Tuesday, August 14, 2012

CSA Meals: Week 10 (pickup)


Corn, cantaloupe, kale, tomatoes, squashes (zucchini and pattypans), green beans, garlic, eggs, rosemary-lavender bread, peaches.

Corn and everything else stirfry: 
Tomatoes
Onion
Manzanilla olives
Zucchini
Bok choi
Garlic
Lime
Corn

This made a big pan of food, so I took a subset of it and added more corn, more olives, relish, and greek yogurt. 


Bean and veggie soup:
Bean soup
Beans
Chicken or veggie stock
Thyme, rosemary
Onion, garlic
Corn
Tomatoes
Zucchini
Olives
Whatever the heck else: finely chopped green beans, pattypans, bok choi, potatoes

Cook beans according to package directions (in this case, soak overnight in water, drain, simmer in  stock until soft). Add everything. Eat with delicious bread.





I managed a couple of decadent cucumber sandwiches, but left the cukes unattended for too long. Both of last week's cucumbers were ultimately slain by the kitty.

Decadent cucumber sandwiches:
Thinly sliced cucumber
Rosemary-lavender bread
Peach jam mixed with cream cheese






Sunday, August 5, 2012

CSA Meals: Week 9 (pickup)


Corn, potatoes, cantaloupe, cucumber, zucchini, tomatoes, peaches, eggplant (not pictured, because I traded for more tomatoes), lavender-rosemary bread (nice choice, Andrew!), garlic, and eggs.

Rosemary stirfry
 Onion, chopped small
Garlic
Tomato, coarsely chopped
Manzanilla olives, finely sliced
Big sprig of rosemary, still on the stem
Zucchini, chopped smallish
Bok choi greens, sliced small
Bok choi stems, chopped small

Put very generous two dollops of olive oil in large pan. Add garlic and onion, stir well and let sit for a few minutes. Add olives, tomato, and rosemary; bury rosemary in the other ingredients. Stir periodically. After onions are turning translucent, add zucchini and bok choy greens. Cook until zucchini is soft and bok choi greens are all sad and floppy. Add bok choi stems, stir well, and remove from heat.

Top with parmesan and eat with crusty bread.


Later: We put this sauce on a tortilla, topped with sausage and cheese, heated, and topped with another tortilla. Marvelous.

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MEANWHILE.... the cats really like veggies.