Week 14: the leaves are turning glorious shades of red, orange and yellow, falling and landing amidst the last tomatoes and peppers. I, for one, am eager for cooler fall temperatures. Snuggling under cozy blankets, homemade pumpkin spice lattes, slurping more soups, squash and other warming, grounding foods. Ideally I would enjoy some warm days […]
This time of year is my absolute favourite: it’s the generous shoulder season straddling the most productive part of summer combined with the arrival of heartier veg with longer growing times that we can look forward to in autumn… squash (especially Delicata or sweet potato – my perennial favourite), cabbage, beets, carrots, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts […]
Week 12 is here! So that’s three full months of a CSA share, and if you’re keeping track, here’s a refresher of what my overflow freezer currently looks like: It’s stuffed like a Thanksgiving turkey! It’s actually a bit fuller today because I made a gigantic batch of Spicy Vegetable, Chicken and Rice Soup and […]
Every year I find myself wailing about summer and in particular, how fast the summer days seem to whizz by. I know I’m not alone, but it still feels like I was posting my Week 1 CSA box just yesterday. (It was actually 12 weeks ago… but who’s counting?) You may have noticed that the […]
This week’s beautiful array of organic, local veggies. This week’s haul includes… 1 bunch of green onions New potatoes (probably about 1 lb.) 2 giant bok choy (washed and frozen as in previous weeks) As you can see, the bok choy is still making a dramatic appearance. Dramatic because I already have 3 or 4 […]
As we head into July, this might be the last of the late-spring produce. I’ll miss it… until next year of course! Lots of familiar faces in this week’s basket. That’s… 1 bunch of green onions – Used in raw salads and breakfast omelets. Over a lb. of new potatoes – Potatoes have a […]
Here’s a peek at my CSA box this week: You’ll recognize some of the usual suspects from last week, I bet. That’s… 1 bunch of radishes – Some raw in a salad and I’m still deciding what to do with the rest… 3/4 lb. to 1 lb. asparagus (again, I forgot to weigh it before […]