Category: CSA Box

It is CSA box pick up day again and as usual each week is an adventure. This week I got: eggplant butternut squash cherry tomatoes cucumbers zucchini bell peppers jalapenos peppers figs The big hurray! of this week is the eggplant which I’ve been seriously craving. Saturday afternoon I’m going to fire up the grill […]

This week’s CSA box arrived and had the following Watermelon Zucchini Bell Pepper Banana Pepper Micro Greens Kale Okra Sweet Corn We got a huge bunch of banana peppers in this week’s box that I’m not really sure what I’m going to do with. I’m wondering I can make banana pepper poppers with them since […]

This week’s CSA box contained watermelon kale cucumbers bell peppers tomatoes peaches arugula Many of the tomatoes that came in this week’s box were in serious need of help. So I’m thinking that I should peel and crush them to make a tomato sauce from scratch. That means boiling water and dunking the tomatoes then […]

[singlepic id=205 w=320 h=240 float=right] Another staple of the CSA box has been peaches and we’ve accumulated more than a few to eat or use. I need to reduce the number I have on hand so I thought about making a peach crisp but didn’t have the time. Instead my spouse decided to make a […]

Because 4th of July is this week my CSA box showed up on Tuesday instead of Thursday. It is pretty much a repeat of last week and included: Slicer tomatoes Cucumbers’ Cantaloupe Peaches Eggplant Green Beans New Potatoes Bell peppers Jalapeno peppers (hot) Banana peppers Sweet Corn The banana peppers and eggplant will surely get […]

Earlier in the spring I whined about having more beets that I knew what to do with. To use some of them up I made Red Velvet Chocolate Beet Cupcakes, which were a total hit with my co-workers for their moist texture and deep dark chocolate flavor. Another batch of the beets got pureed and […]

Another week, another boxes of CSA goodies. Looks like my wishes from last week have been answered. Because this week’s boxes included: Slicer tomatoes Cucumbers’ Peaches Cantaloupe Kale Bell peppers Jalapeno peppers (hot) Banana peppers Sweet Corn I also have some banana peppers from my own garden to harvest. Which means we’ll definitely be having […]

[singlepic id=196 w=320 h=240 float=right] It is the first week of the summer CSA and the vegetables are coming on. Our box was super heavy this week and filled with great goodies including: bell peppers sweet corn slicer tomatoes peaches cucumbers arugula green onions cauliflower new potatoes [singlepic id=195 w=320 h=240 float=left] I was most […]

This week’s CSA box had Brussel’s Sprouts Green Beans Yellow Squash Sweet Corn Peaches New Potatoes Cherry Tomatoes Slicer Tomatoes Bell Peppers Cucumbers Baby Arugula mix I can’t seem to keep up with the cherry tomatoes I’ve been getting. I’ve been using them along with the Arugula in pasta dishes each week. However, it just […]

This weeks CSA share contained Green Beans Peaches New Potatoes Cherry Tomatoes Slicer Tomatoes Micro Greens Bell Peppers Cucumbers Yellow Squash Unfortunately some of the peaches were kind of banged up which means I needed to use them ASAP. So I diced and frozen them after sprinkling with some fruit saver. Will probably make a […]