CSA: Week #7 Update & Week #8 Pickup

This past week was a blur. My friends from Philly visited with their 13-month old daughter, and I spent my week in guest prep mode and entertainment mode. We were able to put last week’s bountiful CSA basket to good use, and I’m still working on utilizing some of it.

Week #7 Update

Here is how I put (or plan to put) the week #7 goodies to use:

Yellow Squash & Zucchini – I made two dishes.

• Dish 1: Parmesan Roasted Assorted Squash – I tossed sliced yellow squash and zucchini in olive oil, salt, and pepper. I spread the slices on a baking sheet and sprinkled with Parmesan cheese. I roasted the dish for twenty minutes at 425.
• Dish 2: Squash Casserole – I love squash casserole, so I tracked down this recipe with rave reviews. Of the dishes I made, I should have taken a picture of this one, but I was busy with guests. It turned out well, but I think it could have used more seasoning.

New Potatoes – Again, I made roasted potato wedges (see previous post). This time I served them as a side dish (with ketchup!) with burgers.

Blueberries – With a small child in the house, blueberries were a huge hit at most meals. We managed to eat the whole container of blueberries.

Kale – I plan to make kale chips in the dehydrator today as I did a few weeks ago.

Cabbage – I have a feeling this cabbage will wind up chopped and drenched in Marzetti’s cole slaw dressing unless I make that taco skillet dish again.

Ciabatta Bread – I really thought we’d eat the bread with our guests, but we did not. I have kept it in the refrigerator and plan to eat it poolside with fancy cheeses this weekend.

Although I haven’t made it through everything, I do feel good about using (or planning to use) everything from week #7’s basket so that no food goes to waste. I do apologize for the lack of pictures of dishes for this week.

Week #8 Pickup

Last night I took one of my visiting friends to pick up the week #8 CSA basket. I was so proud to show off our little Farmer’s Market. This week’s basket contained green beans, carrots, blueberries, and new potatoes. I already have plans to roast the carrots and saute the green beans. I plan to do something new with the new potatoes (ha, ha…pun intended).