CSA update

I have to apologize for not posting much. I have been creative--I've made three dresses, cooked quite a bit, and coaxed my garden to stay alive despite construction on my fire escape (where the garden belongs). I have just been super busy with work and then a vacation and haven't been posting!

What does this mean, though? Well, it means there will be a ton of posts in a few weeks updating you on all this awesomeness! For now, here's an update of my CSA, weeks 5-10. I haven't been updating as much because most of the food I've been getting hasn't required much cooking--lots of it has been good raw or just very simple--steamed or sauteed, so I haven't taken a ton of pictures. That being said, here are a few of my favorites meals from the past few weeks!

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 5 Carrots Cucumber Green beans Iceberg lettuce Peas Pickling cukes Spinach Swiss chard	Week 6 Green beans Carrots  Corn Cucumber Peas Romaine lettuce Radishes Summer squash Zucchini	Week 7 Blueberries Corn Green beans Kale Summer squash Sweet onion Wax beans (yellow beans) Zucchini
Week 8 Blueberries Carrots Corn Cucumber Green beans Green leaf lettuce Spinach Sweet onion	Week 9 Beets  Blueberries Carrots Eggplant Kale Mesclun mix Pickling cucumbers Radishes Summer squash Zucchini	Week 10 Basil Broccoli Corn Flat leaf parsley Green pepper Kale Tomato Wild blueberries

Cucumbers, carrots, lettuce, spinach, blueberries, green peppers, and tomatoes went straight to my belly with at most salad dressing. I ate lots of raw string beans, too. A lot of the zucchini and squash went toward zucchini bread, but I also roasted quite a bit. I just sauteed most of the kale/swiss chard, and I steamed the corn on the cob and ate it each week. Here are pictures of the more interesting meals!

Fish with basil and greens

Peas! I just ate these raw...

My birthday dinner--lemon chicken with Harvest Grains Blend
from Trader Joe's, string beans, wax beans

Sauteed eggplant with rice noodles

Ramen noodles with sesame-oil sauteed radish and cucumber

Eggs with eggplant and turkey pepperoni 

"Coleslaw" of red cabbage, radishes, and carrots

Crispy roasted eggplant and zucchini with kale greens

I won't have a picture of week 11 because I was on vacation, but I'll get the stuff that wasn't too perishable from last week tomorrow from my friend, and I'll get a new basket tomorrow, too! Can't wait!