My first link party was a big success! Thank you to all of the fellow produce lovers who attended. If you haven’t had the chance to scope out some of the other CSA boxes around the blogosphere, please visit a few of the links from last week. There are some beautiful boxes and great recipe ideas.
I am looking forward to more attendees this week. If you know of anyone who subscribes to a CSA or enjoys purchasing produce at their local farmers market, ask them to link up and share their finds. The more the merrier!
Before we move on to my box for this week, I wanted to mention a few housekeeping notes that I think might enhance this link party experience.
- When applicable, please link up to the URL of the post you wish to share, not the URL of your main blog. This will help our readers navigate directly to the desired post.
- I am in the midst of learning how to create a button you can grab that will help readers navigate back to this post, but in the meantime a simple text link back would be much appreciated. (ps: while we are on the subject, if you think you can help with the html language of a button, your assistance is much appreciated!)
- Share your weekly produce indulgences. Whether it be your CSA box, Farmer’s Market finds or grocery store binges. If it is fresh and delicious, we want to see it. Any posts related to how you prepared it are also welcomed. Feel free to link up to all of them.
- Please leave a comment telling me that you’ve linked up so I can keep track of my attendees.
- Please visit at least two other attendees and comment on their wonderful additions to the party.
I think that is all for now. This is a work in progress, but I am having a blast getting this up and running. I appreciate your participation in this project and your shared passion for fresh, local and organic fruits and veggies :)
Grateful for another great week of fresh and delicious fruits and vegetables. My number one prize? Blueberries! And they are exactly how I like them. Plump, crunchy and sweet :) I have a thing about soft blueberries. I just can’t eat them. I need my blueberries to burst when I pop them in my mouth, not ooze. If I can practice self-control and not eat the entire carton (half of which is already gone) I might get to enjoy a few in a bowl of oatmeal or yogurt. But it has been a while since I have eaten fresh, raw blueberries, so I can’t promise anything :)
Speaking of raw, celery and carrots are always a healthy, nutritious and delicious raw snack. Or when you cook them up with some onion and garlic, they make a nice base for soups, stews and sauces. There is more than enough in each of these bunches to enjoy both ways. Which works for me. I love it when I get mileage out of my veggies.
And we might as well address the elephant in the room. The elephant garlic that is. The big ol’ white bulb that I initially mistook for a leek. It’s pretty much the biggest garlic bulb I have ever seen. This will make an excellent addition to any meal. As I admire those red potatoes, I can’t’ help but think about spicing up my mashed red potatoes with some of this garlic. Sounds like the perfect pairing.
You know what else is the perfect pairing? Broccoli and lemons. No really…amazing! As I have mentioned before, I love a batch of simply steamed broccoli. I typically dress it up with some butter, salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon. Kicks it up a notch and gives the broccoli a whole new lease on life. Try it!
A few weeks back I received my first bunch of dino kale, and ever since then I have boldly declared, that it is by far my favorite variety of kale. I prepared it with some Turkey Meatballs and it was delish! I might just have to recreate that masterpiece again.
Last but not least, we have some Murcott Mandarins and green leaf lettuce. Something tells me there might be a marriage of these too in the future. My mom used to prepare a delicious salad using these two ingredients so I am going to do my best to get a hold of it. I need a few more jazzy salads in my life right about now.
Your Turn: What are some of your favorite ways to use these fruits and vegetables? Feel free to share techniques, tips and recipes. I look forward to your responses :)
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All linked up!
Awesome garlic bulb! I would’ve mistaken it for a leek also.
I know right! Can’t wait to put it to work in a delicious dish :)
We love dino kale also–makes amazing kale chips!!! Will link up!
done kale chips before but never with dino kale…i will DEFINITELY have to try that…thanks for the tip!
All linked up! And can I say how jealous I am that you get citrus in your box??? :-)
Thanks for your participation! Yes citrus…one of the many benefits of living in a mild climate :)
Your box looks fabulous! Thanks for the link invitation. I love your idea! I also love broccoli and lemon, they go great over whole wheat pasta with a dusting of parm. ;-)
Thanks :) I am going to have to try that combo with pasta…would make for a quick and easy meal!
Good grief — I’m filled with CSA box envy! :) Blueberries and garlic and citrus?! Lovely. And broccoli with lemon is the way to go. That’s the only way we ate it growing up, but we ate it chilled (and threw a couple of cloves of garlic in for good measure.) Wish I had some right now, come to think of it….
Thanks:) Fun to check out what others around the country are receiving…the joys of getting what is in season! I will definitely be adding garlic to my next broccoli batch…
I’m linked up! Jealous of your garlic- mine that I am growing won’t be ready until JUNE! http://myyummylocallife.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/north-raleigh-farmers-market-421/
Awesome! Thanks for participating :) Looking forward to seeing that garlic…
All linked up, what a great idea
Thanks for participating!
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Made it just in the nick of time! :)
I too, am very jealous of your CSA box. Thanks for organizing the link party… I’ll have to write a post to direct my readers to it.
Yay! Thanks for linking up. Love the post idea :) Thanks for the support!
Added my link (finally!). Thanks for the nudge. I’ve really enjoyed reading the other links this week, so I’ll make sure to come back for this!
Thanks Lauren. Always enjoy having you :)
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I linked up too. Great to see so many other produce geeks out there! http://rootsandshootsblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/whats-in-the-box-csa-preview/
Whoops, posted this on the wrong week.
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Linking up another agua fresca. Really good as a margarita mixer – just add sliver tequila and triple sec! Yum.
Sounds delish!
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Thanks so much for the invite to the link-up! Highlights of our CSA pick-up [featured here : http://sweetbetweens.com/2012/09/02/avalon-acres-csa/%5D are definitely the local chicken legs [perfect seared in a skillet to get crispy skin + then finished in the crockpot for tender juice chicken!] and okra [dry roasted and topped with hot sauce to eat].
I have never gotten, eaten or seen okra in my town. But lots of other link party participants have been having a good time with it this summer. Enjoy :)
I am trying to link up and it says it’s closed. Am I doing this wrong?
Shari aka indigo jones
Sorry for the confusion…Come and link up to this week’s party…http://inherchucks.com/2012/09/19/whats-in-the-box-44/. Click on the blue frog looking icon at the bottom of the post that reads “click to view/add post”. it will take you to the link up page. Scroll down to the bottom and click on the button that reads “add your link.”. It will ask for the url of your post the name of your post and email. Thanks for participating! Let me know if you have any more questions :)
Thanks! I think it worked this time! Now what happens next? Is it interactive, or do I just check back? Sorry, I have never done this type of thing before, but I love the idea. I will be a pro next week! :-)
It’s up to you. A lot of people like to bop around to other blogs on the link party and check out the recipes, comment, follow. Not required. It’s just a great way to get all of us CSA lovers together to swap ideas, recipes and tricks :) Thanks for linking up! Hope to see you week after week…
Thanks! It seemed to go through, but I didn’t see my photo on the page. I will link the next article about how I used my produce and see what happens. Thanks so much!!!
it worked. you are #17. Looking forward to seeing what you did with your yummy treats :)
What to do with leftover risotto:http://indigo-jones.com/2012/10/06/risotto-cakes/
Thanks for sharing! Looks awesome :)