CSA 2012 Week 6

Week six, and things are going well. We aren't feeling too terribly far behind on anything, and we're getting a nice mix. The weather continues to be insanely hot and dry, and I wonder what things will look like later in the season. It seems like everything has been pushed forward by several weeks, so what will we see come late august? Good thing we like cooking greens and winter squash, I guess.

Holy cucumbers! We are pulling out the stops and making a double batch of sorbet with these, as well as a few other dishes. I am also making pickles with the cukes from last week, so it will be a very cucumbery weekend. Four tiny little baby artichokes. No idea what we'll do with this few. We may just prep 'em and freeze 'em. Fingerling potatoes. We are actually keeping up with potatoes so well that we had to buy some last week. Madness! We think that this is a gigantic white beet and are moving forward on that assumption. Most root veggies are somewhat interchangeable, and they are all good roasted (as this guy is fated for) so if we're wrong it won't be the end of the world. This is sprigariello which is a sort of broccoli-flavored winter green.

Green beans A giant pile of zucchini. We totally remember not getting much zucchini last year, but apparently we were very wrong. No worries, we are baking up another batch of zucchini bread and have a zillion sides that take it. Red onions We get kohlrabi rarely enough that we pretty much always make the same dish with it. Eh, when you find something you like, why not stick with it? This basil will go into our chicken with basil and peaches, which is just so very much better than its name leads you to think it will be. Carrots