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Greens, Eggs, & Hash

May 4th, 2013

Recently, our UA Marketing Coordinator Amber Hansen had the chance to shadow Health Coach Kim Wilson for a day (remember Kim from Get Healthy, Co-op Style?).

As part of her 21-Day Clean Up Your Diet™ Online Program, Kim used produce from Urban Acres to make us an original, healthy recipe.

Kim shopping for produce at UA

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Ready!

Below is the recipe in Kim’s words…

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Do you love eggs but are too rushed in the morning to make them? Why not enjoy them for lunch or dinner? High quality organic eggs are rich in choline, an important nutrient for reducing inflammation. Eggs are also loaded with vitamins and minerals in forms that can be easily absorbed. These include vitamins A, B, C, D, E and K in addition to iron, zinc, and lecithin, which help contribute to brain function, a healthy metabolism and disease prevention. Adding a dark leafy green vegetable – like Bok choy – and sweet potatoes along with your organic eggs makes this recipe a perfect, healthy meal!

Greens, Eggs & Hash

Ingredients:

  • 2 organic eggs
  • 2 organic sweet potatoes, peeled and grated
  • 4 stalks organic Bok choy, chopped
  • ½ organic avocado, sliced
  • 2 cups organic shiitake mushrooms, chopped
  • 1 TBS organic coconut oil
  • 1 tsp organic garlic powder
  • 1 tsp organic seasoning
  • 1 tsp Celtic sea salt
  • Ground pepper to taste
  • Balsamic vinegar to taste
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Ingredients ready to go

Directions:

Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees.

Peel and grate the sweet potatoes (I used a food processor).

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Place in a bowl and mix with 1 TBS coconut oil, garlic powder, seasoning, sea salt and pepper.

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Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Put in the oven for 15 minutes.

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Chop bok choy and mushrooms (remove stems first) and steam for 5-8 minutes.

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After steaming, place them in a bowl and season with sea salt and pepper, to taste.

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Spray pan and cook eggs sunny side up for 3-5 minutes (or longer depending on preference, I like my eggs very runny). Season with sea salt and pepper, to taste.

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On a plate, serve eggs, sweet potato hash and bok-choy and mushrooms, add ½ chopped avocado on top and enjoy!

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About Kim Wilson Pollock, CHC:

Kim Wilson Pollock is a Certified Holistic Health & Wellness Coach dedicated to helping busy, smart, successful people become even more amazing by teaching them how to eat, what to eat and why to eat it in order to become the healthiest version of themselves! She received her certification through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Kim offers one-on-one health coaching and a 21-Day Clean Up Your Diet on-line nutrition program.  Visit her at [www.kimwilsonhealthcoach.com]. Follow Kim on Facebook and Twitter.

Greens, Anyone?

January 26th, 2013

Get your greens in!  The store is stocked with lots o’ beautiful greens today – cabbage, red swiss chard, broccoli, green leaf lettuce, spinach… perfect for making soup, smoothies, or juice!

We also have Brussels Sprouts for only $.99/lb, Shiitake mushrooms, and more…

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For other special sales throughout the weekend, look for the red rooster sticker throughout the store.

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See you soon…

 

Local Bounty: Grapefruit from the Valley, Daikons, Purple Hull Peas, and More…

December 13th, 2012

Our farmers are workin’ hard, and the wonderful local produce keeps comin’…

Here are some of the LOCAL produce items planned* to be in this weekend’s co-op style produce shares…there are a few more items in your share; this is just the local ones.

*Please remember that when working with fresh produce, availability can sometimes change last-minute.  We do our best to let you know what’s coming ahead of time, sometimes there are slight variations in the shares that we can’t predict at the time this is posted.  Thanks for your understanding!

That’s 9 local items!

Here are some recipe ideas for ya…

Roasted Purple Potatoes and Turnips (use any kind of potato)

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Most often found in Asian grocery stores, the Daikon radish looks like a large, white carrot, though it has the flavor of a radish. It is used as a food herb in Asian herbal medicine. Both the tuber and the seeds are used medicinally.

Its uses are many, treating such problems as cough and asthma, low energy, and yeast infections. Daikon also treats many digestive issues, including nausea, irritable bowel syndrome, indigestion, and heartburn.

Easy Daikon Salad

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Local Shiitake Mushrooms: Slow & Quick Recipes

Shiitake mushroom bruschetta - 100% local ingredients

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Creamy Kale Salad with Beets

Creamy Kale Salad | Image: wholeliving.com

Photo credit: wholeliving.com

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Spinach and Fennel Salad

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The Pioneer Woman’s Roasted Carrots

Photo credit: thepioneerwoman.com

Photo credit: thepioneerwoman.com

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Beetza (uses beets and kale)

Photo: afarmerinthedell.com

Photo credit: afarmerinthedell.com

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Southern-Style Purple Hull Peas

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Straight from the Texas valley, Texas Red Grapefruit are sweet, juicy and tree-ripened, literally stored on the tree to peak of perfection.  The Rio Star grapefruit combines the two reddest varieties – Rio Red and Star Ruby grapefruit. It has an overall blush on the exterior peel with a deep red interior color which is 7 to 10 times redder than the Ruby Red.

