CSA 2010 - Week 14

We like celeriac, though Mary is not a huge fan of celery itself. We tossed out the tops of these, and shredded the bulbs along with potatoes for a rosti. Broccoli Potatoes The recipe that we used this delicata squash in said that it could go in un-peeled. We didn't really trust that, though, so we peeled it anyway as we do with all other winter squashes. More acorn squash for stuffing. We have been banking a lot of these for later use, since they store so well, though we have started using some of it up in order to keep our pantry from getting overfull.

Tomatoes This kale went into a gnocchi dish with some of the delicata squash. It was Ok, but not our best gnocchi recipe (or our best squash recipe, or our best kale recipe.) We keep forgetting that these radishes exist, since they are tucked away in a crisper drawer. Lettuce We put this sage into a pasta dish that we love, which also has sausage and a ton of garlic.

CSA 2010 - Week 13

Between busy weekends and early days at work, I have managed to get quite behind on the blog. I am going to go for complete, but quickish posts to get caught up.

Apples These mangoes were very firm, but not at all fibrous. We used them in ginger mango floats and subbed them in for pineapple in a fruit salad. A small bag of small grapefruit.

Nectarines We love, love, love fresh figs, and were very excited to get them from the CSA. We have a ton of recipes, but in the end we couldn't resist just eating them as-is, some wrapped in prosciutto. It's amazing how many different kinds of grapes there are. Pears It wasn't on the newletter, but we did get one avacado.

Spinach Kale Lettuce just never seems to end. A mix of heirloom tomatoes. Remember when I said those were ending soon? I guess I was wrong. Two sweet peppers. An onion.

Parsley We are big fans of acorn squash, which we stuff with various fillings. Carrots This farm was originally planned as a beet farm, and they have some huge beets. These came with the beet greens attached. Arugula was used in a risotto. Cilantro.

CSA 2010 - Week 12

While we are really enjoying this new CSA, we do feel that that the Saturday pick-up is a mistake. The veggies and fruit are excellent, but we feel like prisoners in our own house. We traveled this weekend to visit my folks, but had to leave very late on Saturday and return late Tuesday in order to have time to pick up and prep the share. It was a great visit, but having to work around the pickup was inconvenient for all involved.

We've never gotten red kuri squash before, but we use lots of butternut, so we will likely swap this in for that. Winter squashes keep forever, so we'll eat the more delicate stuff this week and keep this banked. One more onion. A small muskmelon and a small watermelon will just get eaten as is. We have a container in the fridge that has been getting refilled with melon every time we empty it, and I imagine that these will continue with the refilling. Red pepper Sage More dill

This kale is going into our winter green pizza. Tomatoes and heirloom tomatoes are finishing up for the year. These may be the last, or we may see a few more. Carrots While we have a lot of recipes that call for leeks we don't have any specific plans for this fellow. The current plan is to sub it in for part of the onions in the pizza.