CSA Week 7

After a week off, I was eager to get our box this week. 

Potatoes

Carrots

Walla walla onion
Assorted summer squash
Zucchini

Spinach
Red oak lettuce

Chioggia beets

Garlic

Green pepper

Jalapeño pepper

Cilantro

Tomatoes

Strawberries!

The strawberries were gone in an hour. Here's how the rest of it went:

Potatoes - Still in the fridge. But these keep well.

Carrots - I once again made Carrot-Ginger Dressing. This is a staple now. Heaping spoonfuls on salad. Or just spoonfuls. It's so good.

Walla walla onion/Summer squash - I sautéed these up together. Sans onion, the kids liked these too. We named the yellow squash "star squash" which makes it taste better.

Zucchini - Well, of course this happened. 

Spinach/Lettuce - Chopped and eaten raw, smothered with the Carrot-Ginger dressing.

Garlic - Added to everything possible.

Chiogga Beets - I busted these out right when I got home. I roasted, peeled, chopped, and sautéed them with garlic and the beet greens. And topped them with a little balsamic vinegar. I'm kind of addicted to beets right now.

Green pepper - Still in the fridge. Not really a pepper lover. I've got one more this week, and my sister is getting them both. 

Jalapeño pepper/Cilantro - I made a pesto with these. Surprise! Pesto is versatile, quick, handy, and freezable. I ate this one with some pulled pork burritos. Should have added black beans and sour cream. 

These food close-ups belie the truth about my workstation. Here's a different angle...

Tomatoes: Eaten raw and on pizza!

Crust on steroids. I brushed it with garlic butter, a la American Dream Pizza - so the more the merrier. 

Sous-chefs

Speaking of tomatoes, I harvested the first goodly bunch from my garden this week. If I can just keep Anika from eating them all, I'll be harvesting a whole lot more. She's as bad as the deer. Or maybe worse because she can open the gate.