We are headed out of town today so once again the goal is to prep the vegetables to enjoy later. Here is what I had to work with… Summer Squash Torpedo Onions Eggplant Garlic Dill Red Cabbage I decided to preserve the onion, garlic, squash and eggplant in oil. Summer Vegetables in Oil adapted from…
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In the Box — CSA Week 13 {Summer Squash “Lasagna”}
More great stuff to work with this week. Vegetarian The How to Cook Everything app I bought has been a big help finding great ways to the use the vegetables each week. Cabbage Head Lettuce Onions Kale Japanese Eggplant Zucchini Summer Squash Flat Leaf Parsley Eggplant was a surprise, I roasted some to make a…
In The Box — CSA Week 12 {Carrot “Fettuccine”}
The Thursday CSA delivery came quick last week with the 4th of July holiday. I was a little concerned that I would have a hard time using it all up. I was happy it was a manageable delivery and glad to see a few new items in the box (an no turnips)… Head Lettuce Carrots…
In The Box — CSA Week 11 {Pickled Beets}
Don’t judge a beet by it’s cover, they are gorgeous on the inside regardless of how rough they may look on the outside. I was so happy to get them in this week’s box, I was not expecting them this early in the season. But I guess it is July already. Damn, it’s July already!…
In The Box – CSA Week 10 {Garlic Scapes}
It was love at first bite a few years back when I had my first garlic scape. I was so excited to see them in the box this week. Scapes are the top of the garlic plant. Similar in looks to a scallion, in texture to a green bean, and in flavor has a mild…
In The Box – CSA Week 9 {Strawberry Cheesecake in a Jar}
Ack, I got so behind on the vegetables! I spent over an hour this weekend catching up. Cleaning, drying and storing all them all. Man you miss tacking care of business one week and it gets a little overwhelming. I knew I didn’t have time to deal with more than we were going to eat…
In the Box — CSA Week 8 {Radish Salad}
This week’s box looks just like the one last week. Radishes Bok Choi Head Lettuce Mesclun Mix Turnips Scallions Kale We have had a huge temperature swing here in Chicago, dangerous heat indexes to start the week and 50° to end the week. I am going to take advantage of the cool temperatures to light…
In the Box — CSA Week 7 {Sweet Scallion Shrimp}
Lots of good stuff in the CSA box this week. As a bonus is it all manageable amounts so I am not feeling the pressure to use them before they go bad. Should be easy enough this week. Radishes Bok Choi Head Lettuce Mesclun Mix Turnips Scallions Kale The radishes will be pickled again, these…
In the Box — Week 5 and 6 {Pickled Radish}
Two weeks in a row of traveling has set me back in the kitchen, I have been slacking on making any interesting meals. We have been eating a good number of salads since those are easy enough to throw together and we always have plenty of greens. The past two weeks of CSA boxes have…
In the Box — CSA Week 4 {Bok Choi Gratin}
This week’s CSA box was almost identical to the one from last week, just the kale was changed up. Just the kale I have been waiting for to give kale chips a try. Spinach Bok Choi Hakurei Turnips (topped) Head Lettuce Kale (Lacinato) I was away a few days last week so had a lot…