Happy Monday, friends! I'm sure you were just dying to know how the CSA went this past week and what was in our box! (If you missed our first week, read about it here) This week had a greater variety of veggies. Another positive of having a CSA is being able to try new vegetables and dishes you wouldn't normally buy. With the internet, you're unlimited to recipes!
A few of you asked more details about the drop-off. The refrigerated truck comes around 11:30 am with happy farmer Mike, an intern, and boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables usually picked hours before.
Hi truck!
They unload all the full shares and half shares in the shade along with a cooler of fresh farm eggs. This is my office! ha
Do I get bored? Nahh... I bring a book along, my phone, and a little friend who sits and watches me and drinks her juice.
Hi Jujube!
What's so funny?
"Can we go now?"
Most shareholders come right away even as the truck is pulling out. The rest come within the hour or so. Some, who work fulltime, come to my house after work. Dustin has to help me carry the remaining boxes, plus our box, up to our third floor apartment. I'm loving meeting these new people (including a famous St Louis chef) and enjoying the healthy box of deliciousness each week.
What was in our box this week?
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We had some more speckled trout lettuce, sugar snap peas, pink beauty radishes, chioggia beets, french breakfast radishes, eggs, strawberries, carrots, watermelon radishes, garlic scape, cressida/pepper grass, and a HUGE head of nappa cabbage. I wash the greens, lettuce, and peas, and store everything away in my handy green bags.
A delicious recipe I'd love to share with you is garlic scape pesto. Assemble your ingredients: 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese, a garlic scape, a handful of fresh basil, almonds, walnuts, or pine nuts (I used what was on hand), a glug of olive oil, and salt and pepper.
Chop scape and put everything in your food processor. Let it rip!
Once it looks like... well, pesto...it is ready. I cooked some penne pasta, reserved some noodle water, and added both the pasta. It was unbelievably delicious. Like addicting delicious. Plus it is healthy, in season, and... delicious! Go get you some garlic scapes at your local farmers market!
with love,
a healthier, Caro
P.S. I'm having some trouble enjoying my radishes. Any suggestions?
5 comments:
http://www.foodjetaime.com/2010/05/french-breakfast-radish-tartines.html
you could use some of your homemade bread!
Oh Thanks Shelby! I will definitely try this!!!
Y U M !! I would love to try some freah pesto! Sounds delish!!
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