thoughtful consumption

Here’s what came in the box two weeks ago from Farmers Fresh. I was unable to post sooner due to technical difficulties, but the delay lets me include updates on how we really used our goodies. (And makes me realize that, over five years of doing this, I’ve gotten a lot better at realistically predicting [...]

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It’s preseason! Preseason is fun, but it’s strategically different from the peak of summer. The winter produce lasts longer, and you have two weeks to use it. Here’s what we got in our first Dinner for 2 preseason 2012 box.   I’ve never had Jerusalem artichokes. All the recipes I’m seeing seem to treat them [...]

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I love preseason. Having two weeks to work through a box is easier. And there’s usually cheese. Check out last year’s pre-season deliveries: Week 1 Week 2 And from 2010… Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 This preseason is four deliveries and comes in two sizes: dinner for two at $188 and family at $248. [...]

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Here’s what arrived this week from Farmers’ Fresh: Carrots and cabbage Asian turnips and pretty radishes So I now have a root cellar (aka a plastic bag in my crisper)

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Here’s everything all together from last week’s CSA delivery: Italian parsley eggs delicious apples! potatoes coffee Bordeaux spinach pumpkin arugula butternut squash soup with topping field lettuce fava beans! broccoli The apples are so sweet! Who needs Christmas candy with these around?

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Here’s what arrived in last week’s box: Swiss chard!   Winter veggies!   Tomatoes, lettuce, and garlic

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Here’s this week’s haul from Farmers’ Fresh:

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Last week, I got some dandelion greens from our CSA subscription. We used them in two meals. The tops This late supper was tasty. The greens cooked down and awful lot, though. I followed one of our favorite recipes (Kale with Raisins and Pinenuts) and swapped in the dandelion greens and chopped walnuts. The bread [...]

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Woo-hoo! Good to be back. I left my camera on vacation last month. (It begged and begged and finally I relented and left it to live out its natural life at Daytona Beach. You like my story?) So I got a new camera. Then I accidently erased more than two weeks of veggie photos. But [...]

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