Hard to believe summer is virtually half over. Rains have greened up the desert and draped an unfamiliar blanket of humdity over everything. And our veggies love getting the moisture.
This week's haul:
1 lb of carrots
1 bunch of rainbow beets (still beautiful and welcome)
1 bunch kale (traded for squash)
1 bunch swiss chard (traded for squash)
1 zucchini
1 Mexican gray squash
1 yellow crook neck squash
1 yellow and green patti pan squash
4 sweet yellow onions
1 red onion & 1 ear sweet corn (from the surplus bin)
We are eating out more this couple of weeks due to nephew's visit, but will certainly enjoy the squash, add the beets to the pickle jar and maybe make a carmelized onion pizza. Yummy.
Our farm is recruiting for the fall season so we'll sign up directly with them and pick up closer to home on Sundays beginning in Sept. We'll do a second share as well at the original location but with the other farmer to widen our variety, increase the volume and be able to reduce what we purchase from the grocery store. Fall will be a bountiful season, especially if these lovely rains continue.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
CSA Week 5
Working in my home office on pick-up day this week so I invited Tenney to come along for the ride to the CSA. Our earlier than usual arrival found the place to be rather quiet - perhaps a reflection of summer vacations, holiday week. Our share was bountiful.
1 lb summer squash (a variety of yellow straight neck, flat yellow and green patti pan type, round green speckled and zucchini. There were 7 or 8 total so you know they were the cutest tender babies)
1 bunch thumbelina carrots
1 bunch white beets (going into the pickle jar this week - yum)
1 bunch kale (traded for another bunch of carrots this time)
3 kohlrabi (plus 1 from the surplus basket)
1 bunch swiss chard (beautiful deep green with red stems)
1 bunch green onions
3 heads garlic
Supper was leg quarters from a Costco chicken Tenney snagged with a $3 off coupon. Plus fried shredded Simply Potatoes with CSA sweet onions from last week. I cubed the baby squash, steamed, then tossed with butter, salt, pepper and parmesan cheese for a terrific side to the chicken. We ate it all.
Fourth of July celebration today with our community of friends. Sure to be great eats!
1 lb summer squash (a variety of yellow straight neck, flat yellow and green patti pan type, round green speckled and zucchini. There were 7 or 8 total so you know they were the cutest tender babies)
1 bunch thumbelina carrots
1 bunch white beets (going into the pickle jar this week - yum)
1 bunch kale (traded for another bunch of carrots this time)
3 kohlrabi (plus 1 from the surplus basket)
1 bunch swiss chard (beautiful deep green with red stems)
1 bunch green onions
3 heads garlic
Supper was leg quarters from a Costco chicken Tenney snagged with a $3 off coupon. Plus fried shredded Simply Potatoes with CSA sweet onions from last week. I cubed the baby squash, steamed, then tossed with butter, salt, pepper and parmesan cheese for a terrific side to the chicken. We ate it all.
Fourth of July celebration today with our community of friends. Sure to be great eats!
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