To recap, week one included the following:
- Herbs en Route Chervil (haven't touched it, not sure what to do with it. Its waiting patiently in the fridge for us to figure it out).
- Blue Heron Orchard Apple Mix (I was a little skeptical as organic apples aren't very attractive and they are rather small, BUT these tasted excellent, were the perfect size, and we've consumed them all)
- Biver Farm Lettuce Mix (finished this tonight, love this BEAUTIFUL lettuce! Yay!)
- Rutherford Farm Pea shoots (I like these too, they've worked well in the salads we've been eating. We are about halfway through the bag--there was a lot! These would be great for sandwiches, but we haven't had any sandwiches this week)
- River Hills Poultry Alliance Eggs (I was naive and thought these brown eggs might taste different than the white variety we are used to. Nope, couldn't tell a difference. We are exactly half way through the dozen).
- Heartland Legacy Cheese (Yummy! This was the first thing gone--it took about 3 days. Amelia was a big help with this).
- Local Harvest Black Bean Dip (Um, in all my excitement last week, I seem to have missed picking this up--oops!)
- American Grassfed Ground Beef (Haven't tried it yet, not thrilled that it is 80/20, but I'm sure we'll use it at some point).
- Lee Acorn Squash (made this tonight! I liked it! Amelia didn't want to try it and Jason wasn't sure of the texture. Good thing it was only a small serving. I ended up following the advice of a commenter and cut it in half, put it cut side down in a little water, covered with foil and baked at 350 F until soft. Added a little butter and brown sugar--turned out great, or at least I thought so!).
- Lee Farm Sweet Potatoes (made one early in the week, mashed with carrots and raisins--was delicious! Amelia ate a huge bowl of it and then ate the leftovers two days later. I still have another sweet potato left to use).
- Biver Farm Pie Pumpkins (hoping to tackle this over the weekend. Will most likely become a pie or pumpkin soup. I am cautiously optimistic about cooking it. We will be roasting the seeds too).
- Companion Miller's 5 grain (Yummy! Great with the cheese and the second thing to go).
- San Luis Tortilla Chips (ate these all week and finished them last night when we made nachos/tacos. Really good and a lot!).
- Chef Mel's Salsa (Unusual taste and is actually a little sweet. Its pretty spicy, but the more I have it, the more I like it. Was especially good on the taco I had last night. We are about halfway through the jar--we've been eating it a lot with the chips).
Here's week two's stash:
- Yellow Wood Farm Lettuce Mix
- Ozark Forest Mushrooms
- Biver Farm Japanese Turnips
- Mangia Tomato Vermicelli
- American Grassfed Beef--Stew Meat
- NW Coffee
- Schwarz Farm Kennebec Potatoes
- Black Bear Bakery Rosemary Olive Bread
I am pretty happy with our selection here as well. We started eating the lettuce mix tonight and also enjoyed some of the Rosemary Olive Bread--both were good. Since we don't drink coffee (at home anyway), we swapped it for two good sized chunks of cheese. I was a little nervous at how the swapping process would go down, but it couldn't be easier. I have no clue what I will be doing with the turnips, but they sure are pretty! The mushrooms are an interesting assortment, not sure what to do with those either since Jason can be a little squeamish with them, but I am sure we will find something! Also, other than a quick trip to get an item or two, I haven't had to go grocery shopping! That's the best news of all!
1 comment:
It looks like your doing great with the fair shares. Let me know how you like it and if you get to use it all.
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