This week we busted out the canning equipment from its winter storage and got busy with jam. We got enough blueberries to make two different styles of jam and did our future selves a favor and made some refrigerator pickles. Spring rolls made a reappearance in our dinner plans, and did an inventive spaghetti squashContinue reading “Box 4: Score Card”
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Box 4: All About the Blueberries
One awesome feature of our CSA is that when they have an overabundance of produce, it gets offered to the CSA members at wholesale prices! This week blueberries were in an overabundance, and we have plans… boundless beautiful blueprints for our box’s blueberry bounty. Tasty Contents 1 Pint Blueberries 1 Bunch Chives 1 Bunch BasilContinue reading “Box 4: All About the Blueberries”
Box 3: Score Card
Chive infused olive oil? After nearly a week of seeing the chives standing upright and proud in a cup of water in the fridge, we finally used them. Our CSA recommended we add them to a pint jar of olive oil for a tasty dressing, and we are happy we listened. Tasty Meals Moroccan StyleContinue reading “Box 3: Score Card”
Box 3: Chives Make an Entrance
Our biggest worry when signing up for a CSA is getting a lot of greens that we just can’t keep up with. For some people, it might be bitter greens. For us, it chives. The challenge to eat the whole box is real. Tasty Contents 1 Pint Blueberries 1/2 Pint Raspberries 1 Bunch Chives 1Continue reading “Box 3: Chives Make an Entrance”
Box 2: Score Card
Week 2 was a smashing success! The jar of gourmet marinara sauce lived up to its hype and provided an excellent backdrop to spaghettified zucchini. Spring rolls with some added protein proved to be a satisfying meal, and we managed to use all the spring onions. Tasty Meals Spaghetti with zucchini noodles Yellow split peaContinue reading “Box 2: Score Card”
Box 2: Pasta Sauce Surprise
Heading into our week 2 box, we were expecting many the same goodies as the first box. This is no time to start getting tired of the same veggies, but boy were we pleasantly surprised to see a jar of marinara sauce, made from the farms own tomato crop included! This week is going toContinue reading “Box 2: Pasta Sauce Surprise”
Box 1: Score Card
Our first week incorporating Box 1 into our meals went pretty well. We’ve got the motivation right now and since it’s something new after who-knows-how-many-weeks we’ve been self quarantining, it’s probably more exciting to us than it will be in the near future. Spring rolls and smoky black-eyed peas really elevated our meals. Tasty MealsContinue reading “Box 1: Score Card”
Box 1: The Spring Box
June 17th marks the beginning of our spring-summer-fall CSA membership! Officially, it’s still Spring for three more days, so this will be our first and only spring box. We are expecting the spring New England staples (asparagus, leafy greens, radishes and herbs) but hey, we’re not farmers so surprises are expected. Let’s see what weContinue reading “Box 1: The Spring Box”
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