So last week we got our first delivery of vegetables from the CSA we joined (Cypress Valley Farms). We managed to make food using our fresh produce every single day since then...here's how we did it.
Tuesday we made scrambled farm-fresh cheesy eggs with fried yellow squash. It was fun to make and the kids loved the eggs. Gabe and I both loved the squash and a few others thought it was "okay" so we'll try it again sometime.
Wednesday we had chicken with brown rice and noodle beans (from the farm). We cut the beans and sauteed them in a little butter and garlic. Very yummy! Not a big hit with the kids, but they don't normally like green beans.
Thursday we had ham, baked beans and a yellow squash casserole made mostly with bread crumbs, eggs, onion and cheese. It doesn't look great but it smelled so good cooking and Daddio, Gabe and I all really liked it. We even made part of it with Daddio's soy cheese. The other kids hated this, Gabe is truly the adventurous veggie eater of the kids.
Friday we made meat sauce for spaghetti with onions, mushrooms and squash (white-from the farm). This was loved by all, but it's nothing new here. Some of the kids ate it the traditional spaghetti way, and some ate spaghetti tacos- a big favorite here.
Last night we had a leftover night and a few days this week I made myself a salad for lunch using cucumber, tomato and squash from the farm.
The only vegetable I had to buy all week was lettuce- but ours in the garden is starting to sprout so soon enough we will have our own fresh lettuce too. We are looking forward to seeing the new veggies this Monday at Joan's Academy and hoping the kids will get more on board with trying new things every week!
2 comments:
The squash casserole was really, really good. It's like Christmas every Monday waiting for the new vegetables to come!
You did great...that food looks yummy.
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