Week #4: Chugging Along

I don't know about you, but this summer is flying by!  I can't believe it is already after the 4th and we only have 25 days until our trip.  EEK!  I have been pretty good at getting through all of the vegetables so far. We are starting to back up on lettuce a little bit but that just means I need to eat more salads, which I'm ok with.  Here are a few things I made this week with all of our veggies.  I don't have a picture from this week's CSA because my husband picked it up and put it all away for me before I got home (which was very helpful!).  But we got broccoli, cilantro, fennel, napa cabbage, salad mix, green onions, sugar snap peas (HUGE bag), and rhubarb.


Veggie Pasta Bake -- GREAT way to use up a ton of veggies.  We had cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, zucchini (from the farmers market), fennel (from the CSA), and onion.  I first sauteed them all up with olive oil and garlic while the pasta cooked.  Then just put it all together in a dish with jarred sauce, topped with shredded mozzarella and baked for 15 mins.  Oogey googey and delicious.  And think of how many servings of vegetables you are getting!

Veggie Pasta Bake

Salsa! -- I decided to take a stab at a different (and easier) salsa this time around.  I found one where you just put everything in the food processor and blend.  No need to peel the tomatoes or cook down for hours.  Though I still prefer my usual recipe, this was great if you need something quick.  It probably also would be better if the tomatoes were homegrown instead of from the grocery store.  But I did get to use the cilantro from last week's box, as well as, serranos from our garden.

http://myfrugaladventures.com/2013/05/simple-homemade-salsa-recipe/

Easy Blender Salsa

Garlic Scape Dip:  For this time around with the scapes, I decided to make a dip since I knew I needed to bring something to a 4th of July celebration.  Like the salsa, this is very easy since you just throw everything into the food processor.  It is very similar to a hummus but without tahini. 

http://journeyofanitaliancook.blogspot.com/2012/06/garlic-scape-recipes.html

White Bean Garlic Scape Dip

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend!  I leave you with an adorable picture of my dog.  :-)

Kaiser the dog!