Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Week One of the Veggies

I picked up my first CSA box this afternoon. The newsletter tells me that the first couple of weeks are greens-heavy and on the small side. Here's what I got!





Newsletter also tells me that those green things are arugula, swiss chard, kale, and lettuce. Anyone care to identify which is which for me?

I'm planning on trying a few recipes over the next couple of days - - I'll share any good finds with you!
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  1. AdrianApril 30, 2008 at 10:17 PM

    Looks good. I wish I could help you with which is which but I have no clue. I very interested in the recipes you choose. :)

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  2. LaurenMay 1, 2008 at 12:37 AM

    Haha, no clue whatsoever.

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  3. Hippie HousewifeMay 1, 2008 at 11:40 AM

    The kale is right next to the carrots.

    Kale is excellent to use in green smoothies. It has so much good stuff in it. My favourite green smoothie is 2 bananas, a cup of frozen sliced strawberries, a leaf or two of kale, 2 Tbsp of wheat germ (optional), a squirt of honey and 2/3 cup water. Sometimes I use spinach instead of kale, or frozen blueberries instead of strawberries. Have one or two a day!

    The box looks great, can't wait to see what you do with it! :)

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  4. Hippie HousewifeMay 1, 2008 at 11:45 AM

    Oh, and the lettuce is up top by the baking soda. I believe the swiss chard is above the onion and the argula is to the left of the onion.

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  5. aprilMay 1, 2008 at 5:53 PM

    Judging from these wiki sites, I believe the kale is the far left and swiss chard to the far right (above onion). I'm a little confused about the lettuce and arugula.

    The lettuce page shows a pic with "red" tipped greenery, but the labels above it (in chalk when you enlarge the photo) aren't clear as to whether the "red" stuff is a red lettuce or arugula.

    It was my impression that arugula had a bit of a "red" edge, but that might be wrong...so, I'm not sure. :(

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kale
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_chard
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arugula
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettuce

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  6. For His GloryMay 2, 2008 at 9:55 PM

    ok, so i thought we were sharing? anyway, congrats on going vege, but keep up the protein. by the way, the kale does have purple in it and i definitely don't like it! i pick it out of my salads. however, the smoothie recipe from hippie housewife actually sounded somewhat good.

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  7. NicoleMay 3, 2008 at 1:36 PM

    thanks for the ID help ladies! I'm going to try an arugula pasta thing tomorrow I believe. Need to go get the other ingredients. I can't wait until I'm not working and I have time to cook with these things when I get them rather than hoping they last till the weekend!

    I'm going to try your smoothie too, Cynthia. sounds good!

    As for the carrots - I'm turning those into a carrot cake - and that's how I'll share with you, mother :-p

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