 

Spinach and Grapefruit Salad

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pinterest button Or get lots of recipe ideas on our Pinterest page!

Thank you for being a part of Urban Acres and supporting Texas farmers and local, organic produce!  We ♥ our farmers, and we ♥ you!

Lots of Local Late-Fall Produce

December 6th, 2012

Local watermelon radish

Happy December!  This month is starting out great with lots of local produce!

Here are some of the LOCAL produce items planned* to be in this weekend’s co-op style produce shares…there are several more items, but this is just a sampling.

*Please remember that when working with fresh produce, availability can sometimes change last-minute.  We do our best to let you know what’s coming ahead of time, sometimes there are slight variations in the shares that we can’t predict at the time this is posted.  Thanks for your understanding!

Yes, that’s 9 local items – so excited!

Here are some recipe ideas for ya…

Asian Baby Bok Choy

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Local Shiitake Mushrooms: Slow & Quick Recipes

Shiitake mushroom bruschetta - 100% local ingredients

Creamy Kale Salad

Creamy Kale Salad | Image: wholeliving.com

Photo credit: wholeliving.com

The Pioneer Woman’s Roasted Carrots

Photo credit: thepioneerwoman.com

Photo credit: thepioneerwoman.com

Steamed Radishes

Image: allrecipes.com

Photo credit: allrecipes.com

Beetza (uses beets and kale)

Photo: afarmerinthedell.com

Photo credit: afarmerinthedell.com

The Sweet Potato Trio: baked, fries, hash

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Southern-Style Purple Hull Peas

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Or get lots of recipe ideas on our Pinterest page!

Thank you for being a part of Urban Acres and supporting Texas farmers and local, organic produce!  We ♥ our farmers, and we ♥ you!

Local Produce In Transition // Featured Items This Weekend: Reed Avocados, Shiitake Mushrooms, Sweet Corn

July 27th, 2012

Jacky Morrison on the tractor at Morrison Organic Farm in Cleburne, TX

Local Farm Update…

Just to keep you in the loop, we’re going through a big transition for the next several weeks.   All our local farmers are tilling under the summer crops right now and planting for the fall harvest.  The great news is we should have some incredible LOCAL FALL PRODUCE!  We might see another wave of Texas peaches but we’ve seen the last of the tomatoes and figs for awhile :( .  We hope you enjoyed them!

Below are some of the featured items we’re planning* for the co-op style produce shares this weekend…

*There are several more items in the shares – this is just a sampling. When working with fresh produce, availability can sometimes change last-minute.  We do our best to let you know what’s coming ahead of time, but sometimes things do change, especially when working with local farmers.  Thanks for your understanding!

Just when you thought an avocado couldn’t get any better, BEHOLD!  The Reed Avocado.

Think of all the things you love about a regular avocado, and take it to the next level…
  • The Reed avocado is the size of a softball, super creamy, smooth, and buttery.
  • Not only are Reed avocados difficult to find because their growing season is very short, but finding them organic is almost impossible.
  • The Reed avocado stays green on the outside, and it’s ripe when it’s soft to the touch, not when it turns dark.
  • The Reed avocado doesn’t brown as quickly as its cousin, the more common Haas avocado.
  • Unlike the Haas avocado, the Reed doesn’t need lime juice and cilantro and all those fancy embellishments.  The reed stands alone.  All you need is a sprinkle of sea salt and a spoon to scoop out its creamy goodness.

If you absolutely must fancy them up, here are a few recipe ideas. But first try them plain – trust us!

Local Shiitake Mushrooms

Shiitake mushroom bruschetta – 100% local ingredients

Oh how we love our trusty shiitakes from Texas Organic Mushrooms in Denison!    And we’ve prepared both slow and quick shiitake mushroom recipes for you, depending on how much time you have.  Get them here.

Bi-Color Sweet Corn

Mmm, great sweetness and flavor to this corn with different color kernels.  The possibilities are really endless with corn – you can go simple and just shuck it, boil it, butter and salt it, and eat it!  (How to boil corn on the cob)  Or try one of these recipes…

We love you guys!  Thank you for all your support and we hope you’re enjoying your summer!

The Local Harvest Continues // See Kale & Radishes In The Fields

May 3rd, 2012

The local harvest continues!

Here are some of the produce items planned* to be in this weekend’s co-op style produce shares…there are several more items, but this is just a sampling!

*When working with fresh produce, availability can sometimes change last-minute.  We do our best to let you know what’s coming ahead of time, but sometimes things do change, especially when working with local farmers.  Thanks for your understanding!

  • Sweet and juicy peaches from Waxahachie, TX
  • Pink radishes from Cleburne, TX
  • Kale from Cleburne, TX
  • Rainbow chard from Blooming Grove, TX
  • Shiitake mushrooms from Denison, TX

Check out these photos sent to us by Jacky and Cindy Morrison of Morrison Organic Farm in Cleburne, TX – your food growing!  Maybe one of the plants you see will end up on your dinner table…

Jacky Morrison harvesting kale

Radishes in the fields

Pink radishes from Cleburne, TX