I can tell Thanksgiving is here. The veggies attest to it.
Sandy Spring Fall CSA Week 3 of 2012
I keep playing “I’m celery the eighth, I am, celery the eighth I am, I am” in my head. These two heads of organic celery were just massive. More than enough for stuffing, or dressing (your preference), and for under the turkey and to use when making turkey noodle soup with the leftovers. Of course, we are also getting veggies next Tuesday (early because the holiday is Thursday), so we may be really up to our ears in celery.
Here’s the list, but modified to show we got extras of a few things, in order to make up for the lost week. Next to each is the cost from my visit today to Harris Teeter. Organic, when possible. Otherwise, regular. The popcorn a guess, based on cost of microwave popcorn in the store. I round up the penny.
1 Bunch French Heirloom Carrots $3
1 Head Broccoli $3.50
1 Butternut Squash (2 1/2 lb) total comes to $3.25
1 Bag Hakurei Turnips (2 1/2 lb) $14.95 (see below)
2 Bunches of Celery $8 (yes, organic were $3.49. EACH)
2 large Yellow Onions (1 1/2 lb) $2.70 total
1 Bunch Lacinato Kale $3
1 Head Napa Cabbage (3 lb) $5.10 total
1 Bunch Yellow Popcorn use $4 to compare to microwave
2 Rutabaga (2 1/2 lb) $3.25 total
The added up cost for this week is $49.65. Cost for a share $31.25 a week. Add to last week where it was $42.22 (remember we lost a week due to Sandy), total is now $91.87. I think. I may need to check my math but it looks like after week 3 we are almost even with what we pay. Down only $2. If they keep adding amounts like they did this week, twice the celery as originally stated. A very large amount of turnips. We should be way ahead by Christmas, as is usually the case with this CSA.
As for the turnips, Hakurei are a delicacy. A small bunch of them (less than 8 ounces in weight) were $2.99 at Harris Teeter today. We got two and a half pounds of them. I really love these turnips. They are sweet. They can be eaten raw or cooked. I am thinking of taking them to my brother’s for Thanksgiving, baked in a light butter sauce with Brussels Sprouts. I need to find Brussels sprouts at one of the last markets this weekend.
Hakurei turnips
As for that popcorn, we found a recipe that says, just put it in a paper bag in the microwave. We need to try this.
Last night was “Use up the CSA” dinner. My roasted root veggies before baking. I added some of my bag ripened heirloom tomatoes to the pan, too.
veggies before roasting
After they finished, I boiled some pasta, added a few cubes of my garlic scape pesto I took out of the freezer and had a primavera of sorts that was so good. We did eat the last grillers from TLV on the side.
Not bad for using up leftover veggies, roasted with olive oil, salt and pepper.
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AnnieRie Unplugged 
I saw a recipe for roasting a bunch of root veggies in the crock pot that I had wanted to try this weekend. All they really used was olive oil, salt & pepper for seasoning. Now I’ve learned that I’ll be in NJ with my crisis response therapy dog assisting the Salvation Army in providing comfort to victims of the hurricane. So the crock pot plans will have to wait. My therapy dog & I have graciously been invited to sleep in a private home while in NJ, so I am going to take some of my CSA veggies from today to give to the woman who invited us to sleep in her home. Hope she likes veggies!!!
Did you pick up today, or Steve? If he did, I saw him when I got there.
What did you get in the either/or choice on the list? We got kale. The woman after me got cauliflower.
I may make kale chips this weekend.
Yup, it was Steve. I was working on pizza sauce for the freezer & acorn squash soup, so he offered to go. We got cauliflower, I saw your kale in your picture.
Excited about the popcorn! Many years ago Steve’s mom had a farmer in Ohio grow popcorn for her.