CSA: Week #4 Pickup

Last night I picked up our fourth CSA basket. This basket included kale, celery, strawberries, asparagus, beets, and peas. We didn’t dive right in last night, but I’m already making plans for some of the ingredients.

Kale – I tried to make kale chips in the oven a few years ago, and it was a disaster. Now I have a dehydrator, and I’m going to give it a whirl again.

Beets – I plan to make warm beet salad again. OMG, I cannot wait!

Asparagus – In a very small restaurant called Osteria di Culegna in Pisa far away from all the hustle and bustle, I had an asparagus tagliatelle which was one of the best dishes of my trip. After I returned, I made an asparagus angel hair pasta dish that turned out well. I plan to take that avenue again with this asparagus batch. FYI, the sign of an authentic Italian restaurant, even in tourist hubs like Pisa, is a handwritten menu in Italian only.