CSA Farm Share 2009: Week 17

[surrealestate]

Parker drop-offs started back up last week with a fabulous haul as per usual. Then I had some people over for games and was literally canning until a few minutes before start time. Lack of sleep made me an insufficient host, but luckily my guests managed to make up for it by helping themselves to the drinks I was too fried to remember to offer and also with nummy cookies. Mmm... cookies...

I was out on the Cape these past few days (which is why you may (or may not) have noticed my absence locally this weekend) so there's still a ton of food to deal with. But ah, it was lovely there and I wish I could have stayed for another week. Unfortunately, when I got home all I could do was run upstairs, grab my script, and jump on my bike to get to rehearsal, where dinner consisted of potato chips and candy and I probably would have been better off not having any of it but I was so hungry. Even so, it was a tremendously fun session (best one yet) and I'm really looking forward to the big shoe.

Anyway, onto the veggies of the week:

• 1 head lettuce
• 1 bunch dill
• 1 bunch cilantro
• 1 bunch mustard greens
• 1 bunch arugula
• 2 green peppers
• 1 bunch big beets
• 1 bunch big white turnips
• 1 bunch radishes (normal sized)
• 1 lb zucchini
• 1 lb parsnips
  --
• 1 bunch dill
• 1 head lettuce
• 1 bunch kale
• 1 kohlrabi almost as big as my head
• 3 lbs potatoes
• 2.5 lbs bell peppers
• 1 green Asian eggplant
• 4 oz mixed baby greens
• 10 oz tomatillos
  --
• 1/2 peck apples

Yes We Can (we also dry, ferment, etc):
Canned: tomatillo salsa verde, hot pepper & onion relish
Dried: dill, cilantro, maitake mushrooms, apples
Fermented: sauerkraut, kosher dills spears (having been gifted with some pickling cukes)

I also finally de-crocked the ton of pickles I started fermenting a ways back. Unfortunately, there were a large number of hollows which I should have caught beforehand, and I should have just speared all of them, but timing was bad. In any case, what survived the triage is quite good (and the garlic, omgyum!), but there are a lot of them. I guess I could can some but it seems a shame to wreck 'em that way. Who wants pickles?

Comments

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

Wait, you have *spare delicious pickles*?! Would you like some peach jam? :)

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

I don't want to overstate -- this was my first go at whole cucumber pickles and they're not the best ever, but they're homemade and I like 'em. :] That said, sure!

[thespian.livejournal.com]

pickles? nom! I would love some.

Also, did I leave the magazine that I brought to display the ingredients of the cookies there? I can't find it, and if I didn't leave it there, I need to go buy another copy, because those are totally going into the 'cookies I actually get around to making' bin :-)

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

You did! I meant to email you about it because I wasn't sure if it was something you didn't want or inadvertently forgot. Fear not, it is safe.

[dani-namaste.livejournal.com]

If you have spare delicious pickles, we have a lovely curried pear salsa to share.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

That sounds excellent.

[dani-namaste.livejournal.com]

I could likely bring some to the Diesel on Tuesday if you want to trade.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

I don't know if this is too late for you to see it, but I can bring some, indeed. Lemme know if you're still up for it.

[dani-namaste.livejournal.com]

Ack! Alas, I actually had to stay home sick today. Maybe we can touch base Thursday? I'll happily meet you for coffee at the Diesel after work.