Week 4: January 24th

The salsify is back this week! The long thin root with brown skin has many nicknames. They are also called winter asparagus or ‘armelui’ asparagus because their taste is similar to asparagus. Peeling releases a sticky juice that stains easily. For that it’s also called 'kitchen maid's grief' or 'housewife's grief'. Tip: put on…

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Week 38: 20th of September

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:…

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Week 40: 5th of October

Next week’s package contains some not-every-day vegetables: like green chicory – very good from the oven, with cheese – and yellow beetroot – also from the oven, with thyme, sage and hazelnuts, for example. And we have verbena (in Dutch: iron herb) as a fresh seasoning. Are your ideas already flowing? Whatever it will…

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