CSA 2014 - Week 7

Eggs

Scallions 

 Week 7 was an egg week!  We also got 4.75 oz of basil, which might be headed for a loaf of pesto bread I recently found a recipe for.  There were 3 (1.5 lb) pickling cucumbers, which Brad plans to turn into pickles.  The boys chose the 4 (1.5 lb) yellow pattypan squash; I'm thinking I might grill them, or if I'm feeling fancy, I might stuff them.  The 14 oz bag of lettuce will, of course, be for salads.  The kale is destined for another batch of the kale, sausage, and white bean recipe I've mentioned before.  The scallions will be for a variety of different things - any time we find a use, really.  And the kohlrabi will be roasted and eaten as soon as possible to get it over and done with.  If you don't already know our history with kohlrabi, I'll have to remember to tell you some time.  Suffice it to say, we eat kohlrabi when we get it in our shares, but we never voluntarily seek it out.

Lettuce

 This week also brought us on an adventure in blueberry picking!  We took home 6 pounds.  So far, they've been snacks, cereal toppings, and part of a batch of blueberry crumb bars.  Next up, I'm thinking a lemon blueberry cake, maybe some muffins or a bread, and possibly some pancakes.  The boys had such a great time!  We can't wait to go back again!

Kohlrabi

Basil

Squash

Cucumbers

Kale

Week 7

CSA 2014 - Week 6

True to form, I have misplaced last week's list with weights.  However, I can share the pictures.

Week 6!

Pak Choi

Golden Beets

Carrots

Cucumbers 

Green Beans

We had the pak choi in a stirfry, the green beans steamed and served with fish, and the cucumbers in a salad.  I'm thinking I'll slice up the beets for the boys for dinner very soon.  They LOVED them last week.  In fact, I tolerate beets, but they're not my favorites, and the boys volunteered to eat most of mine the last time Brad made them!  We also still have some parsley left over, so I'm thinking those carrots are destined for a soup to be kept in the freezer to make a fast meal this winter.

Summer 2014 CSA - Week 5

Sorry this is so tardy.  Busy week!  This week we brought home 11 oz. of snap peas, 1.5 lb. of various squash, 1 lb. 3 oz. of cucumbers, 6 oz. Swiss chard, 1 lb. beets, and 1 dozen eggs.  We're doing a really good job of making sure to incorporate all of the vegetables into our menus for the week.  Since we get an email on Monday evening telling us what we're going to be picking up on Tuesday.  Then I use that information to plan my shopping list and take the boys with me to the market on Tuesday morning to get any supplementary items.

Week 5

Snap Peas

Assorted Squash

Eggs

Swiss Chard

Beets

Cucumbers

CSA Summer 2014 - Week 4

Week four took me by surprise.  Well, the potatoes did anyway.  I guess I assumed potatoes were October-ish veggies.  Shows how much I know.  Anyway, Brad did the pick-up again this week.  The boys were a little disappointed when I told them we wouldn't be going to the farm today, but they got over it quickly when I told them the pool was out and ready.  So here's the take this week:  8 oz. onions, 1 oz. bunch of cilantro, 7 oz. kale, 8 oz. golden beets, 9 oz. mixed greens, 1 lb. red potatoes, 1 oz. purple basil.  I really wish you could smell the basil!  The newsletter suggested that the greens would work well for either a salad or for sauteing, but I smelled arugula the minute I opened the bag, so we're definitely going to cook that stuff up.  I've not quite worked up the ability to eat really strongly flavored greens raw yet.  

Week 4

Potatoes

Kale

Golden Beets

Mixed Greens

Purple Basil

Onions and Cilantro