Fresh!
This year my roommate and I joined a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program, and we get a box of fresh veggies and fruit delivered to our neighborhood each week. It's been a lot of fun to try new items (and sometimes figure out just WHAT a particular item is) and find new uses for more common ones. I love that everything we get is fresh and seasonal. I love that many of the items are organic. I love that I'm supporting local farmers and agriculture. And it's been a great help in roommate and I's commitment to eat better and healthier. And I am super excited about next week's delivery (minus the jalapeños, of course):
6 ears sweet corn - certified organic - Farmdale Organics
1 bunch orange or purple carrots - certified organic - Friends Road Organics
1 bag red/yellow tomatoes - certified organic - Green Valley Organics (2lbs)
2 red onions - certified organic - Meadow Brook Organics
1 bag jalapeno peppers - certified organic - Millwood Springs Organics
1 ‘lil sweetie cantaloupe - certified organic - The Back 40 Ranch
1 bag Yukon gold potatoes - certified organic - Hillside Organics (3lbs)
1 yellow seedless watermelon - certified organic - Rolling Ridge Farm
Anyone who's spent time with me over the summer knows that corn on the cob is one of my favorite foods ever. I ordered some extra to come with my delivery last week, and I still have a few ears sitting in my fridge currently. Pretty sure I'm gonna cook at least one of them up for lunch or dinner today - not sure what I'm going to eat with it, but I could be happy with two ears of corn for a meal! The only thing that could make it better would be if I were allowed to have a grill at my apartment (outside of course) and I could grill it up. LOVE the bit of roasted flavor that makes!
I made some super tasty and simple tomato sauce last night with a bag of tomato's from this week's delivery (recipe can be found here: smittenkitchen.com/2010/01/tomato-sauce-with-butter-and-onions/), and now I'm on the hunt for the cute corkscrew pasta she put hers over! I froze the sauce for use at a later date, since I just wanted to use the tomatoes before they went bad, but I took a few tastes and it's really good - so fresh and simple. I'll probably add some garlic and herbs when I heat it up to use, but the first time I make a new recipe I generally stick to it as written.
And now I've made myself very hungry, so I think it's time to go find some lunch!
PS - I highly recommend checking out CSA programs in your area. I joined Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative (www.lancasterfarmfresh.com/), and they deliver to areas in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Maryland and Virginia. They also offer a buyer's club with the same delivery site, from which I order milk and eggs and other produce and such.
6 ears sweet corn - certified organic - Farmdale Organics
1 bunch orange or purple carrots - certified organic - Friends Road Organics
1 bag red/yellow tomatoes - certified organic - Green Valley Organics (2lbs)
2 red onions - certified organic - Meadow Brook Organics
1 bag jalapeno peppers - certified organic - Millwood Springs Organics
1 ‘lil sweetie cantaloupe - certified organic - The Back 40 Ranch
1 bag Yukon gold potatoes - certified organic - Hillside Organics (3lbs)
1 yellow seedless watermelon - certified organic - Rolling Ridge Farm
Anyone who's spent time with me over the summer knows that corn on the cob is one of my favorite foods ever. I ordered some extra to come with my delivery last week, and I still have a few ears sitting in my fridge currently. Pretty sure I'm gonna cook at least one of them up for lunch or dinner today - not sure what I'm going to eat with it, but I could be happy with two ears of corn for a meal! The only thing that could make it better would be if I were allowed to have a grill at my apartment (outside of course) and I could grill it up. LOVE the bit of roasted flavor that makes!
I made some super tasty and simple tomato sauce last night with a bag of tomato's from this week's delivery (recipe can be found here: smittenkitchen.com/2010/01/tomato-sauce-with-butter-and-onions/), and now I'm on the hunt for the cute corkscrew pasta she put hers over! I froze the sauce for use at a later date, since I just wanted to use the tomatoes before they went bad, but I took a few tastes and it's really good - so fresh and simple. I'll probably add some garlic and herbs when I heat it up to use, but the first time I make a new recipe I generally stick to it as written.
And now I've made myself very hungry, so I think it's time to go find some lunch!
PS - I highly recommend checking out CSA programs in your area. I joined Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative (www.lancasterfarmfresh.com/), and they deliver to areas in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Maryland and Virginia. They also offer a buyer's club with the same delivery site, from which I order milk and eggs and other produce and such.