CSA Meals 2014: Week 1 cont.

Two more meals and two desserts this week:

Meal: Sliced beef'n'veggies
Radish, finely chopped
Beet stems, chopped
Asparagus, chopped
Beet greens, shredded
Beef, finely sliced (cooked earlier)
Garlic
Relish
Peanut oil

Stirfry veggies in  oil with garlic. Add beef and relish, stir around until heated.

Meal: Bacon-asparagus tilapia
Bacon fat
Asparagus
Capers
Relish
Greens (beet, radish)
Tilapia.



Stirfry veggies in bacon fat. Add tilapia, stirfry until cooked through.

My chocolate mint plant (picked up at Lowes) is growing quite vigorously, as mint is wont to do. Mint is supposed to be harvested regularly to encourage a bushy habit, and conveniently enough, a couple of big sprigs makes enough minced mint leaves to put in a baked dessert...

Dessert: Chocolate Mint Cookies

Almond meal (1/2 c?)
Oats (2 c?)
Flour (1 c?)
Salt (tsp)
Baking powder (tsp)
Cocoa (1/4 cup? 1/3?)

Coffee (1/4 c?)
Butter (1/4 c?)
Almond oil (1/8 cup?)
Olive oil (1/4 c?)
Eggs (3)

Mint (three springs of leaves, chopped)
Chocolate chips (1 c?)

Mix all dry ingredients. Add the eggs, coffee, butter and oils, adding more if necessary until dough is appropriate consistency. Mix in the mint, chocolate chips. Bake at 350 for 12ish minutes.
These things are unspeakably tasty. I baked half the batch and ate ALL OF THEM.



Dessert: Beet Cocoa Mint muffins. Yes, you read that right. Beets.
Olive oil
Flour
Salt
Baking powder
Eggs
Beets
Mint leaves
Cocoa powder (LOTS)


Combine all in bowl. Blend with wand blender until mixed. Bake in buttered pan at 350 until done. Serve with mint chocolate sauce.


These are actually really, really good. The mint and cocoa powder add a certain decadence, while the beet adds sweetness but no veggie flavor. Also, please note that this is basically breakfast: flour, olive oil, eggs, beets. Cocoa powder is perfectly healthy, thank you, and mint leaves are also a plant. A+ dessert!