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June 27, 2009
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CSA: Week Three
Lessons I learned this week:
- I don't hate radishes (that's the most enthusiasm I can muster for now).
- Pak choi is delicious when brushed with a little oil and vinegar and grilled.
- I can blanch!
I ate all of the week two share by myself, with the exception of one head of pak choi. It wasn't even that hard, I just needed to plan my meals a little more carefully. In the process (and thanks to the Best Recipe cookbook), I am developing some indoor vegetable preparation skills that I hope will be a permanent addition to my repertoire (as does Dinka).
This week's share has become a two platter affair, as you can see above. Here's what's included:
- red sails lettuce
- garlic scapes (the blossom and stalk of the garlic plant, pictured below)
- kale
- scallions (pictured at bottom)
- cilantro
- rhubarb
- strawberries
- sugar snap peas
The rhubarb will be frozen for future pie considerations and the rest I'm already working on. I'm eating the peas as I write this and they too are conjuring up memories of my youth, eating raw peas out of a paper grocery bag on a camping trip (those were a different kind of peas, but probably the last time I've eaten them raw). I'm going to miss the next three weeks' pickups on vacation but I'll post the contents anyway. I've also found a good home for the share while I'm gone so the bounty will not go unappreciated.
