Here's my second CSA basket from Field Good Farms! It contained: - 1/2 lb. of Lettuce Mix - 1/4 lb. of Spinach - 1 Kohlrabi - 1 Head of Lettuce (red butterhead) - 1/2 bunch of garlic scapes - 1 bunch of radishes (either tri-colour or french breakfast) - Basil stalk - Coriander (cilantro) bunch Every meal in today's post was made from last week's, and this week's, CSA basket. I'll get back to you guys next week about what I ended up doing the kohlrabi, this is a new vegetable for me. Here's a great Pinterest board with recipes specifically chosen for the Field Good Farms CSA! Breakfast - Radishes (Roots and Greens) This was an absolutely delicious meal! I sliced the radishes and fried them in my ceramic frying pan. I rinsed and sliced the greens. When the radishes were done, I removed them from the frying pan and added the greens with a bit of water and cooked them until the water evaporated. The leaves of the radish plant actually contain more Vitamin C, protein, and calcium than the roots! A lot of my patients/readers think I'm crazy for eating vegetables for breakfast, but I promise if you give it a try you'll never go back. Not only do they taste great, they're more hearty and satisfying, giving you more energy for your day. Lunch - Salad I mixed the following ingredients into a salad: -green butterhead lettuce (from last week's CSA basket), washed and sliced -arugula (from my garden), washed and sliced -cucumber, sliced -organic grape tomatoes -alfalfa sprouts -raw pumpkin seeds -Renee's poppy seed dressing I try to make my own salad dressings. I just wasn't feeling like eating salad today, but I have loads of lettuce to eat, so I 'cheated' with a store-bought dressing to make it more appealing. I think I'll make it a point to feature more home-made dressings in future posts! Dinner - Pasta Ingredients -one jar of Aurora Crushed Tomatoes -basic leaves (from CSA), rinsed and chopped -fresh oregano (from my parents' garden), removed from stems and chopped -one yellow summer squash, roughly chopped -spinach leaves (from CSA), rinsed and chopped -one red pepper, chopped -garlic scapes (from CSA), chopped and sauteed -sea salt I dumped all of the ingredients into a saucepan, brought it to a boil, and left it to simmer for an hour or so. I used the rice noodles pictured below. There are a few secrets to cooking rice noodles: -add them to already boiling water -stir them A LOT in the very beginning and, after they've heated up, stir them infrequently -allow for a bit of carry-over cooking -rinse them immediately after removing them from the boiling water (expect the water to be quite cloudy and thick) -coat them in oil if you aren't going to serve them immediately -they make terrible leftovers! Dinner Part Two - Bok Choi Salad Ingredients -three carrots, shredded -two bok choi (from last week's CSA), rinsed and sliced -one package of bean sprouts, rinsed Sauce Ingredients (pictured below) -one large chunk of ginger, zested -cilantro (from CSA), rinsed and chopped -lime juice -toasted sesame oil (it took me quite some time to figure out that not a single bottle of toasted sesame oil in the Independent grocery store actually said it was toasted!) -chili sauce (The Sambal Oelek pictured below, which is really just chili peppers in a bit of vinegar) -sweet chilli sauce (obviously you can use this on more than just chicken) As usual, I just dumped flavours on the salad until it tasted good. My best guess would be that I used one tbsp. of the chili sauce, 2 tbsp. of the sweet chilli sauce, 3 tbsp. of the toasted sesame oil, and 4 tbsp of the lime juice. Dessert - BUTTER TART!!
My friend brought me a butter tart from The Opera Bakery Cafe and it was delicious!
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What I EatI want to give you an idea of how to eat healthfully on a restricted diet, without a lot of work, by showing you how I eat! I eat strictly gluten-free. You'll find A LOT of veggies in this blog! I eat both fish and meat a few times a week (local and/or humane, whenever possible), and dairy when I'm visiting family and friends, or eating out. I hope you find this blog inspiring and interesting!
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