PRODUCE I RECEIVED:
- beans
- carrots
- corn
- cucumbers
- lettuce
- melons
- onions, sweet
- peppers, green
- peppers, hot
- potatoes
- scallions
- summer squash
- tomatoes
PRODUCE WE HAD:
- carrots
cucumbers
leeks
onions
potatoes
WAYS WE’VE USED OUR PRODUCE:
Wednesday 7/12:
Dinner: Rotisserie chic, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers, salad
Thursday 7/13:
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: Burrata with tomatoes and basil, grilled corn (I briefly steamed them Wednesday night), cilantro marinated grilled zucchini and carrots
Friday 7/14:
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: cantaloupe with salami and basil, Vichyssoise, tomato and basil toasts, jalapeno popper potatoes
Saturday 7/15:
Lunch: stuff from the Farmers Market
Dinner: pork belly tacos, salsa, and chips
Sunday 7/16:
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: steak, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers
Monday 7/17:
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: Anchovy Chicken and Roasted Green Beans with Brown Butter and Almonds
Tuesday 7/18:
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: Tacos from the taco truck
Snacks:
Cucumbers with dip and chile lime salt.
PUT UP:
chorizo and vegetable stew – used up last of rotisserie chicken, squash, and the green pepper
Made a batch of pesto and froze it
GIVEN AWAY:
Nothing
EXTRA VEGETABLES:
Basil from my parents’ garden
CARRYING OVER INTO NEXT WEEK:
carrots
cucumbers
scallions
WASTED:
Some cucumbers went bad
THOUGHTS ON THIS PAST WEEK’S FOOD:
I’m pretty proud of how many vegetables we used up this week, and I’m very happy I was able to put the stew and the pesto in the freezer for later. Come winter, a taste of summer will help get us through the dark days and cold.I hope you all had another great week filled with great food!
I had never made Vichyssoise before, but I figured that if anyone would have a great recipe, it would be Anthony Bourdain. It was great. It’s not something I would eat on a regular basis because it was so rich,(even using half cream and half milk) but I would definitely make it again. Madeline loved it the first time she had it and thought it was the worst thing in the world the second time. Toddlers are weird.
I wish I had known before this week how amazing salami and cantaloupe taste together. It makes sense because I’ve had it with prosciutto, but salami is cheaper and almost as good.
If you haven’t had burrata yet, stop what you’re doing and head to Trader Joes. There is no better way to eat tomatoes. None.
Anchovy Chicken made another week’s menu. My husband told me that this is his favorite way to eat chicken besides fried chicken. That is very high praise.
I hope you all had another great week filled with great food!
Kristina
