July 2 Share
We canceled our share for last week, as our friends that are splitting it with us were out of town. And this week’s share was fairly light. But I’m requesting a double one next week to make up for the one we missed, so that will be … something. For sure.
Last week we missed out on potatoes, of which there will be more, and red cabbage, which I am happy to be done with. Though I did turn up a fairly decent recipe for coleslaw online recently.
Anyway, we got a cute little watermelon, six tomatoes (!) and more lemon cucumbers, as well as leeks, regular cucumbers, serrano peppers, garlic, and the first of the eggplant. Elysian Fields grows Japanese eggplant, which are smaller, more tender, and not as bitter as the standard Black Beauty eggplant that one typically finds in a grocery store. I really appreciate them, because (1) I just don’t like eggplant that much, so having them be smaller is better, as far as I’m concerned, and (2) they are better for Asian/Indian cooking, which I’m more inclined to do anyway.
In rereading this post, I realized that I keep complaining about the vegetables I don’t like. To counter-balance, let me mention all the ones we got this week that I love: serranos, garlic, tomatoes, and cucumbers. I also love watermelon, which is of course not a vegetable. I don’t actually believe there are any fruits that I don’t like.
I am planning to do a flurry of posts this weekend, including reviews of the two Moosewood cooking classes I attended, and a guest post by my husband about making pickles. Stay tuned…
Tags: Community Supported Agriculture, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, leeks, serranos, tomatoes, watermelon
Is the share enough produce for the week or do you end up still at the regular grocery store?
It depends on a lot of things. This week was pretty light compared with others, and we are only keeping half of what’s in the photo, since we are splitting the share with another couple. It also depends on what the week’s like, and what I have planned out to make. But when I need to pick up supplemental produce, I do try to either get it from the farmer’s market or from stores that sell locally-grown vegetables.
I’m really looking forward to Jason’s pickle post!!!!!!! I love his pickles so much!