only runs until October/November in the Netherlands? This week you can enjoy the last cucumbers and tomatoes of the season! The cucumbers have grown big and are a bit crooked, but…
Even though we are deep in autumn spheres, there are turnips in the package again. Aren't they called autumn turnips? I ask our gardener Knoot by phone, "You may well call them that but they grew out the same seeds as those turnips seeds earlier this year, do enjoy them because they will be…
The weather has turned and some cold days have arrived. Many people will probably want to sit inside with a warm cup of soup. Fortunately, this week there are plenty of vegetables in the package for a warm, hearthy soup. For example, you could make a soup with harissa spices, pumpkin, celery and red…
Next week we can cook with delicious ‘forgotten vegetables’. With the sweet anise-like parsnip and the palm cabbage you can make a delicious stamppot for example. The palm cabbage is also called Cavolo Nero, or black Tuscan and has its origins in Italy. Would you rather go for a Mediterranean dish? Then the eggplant,…
Next week's package offers some unique samples of autumn. Spigariello is a cross between broccoli and kale, while chioggia beet (aka candystripe or bull's eye beetroot) will bring a swirling sweetness to your salads. And not to forget dessert! It's sorted with small cooking pears: perfect for stewing in cinnamon, lemon and cloves. Your…
This week, we have a delicious package with fresh ingredients for a tasty Dutch 'stamppot'. Think for example of a leek and bell bell pepper stamppot with crumbled feta or a red cabbage stamppot with apple. Plenty of options! Your help is needed! Your weekly vegetable package is the result of the collaboration of…
It certainly feels like autumn again, and that means pumpkins are back in season! The Hokkaido pumpkin has a mild sweet, nutty flavor. You can of course prepare a delicious pumpkin soup, but it's also very nice to bake it in the oven, where it combines really well with the kale or the parsnips.…
This week we have a delicious, varied package of tasty vegetables that you can use to make a spread for your sandwich! For example, think of celeriac salad with mayonaise, a fresh tzatziki with cucumber, an eggplant baba ganoush or a yellow beet-horseradish spread with soaked sunflower seeds from the fresh market. In short:…
Picnic on the beach? Yes that is possible with the ingredients that are in next week's vegetable package. A cold potato salad is put together in no time with fresh herbs with a sweet tone of grilled peppers. We also get grapes this week from pickery Framblij- a very nice picking garden with playground…
This week, we'll get the delicious cob of corn that was expected in last week's package. A golden sign of the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. With Peter van de Erve's first harvest of red beetroot, why not use any extras to blitz into a hot and sweet beet tahini sauce to drizzle…
We're slowly transitioning from summer to fall, and that means that we're also seeing some different vegetables in the package. This week, we'll get a delicious cob of corn, which you can for instance use to make a grilled corn salad (click here for some recipe inspiration). With the soup tomatoes, carrots and celery, you…
This week you can make a healthy, green frittata from the courgette, herbs and beans from our harvest shares at Hoeve Biesland. Curious about what harvest shares are? Read this article. There's still time this month to help out in the vegetable garden on Saturday 26th August. Interested? Sign up! We hope you like this package…
The vegetable garden at Hoeve Biesland is growing abundantly. This week in the package fennel, chard and green beans from our harvest shares at Hoeve Biesland. Curious about what harvest shares are? Then read our article on harvest shares on our website. And again this month, you can come and help out in the vegetable garden…
Next week we have a variety of tasty greens. You can make, for example, of a tasty salad of pak choi and red peppers with a dressing of soy sauce and rice vinegar. Or make a quiche with leeks and chestnut mushrooms! We hope you like this package again, please don't forget to change…
Next week's package has all the makings of some signature Levantine appetisers and side dishes. Why not transform the aubergines into a smoky baba ganoush? Or, rustle up a fattoush salad: finely slice the radishes and mix into the chopped lettuce and cucumbers before topping with crispy (pita) croutons and a zesty dressing made…
