CSA Share, Week 21
October 22nd, 2008
I was so happy with this week’s share — it was autumnal and varied, and will be easy to use up while still being fun. (Yes, broccoli rabe and squash can be fun, didn’t you know?) I was particularly excited to get our first batch of sweet potatoes!
We received: 4 very dirty sweet potatoes, arugula and braising mix (I combined them in the green bag at the back of the photo), a beautiful cauliflower, a large bunch of broccoli rabe, toscano (dinosaur) kale, 2 carnival squash, and a bag of carrots.
I knew the toscano kale is also referred to as dinosaur kale from researching this vegetable last year. What amazed me was that G. was able to immediately figure out why it would have that name — the dark green, bumpy leaves resemble what we can imagine dinosaur skin might have looked like.
Only four weeks left in this year’s share. It went so quickly, and only my second year in it seems like such a normal, regular part of our weekly schedule. I’m sure some cabbage is coming my way in the next few weeks!
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I'm Dara, the chick in the kitchen. Living in the suburbs of Manhattan with my two boys, ages 3 and 5, and husband. Trying to feed my family something more diverse than a different shape of pasta each night. Reach me at .
3 Comments
1. Jodi | October 22nd, 2008 at 10:27 pm
The sweet potatoes were the first thing I noticed in the picture- yum!
2. Ranee @ Arabian Knits | October 23rd, 2008 at 2:58 am
We planted that Nero di Toscano Kale this year. It is still growing strong in the garden, and it is quite tasty. I use it in soups, with beans, sauteed slowly with garlic and olive oil, I’ve used it in chicken enchiladas. We will definitely be growing it again.
3. Carol | October 23rd, 2008 at 4:56 am
I’m jealous of your cauliflower! Yum!