Farm Fresh

basil, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, fennel, gourmet greens, kohlrabi, lettuce, onions, summer squash, peppers, tomatoes

What’s for Dinner?

As opposed to veggies nicely arranged on my table, this week I thought I’d show you how they actually (often) arrive to my home.  In this GIANT plastic bag. On veggie day each week, I hand my veggie-picker-upper (husband) several re-usable bags, stocked inside with more re-usable, smaller bags. This, in high hopes that the veggies will reach me, all neatly categorized and organized, in their own earth-friendly self-contained vessel. Suffice it to say, I have learned to just be thrilled that the veggies arrive, giant plastic bag and all.  When I caught sight of yesterday’s haul, I knew it was no ordinary CSA delivery. It held the very best of late summer, as well as a taste of fall. It held all that September means to me…the last gorgeous basil (not just a bunch-o-basil, but two full plants!), cucumbers, and corn; piles of zucchini and eggplant; the premier of the sweet peppers and tomatoes. Plus a lot more, including kohlrabi. I have no idea what this is, but can’t wait to find out. The abundance was so great, I heaved the bag over my shoulder, huffed-and-puffed up the stairs, and set it on the scale.  I just had to know. Twenty-eight pounds!  Here we go…I’d say I’ve got my work cut out for me this week. And the great thing is, it doesn’t feel a bit like work.

Friday – grilled pizza fest

fontina, onion, & fennel pizza (Martha Stewart)
gourmet greens salad

Saturday – late-summer soup

roasted eggplant, pepper, and tomato soup (Whole Foods Market)
butter lettuce salad (Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa)
country bread

lemon sunshine zucchini bundt cake (Cinnamon Spice & Everything Nice)

Sunday –  tzatziki with a twist

grilled halibut with fennel tzatziki (Cooking Light)
simple zucchini saute (Katherine Deumling, SIO Blog, Wk. 8 2013)

Monday – move over basil

pasta with sweet corn pesto (Katherine Deumling, SIO blog, Wk. 15, 2013)
tomato, basil salad (Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa)

Tuesday – salad for supper

shrimp, cucumber, & avocado salad (Whole Foods Market)
baguette

Wednesday –  k is for kohlrabi

kohlrabi-sesami slaw (Mark Bittman, NYT)
grilled corn on the cob (Serious Eats)
grilled steak

Thursday –  what’s a tian, you say?

torpedo onion & pepper tian (Katherine Deumling, SIO Blog Wk. 15, 2013)
polenta

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