Another week, another CSA pickup at Allandale Farm!
So much fun stuff this week…I hope that this continues every week!
Cauliflower – not as yellow this time.
Spring Onions – these are onions that have developed a bulb, but not the tough skin that allows onions to be stored for longer periods. They need to be used fresh and the tops can be used as scallions. I am hoping to use some of these in a stirfry this week.
Cabbage
Carrots
Lettuce – another huge head of lettuce! It is so delicious.
Beets!! I can’t wait to use the beet greens again. They were delicious last week.
Basil
Sugar Snap Peas
Fennel
Kale
Romanesco – this is something completely new to me, and I am psyched! Apparently, romanesco is a cross between broccoli and cauliflower and originated in Italy. It is bright green with fractal spirals and is somewhat of a vegetable mathematical miracle. I have heard that the best way to eat romanesco is with pasta (as the Italians do), so look out for a fun recipe in the coming days. 🙂
The romanesco is much smaller than a large head of cabbage or broccoli.
Another fun week!
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I love your CSA updates! My shipment is Saturday and I’m already excited like a kid at Christmas 😀
The romanesco looks like some sort of alien food/undersea creature. That said, I would totally nibble it.
yumm summer basil!
Awesome! Okay you gotta teach me secret to fennel. I can’t stand it because it tastes like black licorice to me. HELP!
It tastes like black licorice to me too! I love black licorice! I will do some digging for recipes for you, but I think you might be out of luck. 😦