Week 16 Box

Apparently next week we will be box-less, so they really overloaded this week's box. Many of the things listed were in bulk.

• Potatoes
• Swiss chard
• Kale
• Garlic
• Onions
• Edamame
• Green beans
• Rosemary

Week 15 Box

I neglected to pick up the box from the person I share with last week, so you might have noticed that there was no post for what was in the box.  I still had produce from the week before, though, so it was nice to use that up before getting new.  This week, though, I have the box all to myself so I'm going to have to work hard to use up all the stuff.  Fingers crossed.

• Swiss chard
• Kale
• Potatoes
• Onions
• Garlic
• Zucchini
• Green beans
• Tomatoes
• Thyme

Week 12 Box

With all of the flooding that we have had around here, we received a notice in our box that the selection and quality of the vegetables might be effected.  I'm hoping that I'll still be able to continue to have enough each week to do the CSA portion of the blog.  Time will tell.

• Kale
• Yellow squash
• Garlic
• Green beans
• Tomatoes
• Red pepper
• Watermelon
• Potatoes
• Leeks
• Honey
• Basil

Week 11 Box

The city I live in flooded pretty badly this last week, so there has been a lot of distractions around here.  I was actually surprised that our box came on time and full this week.  At the moment, we have all the roads open here and have no restrictions on using water--earlier this week we were limiting to a bare minimum--but we are still boiling everything used for washing dishes and in or on food.  Hopefully it's all over soon.

• Swiss chard
• Kale
• Green beans (from the CSA and my mom)
• Zucchini
• Cucumbers
• Okra
• Jalapeno pepper
• Leeks
• Savory

Green Beans with Bacon

I was looking for a new way to make green beans; some way that would make them taste like more than just green beans.  Not that I dislike green beans, but it's prime season for them where I live now and I have had them just steamed a lot of late.  The combination of flavors here worked out well.

Serves 2-3

2 slices bacon, cut into small pieces
1/2 lb green beans
2 tablespoons water
Salt and ground black pepper to taste

1. Clean green beans, remove stems, and break into bite-sized pieces.
2. In skillet with lid, brown bacon pieces over medium high heat.  Stir bacon to ensure that they brown evenly.  Remove bacon pieces from skillet and dump off excess grease.
3. Add green beans to skillet with bacon leavings.  Cook and stir green beans in skillet over medium high heat until bright, about 1 minute.  Reduce heat to low, pour water into skillet, and cover skillet with lid.  Let beans simmer for 5 minutes or until no longer crunchy.
4. Season green beans with salt and pepper to taste.  Remove from skillet to a serving bowl.  Top with cooked bacon pieces and stir before serving.

Week 8 Box

A massive storm hit here last Saturday, which caused some tree damage in my neighborhood and apparently caused a fair amount of damage to the crops at the CSA farm.  No greens this week, but the farm people seem optimistic they will spring back.  It has, overall, been exceptionally wet here this summer.  I hear this has been hard on potatoes and onions, which have so far been appearing in my box but not in great numbers.  It's still enough to work with, though.

• Onions
• Green beans
• Cucumbers
• Yellow squash (a very particular kind called Sunburst scallopini, though it cooks like regular)
• Garlic
• Beets
• Potatoes

Week 7 Box

The root vegetables are starting to show up in my box now.  Weird thing is that a lot of the root vegetables, like beets, that were in this box showed up in June last week.  The box here might seem sort of herb-heavy, but that's because those actually came from my mom's garden.  The herbs will likely be featured in a number of recipes this week.  Pesto has already been made.

• Cabbage (purple)
• Kale
• Swiss chard
• Beets
• Onions
• Potatoes
• Zucchini
• Green beans
• Oregano
• Basil
• Italian flat-leaf parsley
• Rosemary