Archive for the ‘CSA’ Category

CSA Box, Week #6

Sunday, July 24th, 2011

I keep forgetting to hit "Publish" on this post. My 6th Growing Washington CSA box was another hit :-) This week's haul: Raspberries x2 Apricots x2 Mushrooms-Shiitake x2 Free-Range Eggs Lettuce-Baby Heads Squash-Raven x2 Peas-Sugar Snap Carrots-Orange Beets-Red Ace x2

Chicken and Shiitake Stir Fry and Stir Fried Snow Peas

Saturday, July 9th, 2011

An easy and healthy dinner tonight using shiitake mushrooms and snow peas from my CSA boxes :-) This is infinitely adaptable to your tastes in meats and veggies. The sauce has a bit of a kick from the red pepper flakes, so omit them if you prefer. ...

CSA Box, Week #4

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Week 4 of my Growing Washington CSA :-) This week's delicious looking box is below. This week's haul: Flowers Dried Heirloom Beans Garlic Scapes Arugula-Cut Lettuce Mix x2 Squash-Raven x2 Peas-Sugar Snap x2 Peas-Snow Peas Broccoli x2 Beets-Red Ace x2 I also got about 5 pounds of cherries (Rainier Cherries and Strawberry Rainier Cherries) from the Precision Fruit stand ...

Happy Independence Day!

Monday, July 4th, 2011

A happy Independence Day :-) I have some fun socks that I wore today: Breakfast was some delicious duck eggs from the most recent CSA box and some pan fried diced ham. Today was a gorgeous summer day and we enjoyed walking around some and puttering cleaning up around ...

CSA Box, Week #3

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Week #3 of my Growing Washington CSA. Just look at those little strawberries. I know what we're having for dessert tonight :-) This week's haul: Flowers Strawberries x 2 Dried Heirloom Beans Duck Eggs Free-Range Eggs Sweet Basil Lettuce-Green Bibb Arugula-Cut Peas-Sugar Snap Onions-Yellow Storage Carrots-Spring x2 Beets-Red Ace x2

Ham Hocks and Beans

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Tonight I made ham hocks and beans with my gorgeous heirloom bean mix from my CSA box. This time around, I used one beer (the locally brewed Scuttlebutt Amber Ale and 2 cups of chicken broth for the liquid, and it turned out very well indeed :-) ...

CSA Box, Week #2

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Week #2 of my Growing Washington CSA. Another gorgeous box! This week, shiitake mushrooms were on the list, so I had to get some :-) This week’s haul: Flowers Free range chicken eggs Butter Sage Oregano Beets – Red Ace Shiitake mushrooms x2 Asparagus Carrots - spring Lettuce Mix Arugula – Cut x2 Lettuce – Green Bibb x2

CSA Box, Week #1

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

The CSA boxes are back! I signed up with Growing Washington again this year, and actually ended up being the Boeing Everett site focal. I'm excited about the summer and all the boxes to come :-) I got a combo box, veggies and fruit (fruit starts ...

CSA Winter Box Week 9

Monday, December 20th, 2010

This is the last box of the season. The selections were getting pretty slim, but the quality was great as always. I'm already looking forward to next spring :-) Apples - Jazz Apples - Jazz Free-Range Eggs Winter Squash-Bush Delicata Winter Squash-Bush Delicata Potatoes-Mixed Potatoes-Yellow Storage Potatoes-Yellow Storage Potatoes-Red Storage Potatoes-Red Storage ...

CSA Winter Box Week 8

Monday, December 13th, 2010

Second to last box! I got some brussels sprouts even though they weren't in the order list because I asked for them in the comments and they did have a few on hand. Yay! I love these guys :-D Apples-Honeycrisp Apples-Honeycrisp Free-Range Eggs Lettuce Mix Lettuce Mix Shallots Potatoes-Gold Potatoes-Gold Garlic-Bulb ...