Organics to You - April 19, 2010

Today's box from Organics to You:

• carrots
  
• radishes
• collards
• green, curly kale
• broccoli
• 2 leeks
  
• red potatoes
• salad greens
• 3 kiwis
  
• an avocado
• 3 Fuji apples
  
• 2 Atalufo mangoes
• 2 oranges
• 2 stalks rhubarb
  

From last week the fridge still contains:

• radishes
• 3 yams
• Jerusalem artichokes (sunchokes)
• a red beets & greens
• a lot of celery
• 3 stalks of rhubarb
• Romaine lettuce
• salad greens
• turnip greens
• spinach
• 2 leeks
• several small zucchini
• a lot of gold potatoes
  
• some rainbow carrots
• several apples
• several pears
• 2 Honeygold grapefruit
• 2 kiwis
• 2 tangerines

Supplemental produce in the house:

• 3 Meyer lemons
• a lime
  
• garlic
  

The Compost Pail of Shame (what I didn't use and had to compost):

• a yellow bell pepper
• a mango
• a lemon
• 2 artichokes (for which I feel considerable shame - they were really beautiful)
  

I'm surprised there isn't a bigger compost list. Perhaps it will grow considerably next week? Christie was in San Francisco most of the week and I realized that on weeks like that we should suspend the Organics to You deliveries! Some hash, some soup, and lots of collard wraps! We have a lot of produce on hand already with this week's delivery in the fridge.

Tonight I made a hash and I think there will be more collard wraps instead of bread for sandwiches. I believe I need to make more sauce out of some of the fruit. Perhaps miso udon stew again, with the broccoli.

Organics to You - April 12, 2010

Today's box from Organics to You:

• Romaine lettuce
• salad greens
• baby turnips w/greens
• asparagus
• radishes
• baby red beets w/greens
• raab
• rapini
• collards
• more celery
  
• kale
  
• 4 small zucchini
• 3 yams
  
• orange carrots
• 3 Pink Lady apples
• 3 d'Anjou pears
• 2 Honeygold grapefruit
• 3 tangerines

From last week the fridge still contains:

• 2 artichokes
• Jerusalem artichokes (sunchokes)
• a red beets
• some garlic
• a lot of celery
• 3 stalks of rhubarb
• some green lettuce
• 1 and a half yellow onions
• spinach
• kale
  
• 3 leeks
• bunch of chives
• several small zucchini
• a lot of gold potatoes
  
• some rainbow carrots
• several apples
• several pears
• a Honeygold grapefruit
• 3 kiwis
• an Ataulfo mango

Supplemental produce in the house:

• 4 Meyer lemons
• 2 lemons
  
• a lime
  
• a yellow bell pepper
  

The Compost Pail of Shame (what I didn't use and had to compost):

• beet greens
• some salad greens
• a tomato
• parsley
• cilantro
• half an avocado

Last week saw some progress with a shepherd's pie helping out with mirepoix, zucchini and potatoes. Another savoy bread pudding helped with even more mirepoix, kale and some zucchini. This week might be challenging since Christie is on business travel most of the week. I may need to invite people over or take food to people! I'm thinking of some veggie heavy stir-fries and lots of raw turnips, radishes & celery sticks with hummus!

Organics to You - April 5, 2010

Last week I forgot about the delivery until it was close time for me to leave to pick up Christie and go to a friends' seder dinner. I totally blew putting in the last delivery. Starting over again with today's box from Organics to You:

• spinach
• salad greens
  
• red kale
  
• a leek
• bunch of chives
• 5 small zucchini
• gold potatoes
  
• rainbow carrots
• 3 Rainer apples
• 3 d'Anjou pears
• 2 Honeygold grapefruit
• 3 kiwis
• an Ataulfo mango
  

From last week the fridge still contains:

• 2 artichokes
• a few carrots
• fingerling potatoes
• Jerusalem artichokes (sunchokes)
• 2 small Russet potatoes
• gold potatoes
  
• 2 red beets
• some garlic
• 2 grapefruit
• 2 Mineola tangerines
• a lot of celery
• rhubarb
• braising greens
• a kiwi
• 5 pears
• 5 apples
• 2 leeks
• beet greens
• green lettuce
• cilantro
• 2 onions
• half avocado
• half onion
• red curly kale
  

Supplemental produce in the house:

• 4 Meyer lemons
  
• 2 navel oranges
• 5 bananas
• parsley
• a shallot
• a yellow bell pepper
  

The Compost Pail of Shame (what I didn't use and had to compost):

• green curly kale
• Romaine lettuce
• an avocado (oh the shame of it all)
• a few Chioggia beets
• an eggplant

Last week shows what happens when we don't end up eating at home as much - more went into the compost pile unused and we have a lot of produce already on hand. The star of last week were the collard greens used in a seder friendly dish first, then the leftovers incorporated into a superb final dish that I'll be writing a recipe for: Collard green rolls stuffed with red quinoa, bell peppers, collards & BBQ Anasazi beans. Baked on top of more shredded collards and a tomato & corn sauce.

We have pounds of potatoes - I'm thinking I'll make a shepherd's pie (great chance to write out a recipe too) for Wednesday. Christie & I have a meeting on Wednesday so it would be nice to come home to a warm, potato-y casserole. Christie has also requested to savory kale bread pudding and since we have a lot of kale I'm thinking I need a stale baguette!