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This Week's Box: August 25th - 30th

Contents:

  1. In the box - and how to store it
  2. This week's Recipes
  3. 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.

Grapes - Store, unwashed, in your refrigerator's fruit drawer. They last up to a week. 

Heirloom, Cherry and Shady Lady Tomatoes - Leave at room temperature until they have reached desired ripeness - eat 'em! Lasts 1-4 days depending on ripeness to start.

Basil - Trim the ends and place basil in a glass containing about 1 inch of water. Cover with a loose-fitting plastic bag and leave at room temp. Replace the water whenever it gets cloudy. Should keep for about a week.

Chives - Wrap in a damp towel and then place in a plastic bag in the fridge. Keeps up to one week.

Rose Geranium - Trim the ends and place in a glass with some water. Leave at room temp and change the water whenever it gets cloudy. It should keep for about 4 days.

Lunch Box Peppers and poblano peppers- Store in a plastic bag in the crisper. Keeps 1-2 weeks.

Summer Squash - Refrigerate in a plastic bag. Do not wash until ready to eat. Lasts 4-5 days

Eggplant - Wrap in a plastic bag and refrigerate. Lasts 5-7 days. 

Onions - Store in a cool dry place out of the light. Lasts 2-3 months.

2. This Week's Recipes (Links):

Tomato, Blue Cheese and Chive Tart

Tex-Mex Squash Casserole

Simple Tomato Salad

3. Shopping list for all recipes (assumes you have basic salt and pepper):

Shopping List for Tomato, Blue Cheese and Chive Tart:

A little Sunflower Oil
1/2 tsp fine Cornmeal or Polenta (optional)
13 oz of ready-made Puff Pastry
1 Eatwell Farm Egg
1 Garlic clove, finely chopped
A little Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
Crumbled Blue Cheese
Chives, chopped fine

Shopping List for Tex-Med Squash Casserole:

1 TB unsalted Butter
1 clove of Garlic, minced
1/2 tsp ground Cumin
1/2 tsp Chili Powder
Pinch of Cayenne
1 TB all-purpose Flour
1/2 cup Eatwell Farm Chicken or Vegetable Stock
1/4 cup Half and Half
1/4 cup Sour Cream
1/4 cup chopped Cilantro
1 cup crushed Tortilla Chips
1/2 cup grated Pepper Jack Cheese
1/2 cup grated Cheddar Cheese

Shopping List for Simple Tomato Salad:

Drizzle of olive oil and some chives

Shopping List for All Recipes:

A little Sunflower Oil
1/2 tsp fine Cornmeal or Polenta (optional)
13 oz of ready-made Puff Pastry
1 Eatwell Farm Egg
2 Garlic cloves
A little Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
Crumbled Blue Cheese
Chives, chopped fine

1 TB unsalted Butter
1 clove of Garlic, minced
1/2 tsp ground Cumin
1/2 tsp Chili Powder
Pinch of Cayenne
1 TB all-purpose Flour
1/2 cup Eatwell Farm Chicken or Vegetable Stock
1/4 cup Half and Half
1/4 cup Sour Cream
1/4 cup chopped Cilantro
1 cup crushed Tortilla Chips
1/2 cup grated Pepper Jack Cheese
1/2 cup grated Cheddar Cheese