Yes, I’m so far behind. Where does the time go?
Week 7: Lettuce, English Peas, Purple Kohlrabi, Garlic Chives, Strawberries, Chantenay Carrots, Spigarello, Leeks.
Week 8: Spinach, Sugar Snap Peas, Green Kohlrabi, Strawberries, Lettuce, Baby Carrots (2 shares). This box was supposed to have Cardoon as well but we didn’t like the Cardoon last year so I swapped it for some more baby carrots.
Week 9: Fava Beans, Spigarello, Chantenay Carrots, Baby Erbette Chard, Purple Kohlrabi, Strawberries, Red New Potatoes, Radishes.
It’s been such a great spring filled with delicious veggies. We’ve especially enjoyed the strawberries, new potatoes, spigarello, spinach and peas. The three weeks of kohlrabi we could have done without. I should say we did really like the kohrabi greens in cooking but the roots themselves we aren’t fond of. I tried them fresh julienned on salad and they were “ok”. We tried a gratin recipe from the farm and thought it was a waste of cheese and cream. I’ll admit the last ones we received are still languishing in the refrigerator and will most likely end up in the compost unless anyone out there has a great suggestion for using them.
The fava beans are a fun spring treat but they are so much work I find myself annoyed with them by the time we get to dinner. The shucking, boiling, peeling, cooking is too many steps! I’ve tried the dishes were you don’t do the peeling and just let those skins cook up with the favas and we hated those. Anyway, I look at them as a spring treat but I’d never go out of my way to buy them on my own.
The strawberries are amazing as usual and the new potatoes are simply delicious. These are true new potatoes, freshly dug and not cured. The “new potatoes” in the grocery just cannot compare to these little gems! We cannot get enough of them.
