Here’s what was in our box for week number 2:
Bag of kale
Pint of strawberries
2 Heads lettuce
Medium head of cauliflower
Bulb green garlic
Large head of cabbage
2 zucchini
3 assorted summer squash
Farmers Market Purchases:
1/2 pint blueberries
More Blueberries picked from Blueberry Hill
Garden:
Raspberries
Jalapeno peppers
Swiss chard – can hold in garden
Leftovers from last week:
Bok Choy
Bulb of green garlic
garlic scapes (from garden)
Washed Kale
Saturday:
Breakfast – eggs scrambled with swiss chard & garlic scapes, strawberries
Lunch – steamed sugar snap peas with cauliflower tahini spread & tzatziki sauce, strawberries
Dinner – stir-fry with ground pork, onions, bok choy & cilantro
Late Night Snack – bacon wrapped jalapenos & homemade rhubarb syrup soda
Sunday:
Breakfast – fried eggs, strawberries, raspberries & blueberries
Lunch – leftover stir-fry
Dinner (at my parents) – grilled chicken breast, noodles and salad
Last dinner at my parents’ old house. They’ve lived there 21 years!
Monday:
Breakfast (at my parents) – fried egg, German pancake with strawberries & blueberries
Lunch (at my parents) – huge salad
Dinner (traveling) – Pal’s Sudden Service – Goodbye Kingsport!
Goodbye Kingsport! Hello Knoxville!
Tuesday:
Breakfast – fried Eggs & blueberries
Lunch – garam masala roasted chicken, straightneck squash sauteed with curry powder, indian spiced braised kale (cumin, cayenne, ginger & garam masala)
Dinner – leftovers from dinner, gin cocktails (watching the Transit of Venus!), cauliflower tahini spread with crackers
Wednesday:
Breakfast - summer squash frittata
Lunch – salad with homemade creamy peppercorn dressing & canned wild salmon
Dinner – hamburger patties, leftover Indian spiced kale, zucchini bake (made by rehydrating sun-dried tomatoes in Cruze farm milk, sprinkled with romano& mozzarella cheese
Thursday:
Breakfast - summer squash frittata
Lunch – salad & leftover zucchini bake
Dinner – celebratory meal out because my parents closed on their new house in Knoxville!
Friday:
Breakfast - eggs scrambled with swiss chard & garlic scapes
Lunch - salad with creamy peppercorn dressing & canned wild salmon
Dinner – picnic dinner after picking blueberries: teriyaki chicken strips, Asian coleslaw(not a good recipe – threw the leftovers in the compost pile) & blueberries
My sister, Ally, picking blueberries with us.
Leftover for the next week include 1 1/2 bulbs of green garlic, 1/2 head of cabbage and garlic scapes (these keep for weeks in a bag in the crisper)
Some of those scapes better have my name on them! Just sayin’.
Denise! Have you no faith!
I love that you’re doing this. I’m following along because I’ve been feeling a little overwhelmed by my CSA share so I’m grateful for the help.
Thanks Sara – if you have any questions about how to use stuff, just ask in the comments. I’d love to help.
If you are overwhelmed, go to the support given on your CSA website. Our farm offers a weekly letter from the Farmer’s Wife, and a forum where other CSA members share the recipes of what they are making with their vegetables. Google is also a blessing! Relax and make it fun! Experimenting in the kitchen is fun!
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Hi Val.
Thanks for commenting. I’m actually not overwhelmed at all. Strategizing how to use up all this wonderful produce is a fun challenge and I’m grateful for it. I am a member of your forum – I actually posted a cauliflower tahini spread there I featured on my blog the other day. Thank you to you and your family for all your hard work!
Eggs for breakfast every day? I’m impressed.
I feel like crap if I eat too many carbs for breakfast so it’s usually eggs in the morning for me. When it gets hot, I sometimes switch to smoothies. I wish I could mix it up with gorgeous baked goods but I’m plodding the rest of the day if I do.
I’ve really been enjoying this blog series. I’m now considering signing up for a fall share with a CSA near us because of it.
Thanks Charles! Try it – you can always sign up for a half share if a full share seems too daunting.
Dang, you’re good! And our Sam looks almost just like your cat, except Sammy has more white on him. Magical!
I’m laughing because we also have a Sammy cat. In fact, we have so many cats that I probably have one to match any you could throw at me.