Local Food 7/25/2009

This is the ninth week of the CSA and market.  Okra is the new offering for us and it’s one I’ve never had before.  

I decided to try something different this week and take fewer individual vegetable pictures.  This one shows everything in the CSA box.  Starting from the eggs and working, roughly, clockwise you see sweet peppers on top of some yellow squash, carrots, okra, hot peppers right there in front, a pattypan squash, green and purple tomatillos, and a whole bunch of tomatoes in the middle.

Since I have plans to make tomato sauce as well as salsa this week, I picked up a few more tomatoes from our CSA farmer. 

Art bought some blueberries since he and Lance both love them and I’m happy to do something with them for the guys. 

Potatoes, onions, and homemade Peach and Hot Pepper Spread.  The Spread was a pleasant surprise and we’ll use it in the coming weeks once I figure out something fun to use it for. 

Then I picked up a few more tomatoes.  These are “seconds,” not that you can tell at all. 

While it’s not time for another Corn Fest yet, I did want to try adding some fresh corn to my salsa.  Three ears seemed like the right amount and Art has already removed it from the cobs for me. 

Then I picked up a few more tomatoes.  For salads and munching.  They look like perfect little red jewels.