Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

"This week your box includes..." is written on a slip of paper that arrives with our CSA delivery. Our CSA delivery comes with the share we purchased from Virginia Green Grocer. The program allows us to receive fresh, organic produce. Our participation allows the farmers to offset their costs. The box usually comes with 6 types of vegetables and 2 types of seasonings and provides most of our vegetables for the week. Tomatoes full of flavor and meaty texture, eggplant with an even cream color inside, peppery arugula, spring greens and the basil aroma fills the room before opening the bag. All in all, it is really nice to have this service available.

Some say to be successful in business, business needs to be nimble; to encourage a successful farming community, the community needs to be engaged! CSA is one way to get engaged with your local farmers.

Our CSA supplements our local, 6x8 garden... though I really wish we had a big house on 5 acres just down the road where our vegetable garden would get more sunlight.

If you want to learn more about CSA, head over to you local library or check out some of these options on Amazon: Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat or Sharing the Harvest. Or search for a CSA program in your area.

Meals February 7-14

Meals February 7-14 Cream Almond extract Salmon Spinach Beets Yukon gold potatoes Greens Brussel sprouts Meals Beans and greens Chicken and rice with peas and Brussel sprouts Chickpea Caesar salad Wheat berry, grapes, arugula salad pg 62 w veg Salmon, spinach and Butternut w spice pg 182 w veg Ricotta and oregano meatballs (ottolenghi) with instant pot Polenta, peas and Barley bowls w roasted veg and avo dressing pg 49 w veg Beef meatballs with lemon and celery root (ottolenghi) with broccoli and Lima beans Chicken Marbella (ottolenghi p 229) with instant pot polenta and roasted veg Slow cooked chicken with corn crust w Brussel sprouts and Lima beans

Holiday Lemon Squares (Lemon Love Notes)

I remember these as a Christmas treat my grandmother would make, and every year when my wife asks what kind of cookies I want, I say Lemon Squares. She usually says... you're supposed to make those in February and they are called 'Lemon Love Notes'. Its a good thing I'm flexible and happy to eat them in February too. The recipe for these can be found in The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman . Her recipes are reliable and she takes better pictures. Check out her book for the details.

#cook90 day one...breakfast

A few weeks ago a Food & Wine article on how to poach eggs inspired me to cook eggs for day one of #cook90. My goals were something quick, easy and tasty breakfast in the new year. My solution was poached eggs with blanched escarole. Prep and cook time 12 minutes... the results are below.

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