Mid-August. Here we go! Another huge share this week — the kind of share that makes me glad we opt for a bi-weekly option. Although we really do eat a lot of vegetables, it would be tough to consume all of this every week! Let’s take a look, shall we?
- 7 lbs. of tomatoes
- 1 head of garlic
- parsley & lemon basil
- an enormous zucchini
- carrots
- beets
- scallions (2 big bunches)
- kale (other option: swiss chard)
- 2 peppers (other option: 2 leek and 1 eggplant — this one was a tough call)
- 2 heads of lettuce
- 3 cucumbers
- 3 onions
- 1 cantaloupe
- green beans
- PYO cherry tomatoes (also tomatillos, but I skipped them this week)
- PYO flowers
As I write this up, I cooling down some salsa. I had a package of the Ball Fiesta Salsa Mix, which people generally seem to like, so I’m giving that a try because it’s quick and easy. We eat so much salsa in this house that it’ll just go right in the fridge (if there’s any left after my taste-testers get a hold of it). With the rest I might make some roasted tomato soup. We’ll see.
The cherry tomatoes are all but gone. The kids have been nibbling on them like crazy (even Laura who never was a tomato eater until we picked them off our own plant on the deck). I’ve successfully pawned off my beets to a friend. And everything else is pretty straightforward – salad stuff, easy dinner sides… It’s been kind of a crazy week (and the busy-ness continues through next Monday) so I’m not sure if I’m up for trying anything new.
Yum, so much goodness in those veggies.
I’m canning Salsa today, as well as some Tomato Jam 🙂