csa-week 6

Week 6 pick-up:

• 1 sm. bunch red onions
  
• 3 beets with greens
  
• 4 small turnips
  
• 1 lb squash (asstd.)
  
• 4 carrots w/ tops
  
• 1/2 lb. swiss chard
  
• 1 pint of u-pick beans
• 1 sm. bunch cilantro
• nasturtium (edible flower)
  
• 7 stems of u-pick flowers
• u-pick herbs (lime basil, thai basil, marjoram, parsley & sage)
  

If you have been following, you may notice that we skipped the week 6 distribution. We were away the day we normally pick up our veggies and rather than lose out, we asked our friends if they wanted to enjoy the week's harvest. They loved it just as much as us and may even have been convinced to buy a share next year! They got to enjoy kohlrabi, carrots and cucumbers for the first time this season and also got some fennel and u-pick beans. I don't know how they used everything yet but we are so happy that they got to try it out.

We have already made a dent in this week's share. I took a red onion, some snow peas, patty pan squash and swiss chard and sauteed them all with a little EVOO, S&P. We had some boiled baby potatoes and some leftover chicken along side the veggies. Simple and quick after a day of weeding, mulching and sealing the front walkway.

We do love us a good Mojito here and Kris and I think that the lime basil will be a nice substitution for the mint. If not, we'll add a little to a Gin & Tonic. Maybe I will relax with one of those while we roast a bunch of beets. Once cooled, we'll have them on a salad of mixed greens, creamy balsamic dressing and herbed goat cheese.

I'm still trying to figure out what to do with the turnips. Boil? Roast? I suppose either would work but if anyone has and brilliant ideas, hit me up!