Week Three!

Just got back from the farm and picked up this week's haul.  It includes:

Garlic Scapes
Radishes
Komatsuna
Kale - which I gave all to my mother
San Po Sai
Lettuce
Scallions
Escarole
Lavender
Pea Tenderils
Peas

I almost ate all the peas on the car ride home - nothing like fresh, crisp peas.  I have the lavender in a vase on my desk already and the smell is intoxicating. 

I'll be cooking lots of greens later today . .I'm ashamed to say some of them still leftover from last week but I will use them up for dinner later. 

And I finally released my blog to some family and friends yesterday and it was so great to hear back from all of you. Especially the growing number of people taking advantage of CSA's all over the country and your experiences. In fact one friend said she made a stir fry of swiss chard and boy choy over wild rice which will be my inspiration for tonight's dinner. 

Keep the comments coming!

Week Two!

I just picked up this week's vegetables and am SO excited. We got a big bunch of fresh cilantro!!!  I am trying to grow some of my own but have never had much luck because I've been told it doesn't get hot enough here but this bunch looks beautiful. I am a sucker for cilantro . . I am not one of those crazy people who think it tastes like dirty dish water.


Here is this week's lists:
Spinach
Young Garlic
Radish
Komatsuna
Cilantro
Kale
Chard
Panisse Lettuce
Scallions
Rhubarb

There will however be no cooking today - I have to leave work a little early to go into Boston to the Pop's so I won't be taking time away to work. There is also a chance I won't be able to cook tomorrow as I am going to my office in Connecticut and that is a long day with a 3 hour trip each way. Maybe I'll be in the mood when I get home but we'll have to wait and see.

A quick tip - I find storing the greens much like herbs in a plastic bag with a bit of paper toweling in the bag keeps them fresh longer.