Sippel CSA Report 8/22/09

Again, my memory is killing me. If I don't pick it up and then put it all away, I have no idea what we get! I'm sure I'll forget something.

-4 1/2 lbs of tomatoes (beautiful heirloom ones!)
-2 eggplants
-several zucchini and squash (5-6 total)
-several cucumbers
-a bunch of tomatillos (Mr. T called them "gorgeous")
-a small cantaloupe
-as many hot peppers as we wanted (which for Mr. T was a lot)
-a bag of soybeans

I think there were some other things, but I don't remember.

Mr. T cut up the cantaloupe yesterday and it's already gone. It was SO good. I think I ate more than my allotment because I got a little chastised when the container was opened tonight. :) Leave me alone with some fruit, and look out!

Last time we got eggplant, we didn't use it fast enough and it went soggy, so I wanted to make sure we used it this time. So tonight I cut one up and cooked it on the grill pan on the stove. I made a sandwich with that, tomato slices, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, and a pesto Mr. T made with roasted cherry tomatoes and regular basil pesto. It was pretty good! I only had extra fiber whole wheat sandwich bread in the house, so it would have been much yummier on some delicious bread and toasted like a panini. Oh well, there's always next time!

Sippel CSA Report 8/15/09

No lettuce this week! For the first time I think ever. :) But we got lots of other stuff. I know I'm forgetting something, but here's what I remember:
-4 1/2 lbs of tomatoes!!
-small melon (choice of watermelon or cantaloupe)
-a big bag of soybeans
-more peppers
-tomatillos
-2 yellow squash
-3 cucumbers

I know there was more but I'm blanking. :)

Sippel CSA report 8/8/09

I thought I'd post while the veggies are still freshly here!

This week was pretty different than past weeks. It included:
-2 small eggplant
-2 fennel
-small bunch of basil
-large bunch of parsley
-small head of garlic
-head of cabbage (maybe napa?)
-2 green bell peppers
-a few hot peppers, including a big green one and a few jalapenos
-3 1/2 lbs of tomatoes!!!!!

I'm a little sad about the lack of lettuce but since I've fallen behind on my lettuce, I still have last week's head to eat. (Yes, the veggies stay fresh THAT long!!) Plus, my love of tomatoes and happiness for all of these tomatoes certainly overcomes the lettuce sadness.

I'm making some quiches to take to an event tomorrow and plan to incorporate some of our veggies. I'm thinking the veggie one will be zucchini, goat cheese, and carmelized onions. The other will be bacon and cheese.

Speaking of bacon, I'm not a bacon afficionado, but the bacon from Oink Moo Cluck at the market is sooo good. We had to get store bacon recently in a pinch and it was so not the same. Unfortunately for tomorrow's quiche eaters, I'm actually using up that store bacon for the quiche. :)

Sippel CSA Report 8/1/09

Sorry, I've gotten a little behind in posting my CSA reports! I blame it on the fact that I get SO much produce, all I do anymore is eat. :) Ok, slight exaggeration, but we are getting tons of veggies.

This week's veggies:
-head of lettuce
-small head of cabbage
-bag of smallish tomatoes
-container of small red potatoes
-few zucchini and squash
-2 red onions
-chard

I think I'm forgetting something else too.

The chard was so gorgeous that someone stopped me as I walked around the market to ask me where I got it.