Farm Fresh

arugula, asparagus, chard, cilantro, green garlic, leeks, mushrooms, onions, radishes, spinach

What’s for Dinner?

A pot pourri of spring, that’s what. Still lots of cilantro, radishes and green onions to take us in a Mexican direction. Still fragrant green garlic, for just about anything. And yippee, more asparagus and arugula! With ingredients like this, you can create almost anything. Like salad for an army (or a really packed potluck), chimichurri minus the parsley, and crispy, chewy chocolate chip cookies, in honor of National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! Oh, wait, those aren’t from the veggie box.

A funny and unprecedented thing happened this week as well. My doorbell rang, my Hood River Organic box greeting me on Friday as usual. There was the regular oohing and aahing, the taking in of the sights and fragrances, and the painstaking putting away (it always takes quite a refrigerator re-arrangement endeavor). Boy was it a surprise, then, when a few hours later, another veggie box appeared! Who knows how this happened?!? What I do know is there’s no send-backs, so now I’ve got quite the challenge cut out for myself. I’ve canceled next week’s delivery, and let’s see what I can do in the make-ahead (and freeze) department to salvage all of this spring bounty.

Friday –  pizza, tv trays, & movie

pizza with green garlic & arugula (Martha Rose Shulman, NYT)

Saturday – pretty enough to share

spinach & strawberry salad with poppyseed dressing (The Kitchn)

Sunday  – spring fling pot pie

spring vegetable pot pie (Ruth Reichl, Gourmet Today)
with cheddar chive biscuit topping

crispy chewy chocolate chip cookies (Deb Perleman, The Smitten Kitchen)

Monday – melty, oozy pasta perfection

pasta with brie, mushrooms, and greens (Real Simple)
grilled asparagus (Simply Recipes)

Tuesday –  beans & greens go mexican

red bean & green grain taco bowl (Deb Perleman, Smitten Kitchen)
radish salsa (Mark Bittman)

Wednesday – chimichurri with a twist

grilled flank steak with cilantro chimichurri (Food Network)
chard salad (Food52)

Thursday – kale & chard sammie

steak and swiss chard paninis (Real Simple)
crunchy radishes

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