Organic Farming Week 4: What I've made so far

Week 4: Blueberries, Rasberries, Onions, Carrots, Dill, Swiss Chard (not pictured), some sort of ginormous singular green leaves the size of a tennis raquet (also not pictured) and what has been determined after much research to be fennel (bottom left).

Here's what I've made so far:


Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm.....Yes that sangria came premade out of a bottle and yes I chopped up my own fruit to put in it (apples and oranges only) and yes I know that there were no CSA:Week 4 items in there. But I did "make" it. Sort of. And man, was it good.

OK, back on point. Dill:


Orzo Salad with tomato, dill and feta


And....


Berries with homemade whipped cream...


Tonight, I will attempt to use the swiss chard in a new recipe. If I get home at a decent hour. And if it's not too hot. And if Geoff lets me cook.

UPDATE:
It was not too hot. So I cooked. I took this...


And made this. Whole wheat pasta with swiss chard & bacon. Yum!

Organic Farming - Week 1: Red Celery?

We picked up our first batch of organic fruit & vegetables yesterday. We are splitting a veggie share with our neighbors and have a fruit share all to ourselves. I knew there would be some things delivered that I wouldn't know what to do with, and boy did they start us off with a bang!


OK: strawberries, radishes, Boston Lettuce, Arugula, Romaine - those I could identify. I was pretty confident that those white things with leafy stems were turnips. And while I initially thought I was looking at red celery (?!), a quick internet search confirmed the suspicion that it was rhubarb. Surprisingly, the thing that took the longest to identify was a leafy green that was a little red/purple at the stem. Figured it was some kind of lettuce, but when I mentioned the red stem to Mom over the phone, she thought it might be Swiss Chard. Turns out it's just plain ole spinach.

I feel this will be a very educational experience for me.

I think I may attempt some sort of Strawberry Rhubarb something-or-other on Sunday. And I will definitely be making a ton of salad dressing to go with all those greens.

Now, what on earth do you do with a turnip?