Category Archives: Recipe Contest

Swiss Chard Cannelloni from Recipe Winner Bethany

February 23rd, 2011
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Swiss Chard Cannelloni

Congratulations to Bethany Jordan for winning this week’s Recipe Contest! Bethany won $10 in store credit to our Farm Store in Oak Cliff and her recipe will compete against the other February winners for Recipe-of-the-Month (prize: $50 credit). Thank you to everyone that submitted their recipes. We’ll announce the February winner next week. This is an ongoing contest so keep submitting recipes. We’re now going to a monthly format and will be picking a winner for March on March 9th! You can submit an appetizer, main dish or dessert so get started! Click here for contest details.

Using some of her Red Swiss Chard, Onion, and Garlic from last weekend’s bin, Bethany adapted a recipe from Epicurious and made Red Swiss Chard Cannelloni. Think of it as a fun take on Spinach Cannellonis.

Red Swiss Chard Cannelloni

Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 Urban Acres Onion, chopped
  • 2 tbsp Urban Acres Garlic, chopped
  • 8 large leaves of Urban Acres Red Swiss Chard, remove stem and finely chop
  • 25-ounce Ricotta Cheese
  • 2.5 cups grated Parmesan Cheese
  • 1/2 tbsp Nutmeg
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 3 cups Tomato Pasta Sauce
  • 12 Cannelloni Noodles or Lasagna Noodles
  1. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes.
  2. Add chard; toss until wilted, about 3 minutes. Transfer mixture to large bowl and let cool 10 minutes.
  3. Mix in ricotta cheese, 2 cups of Parmesan cheese, nutmeg, and salt/pepper.
  4. Spread 3/4 cup sauce over bottom of 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
  5. Stuff cannelloni noodle with filling or roll filling into lasagna noodle and atttach with toothpick. Place seamside down.  Repeat filling remaining noodles and arrange in dish.
  6. Pour remaining sauce over cannelloni and cover dish loosely with foil.
  7. Bake cannelloni until heated through, about 45 minutes. Let stand uncovered 10 minutes.
  8. Top with remaining Parmesan.

Looks delicious Bethany! Thanks for the great recipe.

Valentine’s Day Contest Winner – Raw Brownie Bites

February 14th, 2011
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Raw Brownie Bites

Congratulations to Shannon Miles of Miles Holistic Health for winning our Valentine’s Day themed Recipe Contest! Shannon won $10 in store credit to our Farm Store in Oak Cliff and her recipe will compete against the other February winners for Recipe-of-the-Month (prize: $50 credit). Thank you to everyone that submitted their recipes. It was a tough choice but, don’t worry, your recipe will stay in our ongoing contest and could win on another week! Again, this is an ongoing contest so keep submitting recipes as we will be picking a winner every week! You can submit an appetizer, main dish or dessert so get started! Click here for contest details.

And, now, here’s Shannon’s winning recipe!

Raw Brownie Bites

  • 1     cup Raw Almonds
  • 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1/4 cup + 2 TB Raw Local Honey like Texas Honeybee Guild
  • 1/3 cup Hemp Seeds
  • 2     tbsp Cold-Pressed Virgin Coconut Oil
  • 1      tsp Vanilla Extract or the seeds scraped from one vanilla bean
  • Pinch of Sea Salt
  • optional – Raw Walnuts
  1. Place the almonds in your food processor and process until finely ground.
  2. Add the cacao powder & salt and process again.
  3. Pour in honey, hemp seeds, coconut oil, vanilla (and walnuts if you like a crunch) and process until all is combined and sticking together.
  4. Roll into 1.5″ balls with your hands. If desired, roll the finished bites in your favorite superfood powder or spice for a decorated look. (Or place in molds)
  5. Refrigerate or freeze for storage. Serve from the fridge with berries or fruit of choice.

Looks delicious!

Congratulations Shannon of Miles Holistic Health!