Update & Plans

Last week's Summer Squash Gratin was a smashing success! I didn't have any oregano, but used basil, parsley, and thyme in the sauce instead. I used my food processor for most of it: thick slicing disk for the zucchini, thin for the potatoes, and blade for bread crumbs and "sauce". The sauce had to be made in the little prep bowl portion of the processor. It turned out more like a pesto than a sauce.

On Monday we had taco salad with homemade salsa (using the cilantro, tomatoes, and jalapenos from the box). The salad used lettuce and cherry tomatoes from the box. We're almost out of tomatoes (ok, so I cheated and gave some away!)

Wednesday's dinner will be a reprise of Hazelnut & Chard Ravioli Salad Recipe.

A new box arrives on Thursday with the following:
Tomatoes
Carrots
Bell Pepper
Soicy Pepper (I think that's supposed to be "spicy")
Beets
Parsley
Swiss Chard

Freezing Tomatoes

We have SO many tomatoes that I may consider freezing them...

Week of 8/17 (back in the game!)

I've been a slacker about planning. We've been eating lots of impromptu meals - such as tomato salads. It's time to get back into planning!

In the fridge/produce bowl:
tomatoes of every shape & size
red cabbage
cabbage
squash
eggplant
chard
basil
sage
peppers (green & red)
fingerling potatoes

Monday:
grilled eggplant "sandwiches" with smoked mozzarella, prosciutto, and roasted red pepper tapenade
sauteed cabbage

Tuesday:
Summer Squash Gratin (substitute fingerling potatoes for yukons)
bread
(prep beans for tomorrow)

Wednesday:
Cherry Tomato Couscous with bell pepper added in (maybe!)

Arriving on Thursday:
Tomatoes
Bell Pepper
Butternut Squash
Cilantro
Carrots
Salad
Thyme
Jalapeno

Ooooo - I see salsa in our future...

Week of July 20

In the fridge/produce bowl:
turnips
carrots
cucumber
green beans
peppers
celery
mushrooms
red cabbage
fennel
squash
kohlrabi
tomatoes
basil
parsley
oregano
chives

Monday:
Braised Green Beans & Summer Vegetables
bread

Arriving Thursday:
Tomatoes
cucumber
beets
Carrots
Pepper
Tarragon
Salad Mix

Thursday:
Summer Squash Gratin -or- Glazed Carrots and Turnips
salad

Friday:
Kohlrabi & Squash Empanadas
salad, perhaps "Arugula with Golden Beets and Walnuts in Orange Miso Dressing", page 101, from Ani's Raw Food Kitchen

Saturday:
Grilled pizza w/ pesto, fennel, tomatoes, onions, etc. inspired by 101cookbooks

Week of July 13th

In the fridge:

collard greens
cabbage (lots)
green beens
parsley
celery
cucumber
carrots
turnips
swiss chard
peppers

Snacks: cucumbers + peas

Monday:
Hazelnut & Chard Ravioli Salad Recipe

Tuesday:
Baked Beans, Sausage & Collard Greens

Wednesday:
turnips / carrots recipe from CSA + green beans

Thusday: leftovers

Week of July 6

In the fridge:
green beans
lettuce
swiss chard
1/4 red cabbage
basil
parsley
tarragon
dill
cucumber
celery

Monday:
Sweet Potato Salad, from "Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home" page 135
leftover Southwestern Corn & Black Bean Salad from the 4th

Tuesday:
leftovers wrap

Wednesday:
grilled bell pepper and zucchini layered with basil, ricotta, and leftover millet "risotto" pan fried into cakes served over a bed of wilted swiss chard (inspired by Rachael Ray's polenta lasagna and Eating Well's savory millet cakes)

arriving Thursday:
Cabbage
Carrot
Swiss Chard
green beans
Bok choy
Turnip
Marjoram

Friday:
Vibrant Tasty Green Beans Recipe
Grilled Eggplant with Marjoram Sauce

Saturday:
potentially Sesame Scallops with Tangerine and Bok Choy

Sunday

Steph came over for dinner tonight. We had millet "risotto", grill-roasted beets, grilled zucchini with butter & brown sugar, and braised radishes. We had leftover rice krispy treats for dessert.