Thursday, February 4, 2010

What's in the Box?

.5 pound Snow Peas
1 Golden Bell Pepper
1.25 pounds La Ratte Potatoes
1 Cucumber
1 pound Full Circle Bagged Carrots
1 pound Parsnips
2 Lemons
1 bunch Green Onions
1 Delicata Squash
1 head Romaine Lettuce
0.4 pound Cremini Mushrooms
4 D'anjou Pears
4 Braeburn Apples

I also ordered this from the green grocery:

Truffle & Salt: Incredible black truffles from Abruzzo combined with adriatic Italian sea salt from the small town of Cervia to make the ultimate must have seasoning.

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

What's in the Box?


0.4 pound Cremini Mushrooms
1 pound Roma Tomatoes
1.5 pounds Yukon Gold Potatoes
2 Yellow Onions
1 Bunch Carrots
2 Red Bell Peppers
1 Acorn Squash
1 pound Zucchini
1 pound Parsnips
1 head Romaine Lettuce
1 Cucumber
4 D'anjou Pears
3 Pink Lady Apples

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

What's in the Box?

2 bunch Golden Beets
.4 pound Cremini Mushrooms
1 bunch Baby Carrots
1 Cucumber
1 bunch Red Radishes
1 Hass Avocados
1.25 pounds Purple Top Turnips
1 pound Yukon Gold Potatoes
2 Red Onions
2 Asian Pears
4 Bartlett Pears

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

What's in the Box?

1 White Acorn Squash
1 bunch Orange Carrots
1 Leek
1 Yellow Onion
1 bunch Baby Red Beets
1.5 pounds Yukon Gold Potatoes
1 pound Red Thumb Fingerling Potatoes
1 bunch French Breakfast Radishes
1 each Napa Cabbage
.2 pound Shiitake Mushrooms
1 pound Zucchini
3 Asian Pears

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Saturday, October 17, 2009

What's in the Box?


1 Kabocha Squash
2 Yellow Onions
1 Bunch Orange Carrots
.75 pound Farmer's Choice Of Sweet Peppers
4 Russet Potatoes
1 bunch Red Beets
1 Rosa Bianca Eggplant
1 Fennel
1.25 pounds Garnet Yams
1 Parsnip
3 D'anjou Pears
3 Gala Apples

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

What's in the Box?

1 Bunch Orange Carrots
.4 pound Cremini Mushrooms
 .75 pound Parsnips
1.5 pounds Freshly Dug Yukon Gold Potatoes
 1 head Fennel
1 bunch Red Beets
.33 pound Braising Mix
 1 Napa Cabbage
4 ear Sweet Corn
4 Flavor Queen Pluots
3 Nectarines
3 Asian Pears

Mmmm, root veggies. Looks like there is a roast in my future.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

What's in the Box?

1 bunch Red Beets
1 bunch Orange Carrots
.75 pound Fresh Coco Rubico Snap Beans
1 pound Red Bell Peppers
3 Tomatoes
.4 pound Button Mushrooms
4 White Sweet Corn
3 Mixed Baby Lettuce Heads
2 White Flesh Peaches
4 Nectarines
1 Farmer's Choice Of Melons
.85 pound Italian Prunes

The lettuce, peaches and a couple of the nectarines as well as the melon, some of the prunes and maybe the corn are all being used for a feast my friend and I are making this weekend. Lots of pictures will be coming.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

What's in the box?

2 bunch Red Beets
.5 pound Tomatillos
1 bunch Purple Carrots
1 Red Cabbage
1 Farmer's Choice Of Melons
4 Bi-Color Sweet Corn
2.5 pounds Farmer's Choice Of Summer Squash
3 Gala Apples
4 Yellow Peaches
6 Flavor Grenade Pluots

This week I decided to double up the squash (because I want to make squash soup) and the beets (because the husband loves beets)

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

What's in the Box?

.34 pound Salad Mix (Cut Greens)
1 bunch Red Torpedo Salad Onions
1 bunch Red Radishes
2 Orange Tomatoes
 1 Cucumber
.75 pound Farmer's Choice Of Peppers
1 bunch Carrots
1.5 pounds Freshly Dug Yukon Gold Potatoes
2 Walla Walla Sweet Onions
3 each White Flesh Nectarines
3 each Peaches
.75 pound Santa Rosa Plums

Sadly the corn that was supposed to be in my box isn't ripe yet. Maybe next time.

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

What's in the Box?


.75 pound Mixed Sweet Peppers (apparently this means Green Bell Peppers)
1.5 pounds Freshly Dug Yukon Gold Potatoes
.75 pound Green Beans
1 bunch Baby Purple Carrots
.5 pound Tomatillos
1 bunch Baby Beets
1 head Fennel
1 bunch Red Scallions
1 Savoy Cabbage
3 Yellow Peaches
4 Black Splendor Plums
.5 pint Blueberries

I got a bonus bunch of purple carrots. I'm thinking about making purple carrot soup.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

What's in the Box?


