meh... farm share
I'm kind of over the farm share at the moment. That might be because we're getting less interesting vegetables now. It might also be because last week's recipes were kind of failures (and I didn't bother taking photos). They weren't terrible, but I doubt I'll be making them again.
I wasn't sure what to do with leeks, other than potato and leek soup, which I've made before. Instead, I made this Leek and Tomato Crumble. I think maybe my crumble-to-filling ratio was too high, because it was a lot better when I scraped some of that off and put some cheese on top instead, but it was a little bland or doughy for me.
The other recipe I tried was Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes and Corn, which was nice, just not anything special.
This week, I made quesadillas. They were supposed to be Pumpkin, Pepper and Corn Quesadillas, but when I went to get the pumpkin out, it was all mouldy and mushy, after only a week. I thought they were supposed to last into Winter. I added some black beans and extra tomatoes and capsicum instead and they were delicious.
I also made cucumber and radish salad, which I'm not optimistic about and I'm going to make fried rice with whatever I have left in the crisper this evening, too.
I know choosing meals based on what's in season is the right, polar-bear-saving thing to do, but I'm kind of looking forward to being able to cook whatever I want again, instead of finding something to do with the weird/abundant ingredient of the week.
3 Comments:
that this whole thing would get old makes sense to me, but it sounds like it can lead to really creative cooking (and lots of fresh produce in the summer!).
Oh, that's exactly why I do farmers' market instead of farm share. The ingredient of the week would probably head straight to the compost bin in my house. Not that polar bears don't appreciate locally sourced produce, but, eh.
I have to say, the more you vent about farm shares, the more I want to get one. Is that weird? There's one in town that you order weekly and it shows you what you get, and you can add other fruits/veggies to it as well as fresh tofu or dairy products. I'm seriously considering it.
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