CSA: Week #6 Update & Week #7 Pickup

For the rest of this CSA season, I’ll be doing combined posts with the previous week’s update and the new week’s pickup in the same post. My summer has started getting busy, and it’s easier to combine posts at this stage. Now, I’ll get down to it.

Week #6 Update

I put the delicious goodies from week #6 to good use with some new and fresh dishes.

Broccoli – Low-carb Broccoli Salad – I love broccoli salad, but most recipes call for 1/2 cup of sugar in the dressing. I wanted to cut down on the sugar but still keep a lot of the flavor. I found this recipe, and I used about half of the stevia sweetener recommendation. The dish tasted good, but I’ve never been a fan of the stevia aftertaste. I think I’ll try it next time without sweetener.

Red Spring Onion – I used some of the red spring onion in the broccoli salad, and I chopped the rest and tossed it into the freezer.

Spinach – Frittata and Salad – I chopped up and sauteed the spinach in a frittata along with chopped cherry tomatoes, feta, and grated mozzarella and provolone. I used the remainder of the spinach in a salad with blue cheese dressing.

Rhubarb – Rhubarb Strawberry Crunch – When a recipe has 852 reviews and 4.5 stars, I take notice. I made Rhubarb Strawberry Crunch for my in-laws this past weekend. The recipe took very little time to make, and I baked it up while we ate Father’s Day dinner. This was the first time I ever used rhubarb, and it was a huge success, especially when served warm with vanilla ice cream.

Blueberries – We ate the blueberries on the side with meals, including our frittata.

New Potatoes – Roasted Potato Wedges – I used the previous week’s new potatoes as a side dish. I made roasted new potato wedges with cajun seasoning and served them with chicken.

We enjoyed week #6, and we continue to be happy that we signed up for the CSA.

Week #7 Pickup

On Tuesday night, I picked up our week #7 CSA basket. With houseguests arriving this Saturday, I was hoping for a bountiful harvest, and this week’s basket did not disappoint! The basket contained yellow squash, zucchini, kale, blueberries, new potatoes, cabbage, and ciabatta bread from Lacey Bread Company. I’m planning to make kale chips, roasted new potatoes, and squash casserole for my friends to enjoy. This should be a great week!