CSA Week 7

We didn't do anything too terribly fascinating with most of last week's share, though we did manage to use most of it. The apples and rhubarb went into a crisp (different one from last time, but still quite good) which actually got crispy. Having an oven that keeps it's temp has been making a huge difference.

We also managed to use all the peppers, in various places. We made a chiliquile (I am sure that's spelled wrong) recipe with one of the anaheim peppers and a tomato sauce with the other one. The banana peppers were quite mild and we chopped them onto salads and our NFL opening night nachos. Best tradition ever.

Everything else was fairly standard. Still grilling our potatoes, even though the oven is an option. This time around it was the celery that went unused. Who the heck uses that much celery?

Three little heads of Garlic Beets again. I am hell bent on actually trying these this time. Last time they went all squishy before we could do anything with em. The current plan is to roast them. Plums which are also quite small. They are an odd variety, with softer flesh but less juicy. Very hard to explain texture. Green and Red Peppers Greens like Frisee are Mary's nemeses. She doesn't care for the bitterness of them, and so I was surprised that when I offered to have it left in the trade box, she invoked the "no tossing out without trying" rule. Even yet still more potatoes Onions More Celerey. I need to figure out how to make this stuff last, because we really don't use much. We tend to buy stalks from salad bars when we need it in recipes. I guess we could snack on it, but I never think of that. Kohlrabi which is Sheri's nemesis. The one vegetable my almost vegetarian friend can't find a way to like. What chance do we stand? As of yet, we have no idea what we're doing with this sucker.