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This week your box includes

Broccoli
Turnips
Beta salad mix (defined as chard and beet leaf)
Bunching onions
Collard greens
Parsley
Cilantro

The challenge in the box this week is the turnips. I never know what to do with them. There is a recipe for a gratin but I think it uses rutabaga. Hmm.. I think I have menu block! Ideas on the turnip welcome. One other thing… are the turnip greens edible?

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