CSA Week 4

Here's the bounty of my 4th CSA week:

Zucchini and summer squash, small kohlrabi (!), shallots, three types of shelled peas, green beans and the treats of the week: a container of blueberries and a jar of strawberry jam. The dozen eggs I bought separately, but they're also from the farm!

So I suppose I should get this out of the way first. I know I mentioned in a previous post that I don't eat blueberries. I really don't, but if push comes to shove (aka if I'm given blueberries in my CSA), there is one form I can eat them in that doesn't bother me too much. Muffins. So, I made a dozen lemony blueberry muffins.

 Speaking of baking, the large zucchini was turned into two baked treats. Zucchini bread:

...and zucchini chips. Honestly, the best replacement for potato chips you'll ever find.

The smaller squashes were sliced and lightly sauteed, (as recommended by Smitten Kitchen), and went on top of pasta and homemade tomato sauce.

I found a great recipe for roasted kohlrabi and potatoes here, and served it with a green salad that incorporated the green beans. I am seriously in love with kohlrabi.

The rest of the green beans, plus the shallots and some eggs went into nicoise salad. This is one of my go-to entree salads, and I base it off of this recipe from The Kitchn. 

Last but not least, I shelled all of the peas and put them into Chinese pea soup with dumplings. As mentioned, Silverbrook Farm sends out recipe ideas via email each week that incorporate the produce everyone gets in their shares. With all of the peas they've been giving out, they recommended people visit Peas.org, an adorable website sponsored by the British Growers Association that encourages people to eat more peas! It is chock-full of recipes, and that's where I found this one. Admittedly, I bought the dumplings and the scallion pancakes I served it with at the Chinese restaurant on my street (I've made dumplings several times before, and it is no small task), but the soup was delicious! I can't attest to the authenticity of it's 'Chinese-iness' (about null I'd say), but I'm eager to make it again.

That's all for now. Will update with week 5 recipes soon!