It’s spring!! It’s thundering outside, everything’s getting green, and our goldfish made an appearance at the top of our pond today.
In other critter news, yesterday I was driving home from picking up my box of vegetables when I came across an enormous snapping turtle in the middle of the road. Someone else had already stopped to try to get him to safety. But, you know what? Snapping turtles don’t like being helped. Really don’t like it.
A couple stopped and offered to take him to a nearby lake behind their house. If we could only get him into their trunk without sacrificing fingers to the cause. So I dumped my veggies out in my front seat. We loaded him into the box, and off he went on a new adventure.
If you’re wondering how big he was, the CSA box was only just big enough to hold him.
Enough of turtles… how ’bout some veggies?
radishes, a few radish greens, and pea shoots
Some lettuce and a couple more radishes
green onions and apples
Tuscan kale (Oh, happy day!)
These are very pretty. But they're collards. I will find them a loving home.
A mess of Bordeaux spinach!
A tomato. Not very spring - but very delicious!
Shelled pecans, popping corn, honey, and eggs
Tomorrow I’m planning on a stir-fry with the following cast…
The peashoots, green onions, Brussels sprout leaves, rice grits, Bordeaux spinach stems, and radish greens are from Farmers' Fresh. The carrots, celery, garlic, and onion are from Kroger.
Enjoy your food! And think twice before skinny-dipping in West Georgia lakes.
thoughtful consumption 
I just signed up today for my first box. I am excited to see what all will be in the box tomorrow. From the listing posted, it looks like Sorrel and Kale will be part of the box this week. Can you make suggestions on how to use these items?
Hello, Joy,
I like sorrel as it is. It’s got a strong lemony-tangy taste. So try it first and see what you think. You can mix it with lettuce for a twist. My favorite is wrapped around some goat cheese with some chilled beets. See the bottom of this post – http://wp.me/pkwdh-tK. You can also make sauce from sorrel. Just search online for a recipe.
And here’s a post about the way we always cook our kale – https://thoughtfulconsumption.com/2010/12/01/fall-meals-i-greens-winter-squash-and-lo-mein/
Hope this helps!
Susan