CSA Farm Share 2010: Week 1

[surrealestate]

And we're off! [This was last week's haul, but I was busy and forgot to post it then.]

As previously noted, I'm calling the first week of Parker Week 0 to sync up the numbers here. Red Fire (listed second) started, though the haul was less than half of Parker's (listed first), frustrating my share-mate greatly. We'll see how things continue to shake out.

• 2 bunches Broccoli
• 2 bunches Romaine Lettuce
• 2 bunches Red Lead Lettuce
• 2 bunches Bibb Lettuce
• 2 bunches Chiogga Beets (with greens)
• 2 bunches Asian Turnips (with greens)
• 2 bunches Swiss Chard
• 2 bunches Kohlrabi (with greens)
• 2 bunches Cilantro
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• 2 stalks Green Garlic
• 1 lb Spinach
• 2 heads Lettuce (1 green, 1 red giant)
• 1 bunch Turnips (no useful greens)
• 1 bunch Dill
• 1/2 lb Field Greens
• 1 head Bok Choy

Some recent dishes have been spinach paratha, steamed broccoli over udon with peanut sauce, dill dip, and the peanut greens stew I came up with two years ago and and lovelovelove (recipe (or guidelines anyway) to come), plus of course lots of nummy salad.

Comments

[tober.livejournal.com]

Red Fire also had bok choi and assorted root vegetables (appeared to me to be all parsnips and rutabagas) - I know because I picked up cshiley's share.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Uh, okay. The hauls are not always the same for all pick-ups. (Though mine (except for the bok choy, which I think I just forgot to list but is now added) was in fact exactly the same as my friend's.) *shrug*

[kimberlogic.livejournal.com]

I'd love the recipe for peanut greens stew!

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Will post!

[magid.livejournal.com]

Weird that the Red Fire turnips had no greens; mine did.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

There were greens, but pretty meager, full of holes, etc, so I just threw 'em in the compost. (I may be spoiled right now by the other side of things -- I made an entire (large) dish using primarily the greens from one bunch of turnips and one bunch of beets from Steve.)

In general, I think of the root-greens as a bonus. Nice to have, but it's okay if I can't use them. (It's not like I was really desperate for more leaves, anyway. :)