CSA Farm Share 2011: Week 11

Once again, a week behind (I started this a week ago).

• 2 bunches Tatsoi
• 2 bunches Mustard
• 2 bunches Broccoli
• 2 pints Cherry Tomatoes
• 4 pounds Tomatoes
• 6 Peppers (still not ripe)
• 4 Zucchini
• 2 Eggplant (absurdly huge)
  =24#

Once against, preservation was mostly on the freezer and dryer front. (As temps cool, I expect canning to become more likely, though I'm still planning to once again do a frozen tomato sauce because it was so much better than anything I've ever had out of a canned jar.) More beet burgers were frozen, the first tray of pesto packed away and another tray made (with almonds this time). More dried tomatoes and also lots of squash chips (summer, zucchini, and cousa). I'm glad to find a healthy method of preparing summer squash that makes me want to eat it. I've already made two dehydrator's worth and they're all gone. Plenty more squash to dry, though. Also processed the peaches from a friend's tree enough to be able to pack and freeze them for later use. And the rest of the tomatoes turned into bruschetta.

Last night we used previously-frozen celery, farmshare carrots & onions, tatsoi, and assorted previously-dried herbs to make red lentil soup. Is it soup season already??

[ETA: I should note that much of the above would not have been possible without help. Most notably, Mark, but this week also Cee (without whom I wouldn't have had most of the tomatoes, and much of the end result went back to her, of course) as well as Carl, without whom most of the peaches would probably would have rotted before I got to them. And D pretty much made the soup while I nursed, but I figure the work I put into the ingredients ahead of time (which also included freezing cubes of tomato paste, though not homemade) warranted it. :]

Not a repeat customer

I had a few minutes of time to kill on Highland and Central and was a little hungry so popped into Roast Beef and Pizza King (it was right there) to get some fries. They turned out to be the type that are all coated with crap to make them stay crunchy even when cold, but these were bad even given that. I ate a few, tried adding salt, ate a few more, and decided it just wasn't worth it.

If you know my relationship with french fries, you know that's really saying a lot.

But they were weird and greasy and gross and didn't even taste like potato. There were cups stacked by the silverware so I took one to get some water, but realized there was no water out, so I asked for a fill at the counter. The guy told me he couldn't give me water. I told him I just needed a couple of sips because I didn't like the fries and couldn't eat them, pointing to the mostly-full plate at the table. He said he couldn't give me water but offered to pack the remaining fries so I could take them home. I figured I must have been too subtle, so I said I didn't want to take them home, that I was going to throw them away because they were disgusting and I just wanted some water to wash away the taste. He said he couldn't give me water.

I shrugged, bussed my tray, threw away the food and left. Went about my business and two hours later, after a glass of water and two other drinks, I still have that nasty-ass taste in my mouth. Yuck.

(They did have bottled water for sale, but given that I only needed it because the food was so gross, I wasn't about to give them more money.)

I'm almost tempted to finally create a Yelp account just to post a negative review.