CSA Update

July 8:
radishes
arugula
mizuna
garlic scapes
bok choy
strawberries
cherries
mint


July 15:
two kinds of radishes
Rainier cherries
red-leaf lettuce
romaine lettuce
beets
garlic scapes
chives

Farmers Market

July 12
marmalade, chocolate sauce, blackberry blossom honey, a lot of vegetables to stirfry, Rainier cherries.

Things Eaten

Stir Fry of Things
Asparagus
Carrots
Bok Choy, leaves and stems separated
Mushrooms (wild mix, soaked and squeezed)
Sugar snap peas
sauce from cornstarch, vegetable stock, soy sauce

Salad Dressing
Strawberry Balsamic Vinegar
Olive Oil
Fresh Mint
Salt
Pepper
(vinegar made by mashing berries, soaking them in vinegar for a few hours, then filtering. Man, I need a funnel.)

put on Salad of a variety of green things, some small tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella.

Recipe Modification

Cornbread Unlike Any Other
I think the reduction in sugar is permanent. It’s sweet enough with just one tablespoon. I added two chopped pickled jalapeños, but it could easily handle more.

Everything is better with butter

Recipe from my CSA, taken by them from Bon Appetit magazine.

Radishes cut into wedges and sauteed in butter. Extra butter used to saute garlic scapes, radish greens. These then combined and tossed with chopped chives. The pinkish stubby finger-shaped radishes (shunkyo) were much tastier then the round, dark purple ones.

Two Kinds of Chocolate Cookies

one from 1997 JOY with melted chocolate, cocoa, and cinammon, frosted with mocha icing from the same edition. The rocketship cookie cutters work best with slightly thicker dough, and chilling it helps.
one made at 4:30 in the morning without mechanical assistance. I’m doing it with a  mixer next time, if I get that recipe.