CSA Week Ten

Hooray!  Finally got real tomatoes!  Here is what else I got this week from my CSA:

-Basil
-Carrots
-Corn
-Eggplant
-Cucumber
-Summer squash
-Lettuce
-Peppers
-Cherry tomatoes
-Tomatoes
-Peaches
-Melon
-Eggs
-Wild Flowers

Last night I made tostadas with the lettuce and cherry tomatoes.

Sometimes my favorite thing to do with a tomato is just slice it up and put some salt on it.  I think I am going to save a few and make a margherita pizza, with my own tomato sauce, and mozzarella cheese, and basil.  A pepper pizza sounds pretty good too, and even this grilled-peach and proscuitto pizza sounds interesting.  Pizza party!

I am actually making tomato and eggplant soup tonight, and I desperately need to make some zucchini bread and freeze it for the later.  I still have a few zuccs hanging around in my fridge.

If you end up making tomato sauce, how about some homemade pasta to go with it?

CSA Week Nine

This week in my CSA I got more zucchini (ugh) and a ton of other stuff.  Here is what I got:

-Mesclun greens
-Green bell peppers
-Beets
-Eggplant (my arch nemesis)
-Basil
-Yellow squash
-Zucchini
-Cucumbers
-Cherry tomatoes
-Melon
-Watermelon
-White peaches
-Eggs
-Sunflowers

Feeling a little unmotivated this week, but made some tacos and pesto on Wednesday.  On Thursday, my friend made these stuffed peppers from Smitten Kitchen, which used up the rest of the tomatoes, peppers, and some zucchini.

Tonight, I am planning on making a zucchini tart, which uses the pesto I made and the zucchini!

I would love to make a watermelon salad with basil and feta, and maybe roast some beets.  Ugh, what to do with this eggplant?  I might make this roasted tomato and eggplant soup (to hide it)!

Check out my review on the Van Leeuwan Ice Cream Truck.

CSA Week Eight

This week I got tomatoes for the first time, tons of corn, and delicious fruit.  Last night I munched on a lot of stuff instead of making any real dinner.

Here is what I got:

-Onion
-Purslane
-Basil
-Cherry tomatoes
-Summer squash
-Peppers
-Jalapenos
-Cucumber
-Corn
-Watermelon
-Peaches
-Apricots
-Eggs
-Sunflowers

Last night I made some poached apricots for some hand pies I will be making later in the week.
I might make this corn and zucchini salad.  Or corn fritters!
Maybe I will try this squash loaf cake, but I am just going to say it - I am sick of zucchini.
And I am making a huge salad tonight with the lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers!  Watermelon with basil and feta sounds pretty good too!
And I might make a little bit of salsa too!

CSA Week Twenty-One

Hello!  Here is what I got from my CSA this week:
-Sweet potatoes
-Potatoes
-Broccoli
-Red and icicle radishes
-Beets
-Swiss chard
-Baby bok choy
-Lettuce
-Cherry tomatoes
-Hot peppers
-Apples


If you are looking for something to do with swiss chard, try these tacos.

Click here to read about my visit to Fairmount Bagels, one of Montreal's most popular bagel shops.

CSA Week Seventeen & Eighteen

I have had a couple busy weeks filled with visitors and traveling, so I have been a bit lax on posting.  Here is the produce I got from my CSA:

Week Seventeen

-Heirloom tomatoes
-Cherry tomatoes
-Dill
-Hot peppers
-Mesclun greens
-Kale
-Radishes
-Green beans
-Apples
-Plums
-Seckle pears
-Dozen eggs

Week Eighteen

-Tomatoes
-Grape tomatoes
-Bok choy
-Hot peppers
-Lettuce
-Green beans
-Collard greens
-Apples
-Plums
-Seckle pears
-Dozen eggs

CSA Week Fourteen

Hi!  This week my CSA welcomed in fall with squash, apples, and pears.  Here is what I got:
-Squash
-Lettuce
-Cherry tomatoes
-Tomatoes
-Bell peppers
-String beans
-Salad turnips
-Bok choy
-Mesclun greens
-Apples
-Barlett pears
-Peaches
-Plums
-Dozen eggs

This week I am going to pickle some green beans using this recipe by Bob McClure of McClure's pickles (swapping the cucumbers for the beans).  If you need some tomato inspiration, try this recipe for some Rustic Roasted Tomato Salsa by Rick Bayless.  Instead of buying fire roasted canned tomatoes, just roast your tomatoes under the broiler until the skins have charred black spots on both sides.  Let tomatoes cool, remove skins, and finish the recipe as usual.  And if you need a pear snack, try this recipe from Apples and Butter blog.

Enjoy!

CSA Week Thirteen

Yes, I realize I forgot to post last week's CSA.  My apologies, but I had a flight to catch.  My BFF got married last weekend and I couldn't be happier - like I-couldn't-stop-crying-in-front-of-everyone-at-ho-down-happier.  That said, lets skip to this week's bounty.

Photo by AWD.

Here is what I got:

-Parsley
-Meslcun greens
-Lettuce
-String beans
-Tomatoes
-Red Peppers
-Potatoes
-Zucchini
-Peaches
-Plums
-Eggs


Thinking about making this plum cake (so pretty) over the weekend, and drinking some of these Porch Crawlers (so deadly).

CSA Week Ten

Hello!  Here is what I got today from my CSA:
-Beautiful heirloom tomatoes
-Corn
-Cherry tomatoes
-Cabbage
-Cucumbers
-Green Bell peppers
-Zucchini
-Fennel
-Basil
-Watermelon
-Peaches
-Dozen eggs

Last night I made David Lebovitz's Zucchini Cake with Crunchy Lemon Glaze.  I swear anything he makes is amazing.  The cake is super moist, and the finely chopped nuts create a nice texture throughout.  The lemon glaze by itself is very tart, and I felt like I should have added more sugar, but as it seeps into the cake it mellows out - so don't fear.  If you are in the mood for a "healthy" dessert or a breakfast treat, I would definitely try the recipe, and if you haven't checked out David's blog, click here.

CSA Week Nine

This is one of those weeks that when you get the food and you know exactly what to do with it - just eat everything on its own.  Slice up tomato and add some salt, cut up some melon for a fresh dessert, or add some cucumber to a pitcher of water for a fancy drink.  Here is everything I got:

-Cabbage
-Basil
-Zucchini
-Cucumbers
-Hot house tomato
-Cherry tomatoes
-Potatoes
-Corn
-Peaches
-Melon
-Watermelon
-Eggs

Murdered Peach

Last night I pan roasted the cherry tomatoes, threw in some garlic at the end, tossed with angel hair, and topped with basil and Parmesan.  Delicious!