CSA Meals: Week 19 (pickup)

Sweet potatoes, onions, Granny Smith apples, Jonagold apples, carnival squash, brussels sprouts, mushrooms, broccoli, eggs, rosemary-lavender bread.

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Bacon-simmered Brussels Sprouts

Cook bacon, rendering lots of fat. Slice brussels sprouts into quarters (or eighths, if they're really big) and fry in the bacon fat. Add a wee bit of water, cover, and let steam until done.

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Veggie pasta salad
Pasta
Chickpeas
Tomato sauce (from previous weeks)
Corn
Bacon-simmered brussels sprouts





Toss all in large pot.

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Squash chocolate chip bread
Make zucchini bread recipe with carnival squash. It's very sweet squash, so the combo works nicely.

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Yellow Hash
Chopped potato
quartered brussels sprouts
olive oil
frozen corn

Cook the potato and brussels sprouts in the olive oil until soft. Add corn and continue cooking until corn is heated through. Add sausage or beans for more protein.

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Shockingly decadent roasted broccoli

Cut broccoli into small florets, and toss in olive oil. Sprinkle with salt. Roast at 375-400 for 10-25 minutes or until broccoli is slightly soft and carmelizing around the edges.

This stuff is basically dessert.