1 pound English Peas
1 bunch Yellow Carrots
1 Cucumber
.4 pound Cremini Mushrooms
1 bunch Dandelion Greens
1 pound Farmers' Choice Of Summer Squash (we got zucchini)
1 Walla Walla Sweet Onion
.75 pound Lapin Cherries
1.25 pounds Yummy Beauty Plums
3 Yellow Peaches
1/2 pint Red Raspberries

We were also supposed to get 1 bunch of Red Radishes but we ended up with a second 1/2 pint Red Raspberries. Maybe it's because they were listed one after another on the packing list. Oh well, I'm not mad at extra raspberries.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

What's in the Box?

.4 pound Cremini Mushrooms
1.5 pounds Yukon Gold Potatoes
1 bunch Yellow Carrots (although they don't look very yellow to me)
1 Cucumber
1 bunch Baby Bok Choy
2 Red Bell Peppers
.5 pound Green Beans
 4 ear Corn
5 Pluots
4 Nectarines
.6 pound Red Grapes
.5 pound Bing Cherries

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

What's in the Box?

1 bunch Purple Radish
1 Celery
1 Red Bell Peppers
2 Red Tomatoes
2 Hass Avocados
1 bunch Baby Carrots
1 Napa Cabbage
1 bunch Walla Walla Sweet Spring Onions
1 pint Strawberries
4 Yellow Peaches
2 Ataulfo Mangos
.7 pound Green Grapes

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Thursday, June 4, 2009

What's in the Box?

The great thing about the CSA with Full Circle Farm is that they allow you to switch up to five items in every box. Unfortunately, this week I neglected to make any changes so I ended up with a few things that I would normally not get (specifically the spinach and mustard greens because the husband REALLY does not like them). So, cooking this week may be a bit more of a challenge. We'll see.

.34 pound Salad Mix
1 Bunch Spinach
1 bunch Red Mustard Greens
.75 pound Roma Tomatoes
1 Green Bell Peppers
1 bunch Green Garlic
1 bunch Baby Bunch White Turnips
.75 pound Asparagus
 .2 pound Shiitake Mushrooms
4 Yellow Peaches
4 Braeburn Apples
1 pound Strawberries

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Thursday, May 21, 2009

What's in the box?

1 bunch Carrots
 2 Tomatoes
2 Artichokes
.75 pound Rhubarb
.75 pound Asparagus
.75 pound Zucchini
1.5 pounds Yukon Gold Potatoes
2 Hass Avocados
1.25 pounds Garnet Yams
 2 Lemons
1 Red Onions
2 Ataulfo Mangos
1 pint Strawberries

I also added a couple of items from the "green grocer" this week:
2 pounds fava beans (I've never cooked these before so it sounded fun)
2 limes (because I wanted to make salsa)

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

What's in the box?

1 bunch Red Chard
2 Tomatoes
1 Sweet Onions
1 head Purple Garlic
.75 pound Asparagus
2 Green Bell Peppers
1.5 pounds Red Potatoes
1 bunch French Breakfast Radishes
.5 pound Snap Peas
1 bunch Carrots
2 Lemons
1 bunch Broccoli
1 Mango

Today's box included the largest stalk of asparagus ever. On the left, a normal-size asparagus, on the right, the one that was in my box today.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

What's in the Box?

1 bunch Baby Bok Choy
3 Tomatoes
1 bunch Red Radishes
1 Yellow Onions
2 Hass Avocados
1 Cucumbers
.75 pound Zucchini
4 Russet Potatoes
1.25 pounds Garnet Yams
.5 pound Snap Peas
1 bunch Carrots
1 Hayden Mango
1 pint Strawberries

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Friday, February 13, 2009

What's in the box?

After an unfortunate break from my CSA box due to my ankle sprain I will be receiving a new box next Wednesday. I'm excited that I will be able to get back to cooking.

Here's what I'm scheduled to receive.

1.5 pounds Russet Roasting Potatoes
1.25 pounds Jewel Yams
1 each Cucumbers
2 each Hass Avocados
2 each Golden Bell Peppers
1 bunch Carrots
1 pound Beets
2 each Yellow Onions
.4 pound Cremini Mushrooms
1 each Blueberries
4 each Braeburn Apples
3 each Cara Cara Oranges



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Saturday, January 24, 2009

What's in the box?

1 pound Purple Potatoes
1 Cucumbers
0.75 pound Green Beans
0.75 pound Baby Bok Choy
1 Eggplant
0.5 pound Shallots
1 Acorn Squash
1 bunch Lacinato Kale
0.75 pound Zucchini
1 pound golden beets
1 pound Jewel Yams
4 Fuji Apples
1 Mangos
3 Fairchild Tangerines
4 Navel Oranges
1 dozen eggs

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I'm a personal chef living happily with her picky-eater (but willing to try anything) husband and two big dogs.

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This blog details what I make with the contents of my box of fruits and veggies from my local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm.

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