I’m not too happy with this photo, but it’s getting a little boring to keep complaining about my camera. My lack of photography skills doesn’t help the matter. I just wish you could fully appreciate how gorgeous this mid-winter bounty is, colorful and varied as ever.
If you’re new to this blog, every two weeks we get a delivery of fresh, local, organic produce from a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). This bonanza lasts us a full two weeks and sometimes we have to work pretty hard to use it up. It’s so delicious we don’t want to waste a thing.
This week we got (roughly clockwise from the back): China Rose radishes, kohlrabi, golden beets, mustard greens, dandelion greens, carrots, broccoli, kale, green oak leaf lettuce, pink lady apples, red onions, ruby crescent potatoes, cilantro, Romanesco cauliflower, onions, and a bag of Bloomsdale spinach that you can’t see.
Sometimes right behind my thought bubble along the lines of, “Wow! Look at all this delicious produce!” comes, “How are we going to eat it all?” I immediately start thinking of what needs to be used first and preparation ideas. It’s a challenge, but a fun one. I love eating what’s fresh and in season, as it’s always tastier. When I told my radish-loving husband those huge pink tubers were radishes, his reply was, “That begs the question- how much radish can one man eat?”
Tonight we’ll have a kale, white bean, and mushroom soup from a recipe my brother made last weekend while I was visiting him in Portland. It was so delicious that I ate it for lunch the next two days. His soup used bacon but I’m going to make a vegetarian version tonight for Meatless Monday. Tomorrow I’m cooking dinner for a friend and I’ll be able to use up a lot more of this delivery while it’s still fresh. I’ll try to post the recipe for the soup later this afternoon if I have time.
Eating local is better for your health and the environment, and it tastes SO much better. Sometimes I feel sorry for people who’ve never tasted real produce with real flavor. Click here to find out more about CSA and to find one near you. And please leave me your preparation ideas for anything you see in the photo in the Comments section.
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