Thus far, the CSA shares have been a smashing success. I've expanded my chorus of evening meal recipes, inspired by our new vegetables & cheeses. The primary challenge is not to cook fancy meals all evening & then eat so late the pretty peas are too tired to enjoy.
Our first veggie box had sunchokes, ramps, parsnips, black radishes, spinach, spring salad mix, arugula, sorrel, asparagus & chives. Our first cheese box had white mild cheddar, muenster & bleu cheese. The coffee, which made me want to cry it is so good, was Organic Harmony Valley blend from Kickapoo Coffees. It tastes like rich, dark, chocolate-covered cherries mixed into luscious coffee. Ahhhh...
We've used most of the veggies. Here's what we've enjoyed so far:
- Sorrel & Spinach Pesto on Multi-Grain Pasta
- Raw Sliced Sunchokes (which the baby loved)
- Oven-Roasted Sunchokes (too much olive oil, too much cramping afterward)
- Vegetable Pizza with asparagus, ramps, spinach & sun-dried tomatoes (see above photo)
- Steamed Asparagus
- Creamy Sausage & Ramp Pasta (see above, with Morningstar Veggie Sausage)
- Spinach Salad with Italian Balsamic Vinagrette, Chives & Bleu Cheese (see above)
- Stir Fried Tofu & Brown Rice with Ramps, Spinach, Chives, Sorrel & Asparagus
- Cream Cheese Sandwich Spread with Chives, Black Radish, Spinach & Carrots (excellent with cucumbers & multi-grain bread or on a grilled veggie burger w/ the cheddar)
- Pizza Hut Panormous Pizza, Half Pepperoni & Half Mushroom, & Spring Salad Mix
That last one is because we are trying a new routine to get the baby to sleep through the night and I was all done in last evening. We did pizza, board games & the TV hauled up from basement storage to watch part of our first last & only American Idol episode of the season. We ended up shutting it off most of the evening & playing Sorry! to a soundtrack of baby howls. Sigh. We will get through this. We will get through this. We will get through this.
Now, it's on to the Parsnips, Arugula & Muenster - and officiating two weddings this Memorial Day weekend!
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Huzzah!
