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 I’ve been teasing with the idea of joining a CSA (Community-supported agriculture) for a couple of years. I always came up with excuses for not joining, but the true reason I didn’t want to join was I was afraid. Yup, afraid of a box of vegetables – sounds silly doesn’t it? My fear steamed from figuring out what I’d cook with a box of more or less random vegetables.
Thing is the vegetables aren’t really random – they are seasonal and things that grow together often taste well together. Like tomatoes and eggplant in the summer or fennel and apples in the fall. And picking those recipes to use with the vegetables? Well, not to boast, but I’d say the Project Foodie recipe box solves that one pretty easily. Thus enlightened, on Thursday my first CSA box arrived. I opted for a small box of veggies with a bit of fruit. The box contained kale, red chard, Napa cabbage, red grapes and Fuji apples. The quick story is that by Monday I’d cooked up everything and we’d eaten most of the fruit. I had fun picking out the recipes, enjoyed cooking them and ate some things I wouldn’t normally eat. The longer story will continue as I get more boxes. I still have fears (yeah I know they are only vegetables). What if we get the same thing next week? What if I don’t like something? What if, well you get the idea. In joining the CSA I decided I've got to tackle my fears and that’s what I’m going to do. Getting the same thing for a few weeks will actually be a great challenge. A quick Project Foodie search of recipes containing kale, chard or cabbage shows over 300 recipes! Wow – doesn’t look like we’ll run out of options for a while. And if I don’t like something? Thankfully, it is rare for both Husband and I to not like something so I can always just give it to him to eat. The benefits of the CSA box so far have been trying out recipes I wouldn’t normally eat, but I think I’ll find many more benefits, including perhaps, an increased amount of vegetables in my diet! Hmm fear may be a good thing; good that is if it promotes us to examine the unknown and see where it will take us…. Oh and what did I do with my assortment of veggies? Here’s a list of the recipes I choose for my first CSA box:
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