Deliciousness from a box, week 1!
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theweaselkingWe signed up for a local farming collective's "big box of local veggies every week". This is week 1!
Those are, left to right: three Lebanese cucumbers and one standard cucumber, a whole head of spinach, a pile of really nice green onions, a bundle of garlic chives, three large carrots, a bundle of swiss chard, a baggie of "spring mix" salad greens, about 2kg of asparagus, a bundle of radishes, a baggie of last year's frozen raspberries and one of blueberries, and four tomatoes.
(The white paper bag in the back is the last of the delicious jalapeno cheddar bread from the local bakery. It wasn't in the box, just in the picture.)
So far we've used: One lebanese cucumber, one carrot, half the green onions, some of the radishes, and one tomato. I think I'm going to keep track of what we get and what we use, each week.
(I don't think I've ever EATEN chard. Suggestions?)
Those are, left to right: three Lebanese cucumbers and one standard cucumber, a whole head of spinach, a pile of really nice green onions, a bundle of garlic chives, three large carrots, a bundle of swiss chard, a baggie of "spring mix" salad greens, about 2kg of asparagus, a bundle of radishes, a baggie of last year's frozen raspberries and one of blueberries, and four tomatoes.
(The white paper bag in the back is the last of the delicious jalapeno cheddar bread from the local bakery. It wasn't in the box, just in the picture.)
So far we've used: One lebanese cucumber, one carrot, half the green onions, some of the radishes, and one tomato. I think I'm going to keep track of what we get and what we use, each week.
(I don't think I've ever EATEN chard. Suggestions?)
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Date: 2013-05-22 12:39 am (UTC)Chard, spinach, mixed greens, raisins, roasted chickpeas, oil, all tossed together, and with sides of roasted asparagus and the Roman buttered carrots recipe (because tomorrow evening might be chilly enough to warrant warm food)?
ETA: Ohhhh, also: we have the steamer. I am fairly sure you can steam chard. I think.
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Date: 2013-05-22 05:32 am (UTC)It also makes a rather lovely soup (http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Bean_-bacon-and-butternut-squash-soup-with-swiss-chard-307908).
And, okay, if for some reason you actually don't want bacon near your chard, and you want to put more work into it, there's also a Lebanese recipe (http://www.tasteofbeirut.com/2011/03/stuffed-swiss-chard-leaves-with-lamb-chops-and-yogurt-sauce/) you could try.
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Date: 2013-05-22 03:03 am (UTC)All of that produce looks GORGEOUS. enjoy! :)
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Date: 2013-05-22 03:09 am (UTC)- Slice leaves from stems and cut into strips; discard stems.
- Sautee minced garlic in olive oil, add red wine vinegar, add chard, simmer until tender. (One big whack o' chard cooks down to about two side servings.)
I'll have to try that bacon recipe linked above, but I don't see why I'd want to discard the garlic after infusing the pot with it. :]
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Date: 2013-05-22 04:08 am (UTC)FYI, I am personally quite fond of asparagus wrapped in bacon. And I have an EPIC recipe for spinach soup (involves bacon!) in my LJ.
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Date: 2013-05-22 08:40 am (UTC)I got chard one week. I used it in a really simple fish meal, as a bed of greens under some decent white fish, butter, lemon and pepper, baked in foil (you could use parchment paper too, either works). The butter helped to soften the natural bitter taste of the chard, and baking it is less likely to make it all overcooked-spinach-y.
Works well by itself if you use enough veggies in the dish, and I think I put some peas on the side, but couscous is a good thing to put with it too.
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Date: 2013-05-22 05:43 pm (UTC)Though recently I did find one that seems to work differently. You pay in increments, you tell them what you want each week from a list, and you get just that while they deduct the 'cost' of what you selected from however much you paid in. I need to get more information from them about how exactly it works. That's my impression from what little info they have online, but details are sketchy.
As for chard: http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-chicken-and-swiss-chard-pasta-bake-164753
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Date: 2013-05-22 11:04 pm (UTC)Any chance you can find another person or family to split with, on top of your boyfriend? Maybe see if the group is willing to accept a thing where you get them one week, and That Other Person Who Was Asking About Smaller Shares gets them the other week?
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