My CSA this week included lots of delicious summer foods ... tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, snap peas, onions, zuccini and red currants. This is the first time in a few weeks that I had to google a food! There are not many recipes out there for red currants since they are not a widely used food and from what I read they are tart. When all else fails I make muffins out of the unknown fruits in my CSA, stay posted to see how they turn out!
I also got a dozen fresh eggs and a bottle of maple syrup. These are in addition to my summer CSA.
This week I did not receive a chicken so you will see more vegetarian dishes and egg consumption. I do not believe in eating cow that has been fed GMO corn in a feedlot while standing in it's own poo, or meat from an animal that has been locked inside a dark building and injected with antibitics or hormones. I really enjoy the chicken share thru my CSA, 10 chickens are delivered over a 20 week "season". These are whole roaster chickens (which is why I eat a lot of chicken during those weeks) and are ~ 3.25/lb. The beef I eat comes from a peidmontese cow I purchased from Jeff Leen Farms in early spring which when all is said and done is ~7/lb. I also purchase meat from Outpost when I want something that I do not already have, like hotdogs, brats, chicken breasts/thighs. However, these meats tend to be a bit expensive and beans, farm fresh eggs, greek yogurt or good cheese tend to be a cheaper alternative. So this is why you will see that I eat some vegetarian meals and some meat meals. Plus it teaches my 2 year old food diversity which I feel is very important.
On the meal plan this coming week:
Black Bean and Cous Cous salad - my daughter LOVES cous cous so I think this will be a hit in the house. Plus I need to find a dish to pass for work and wanted to try something new. I like to bring something healthy for those of us who have certain food values :)
Red Currant Muffins
fresh salad
sauteed curly kale with garlic and parmesan
salsa chicken w/quinoa
spicy asian slaw
eggs, eggs and more eggs
lots of frsh summer fruit ... honey dew melon, blueberries, peaches :)
grilled beer and onion pork brats and zuccini from Outpost for my friend visiting from AZ
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