My old farmshare was cancelled at the last minute, leaving me to scramble for a new one. I made a quick decision and felt some remorse - do I really want a full share (3/4 bushel)? Do I really want a Saturday pick-up date? Why did I choose an Illinois farm instead of Wisconsin? What if I want to eat something that I didn't cook myself but I can't because I have too many vegetables? But today I picked up my share and it's amazing. No regrets. (I wasn't sure I'd get one at all this week - I got two e-mails from the farm - one told me it wouldn't start until next week, and one said I had a share today, so I stopped by and was delighted to find my name on the list.)
This week's haul, and the plan to conquer each vegetable:
broccoli - tried to eat it raw but it was bitter, steamed it and ate with sesame ginger dressing (you see it pictured in the salad below, but I took it out after I tried it. it was much better steamed.)
zucchini - sliced and grilled and then threw it on a salad (pictured below)
kale - potato kale soup
spinach - noodles with peanut sauce
2 heads of lettuce - consumed by Monday afternoon. I impressed myself.
tatsoi - this will likely be the last thing I take on. I'm evaluating recipes, they all seem to be warm salads (although some are then chilled) to wilt it a bit. I suppose since I ate all my salad greens already, by the end of the week I might want more salads.
beets with greens - risotto!
basil - pesto (yum) which is mostly gone
dill - some in the potato kale soup, and the rest on salads.
scallions - some went in salads, some went in other things.
6/23/12
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We get fruit in ours, haha. Strawberries, blueberries, peaches, nectarines, kiwkis, bananas. Nah, just kidding on that last one.
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