This Week's Box: July 30th - August 2nd
Contents:
- In the box - and how to store it
- This week's Recipes
- Shopping Lists
1. In the box (in order of what to eat first):
Plums - Store at room temperature until ripe. Then eat 'em! 1-2 days.
Peaches - Store at room temperature until ripe. Then eat 'em! 1-2 days.
Strawberries - Discard any bruised or moldy strawberries. Place berries loosely in a shallow container, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Keeps 2-3 days.
Chard - Store bagged in your refrigerator. Keeps 2-3 days.
Heirloom Tomatoes - Leave at room temperature until they have reached desired ripeness - eat 'em! Last 1-4 days depending on ripeness to start.
Cherry tomatoes - Leave at room temperature until they have reached desired ripeness - eat 'em! Last 1-4 days depending on ripeness to start.
Melon - Leave at room temperature until they have reached desired ripeness - eat 'em! Last 1-4 days depending on ripeness to start.
- Summer squash - Refrigerate in a plastic bag. Do not wash until ready to eat. Lasts 4-5 days.
Lettuce - Store in a plastic bag in your crisper. Keeps for one week.
- Sage - Wrap in a damp paper towel and store in a plastic bag in the fridge. Keep about 1 week.
Cabbage - Store in a bag in the fridge. Do not wash until ready to use. Keeps 6-8 days.
Lemon balm - Hang in a cool and dark place. As it dries it will keep longer. Keep 1-2 weeks
Green bells - Store in a plastic bag in the crisper. Keeps 1-2 weeks.
2. This Week's Recipes (Links):
3. Shopping list for all recipes (assumes you've got basic salt and pepper):
Shopping List for Hamburger Buns:
- 2 TB Yeast
- 1.5 cups of Milk
- 2 TB Sugar
- 2 cups Eatwell Flour
- 1 cup White Flour plus extra for board and kneading
Black Pepper Beef and Cabbage Stir Fry:
- 2 TB Vegetable Oil
- 4 cloves Garlic, chopped
- 1/2 LB ground Beef
- 2 TB Soy Sauce
- 1 tsp Cornstarch
- 1 tsp ground Black Pepper
Shopping List for Chard and Quinoa Pilaf:
- 1 TB Olive Oil
- 1 Onion, diced
- 3 cloves Garlic, minced
- 2 cups uncooked Quinoa, rinsed
- 1 cup canned Lentils, I would use the small dried french lentils that cook quickly rather than canned.
- 8 oz fresh Mushrooms, chopped
- 1 qt Eatwell Farm Chicken Stock or a good Vegetable Broth
Shopping List for All Recipes:
- 2 TB Yeast
- 1.5 cups of Milk
- 2 TB Sugar
- 2 cups Eatwell Flour
- 1 cup White Flour plus extra for board and kneading
- 2 TB Vegetable Oil
- 4 cloves Garlic, chopped
- 1/2 LB ground Beef
- 2 TB Soy Sauce
- 1 tsp Cornstarch
- 1 tsp ground Black Pepper
- 1 TB Olive Oil
- 1 Onion, diced
- 3 cloves Garlic, minced
- 2 cups uncooked Quinoa, rinsed
- 1 cup canned Lentils, I would use the small dried french lentils that cook quickly rather than canned.
- 8 oz fresh Mushrooms, chopped
- 1 qt Eatwell Farm Chicken Stock or a good Vegetable Broth