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Syna enjoying some farm fresh Caprese Salad

Week 2 from Intervale Family Farm’s CSA (in Westhampton, MA) we received:

• flower bouquet
• lettuce
• summer squash & zucchini
• carrots
• eggplant
• cubanelle or italian frying pepper
• cucumbers
• garlic
• cherry tomatoes
• new potatoes
• jalapeno
• sweet corn
• kale (didn’t use in time – went bad):
• bunch of basil (didn’t use in time – went bad):
• arugula (didn’t take)
• herbs (didn’t take)

And this week we received:

• flower bouquet
• lettuce
• sweet onions
• carrots
• kale
• eggplant
• cubanelle or italian frying pepper
• green beans
• cucumbers
• chard
• leeks
• broccoli
• garlic
• jalapeno
• tomatoes
• cherry tomatoes
• red potatoes
• sweet corn
• summer squash & zucchini
• arugula
• herbs/basil

And with that fresh picked goodness I’ve made:
Tuesday

• Garden Vegetable Soup Recipe
  (farm leek, onion (didn’t have enough leek), garlic, carrots, potatoes, green beans, corn & i added kale)
  
• Refrigerator Dill Pickles with Syna (left out spring onion this time)
  (farm pickling cucumbers, garlic)
  
• Caprese Salad
  (farm tomatoes)
  

I’ve also started picking up farm eggs, Hillman Farm herb & garlic goat cheese and Mapleline Farm milk each week.

Planned:

• Gazpacho Green Beans
• Cucumber Salad with Sweet Thai Chili Vinaigrette
• Oven Baked Rosemary Potato Chips
• Punjabi Baingan Bharta – Punjabi Style Eggplant
• warm salad of roast beets, lentils & balsamic onions recipe

This week from Intervale Family Farm’s CSA (in Westhampton, MA) we received:

• 1 flower bouquet (pictured above)
• 1 large head of romaine lettuce
• 6 summer squash
• small bunch of beets
• 6 ears of corn
• 1 medium sweet onion
• 8 carrots
• 1 lb swiss chard
• .25 lb arugula
• 5 slicing cucumbers, 5 pickling cukes
• 1 lb green and wax beans
• 1 small bulb garlic
• some basil, mint & chives
• kale (forgot to grab; bummer – i would have made Crispy Kale Chips)
• new potatoes (forgot to grab)

And with that fresh picked goodness I’ve made:
Monday

• Salad
  (farm arugala, romaine, cukes, carrots, onion)
• Cucumber Salad with Sweet Thai Chili Vinaigrette
  (farm cukes and onion)
  
• Garlic Green Beans
  (farm beans and garlic)
• Sautéed Swiss Chard With Garlic
  (farm chard and garlic; i added the greens from the bunch of beets, too)

Tuesday

• Salad
  (farm arugala, romaine, cukes, carrots, onion)
• Easy Dinner Parmesan Zucchini
  (farm zucchini)

Wednesday

• Refrigerator Dill Pickles with Syna
  (farm pickling cucumbers)
  
• Raw Corn and Zucchini Salad
  (farm corn & zucchini)
  
• Organic version of Sweet Corn Ice Cream
  (farm corn)

Friday

• Basil Tomato Soup (recipe below)
  (farm basil)

Basil Tomato Soup Recipe – 9 servings

Ingredients

• 1 (26.46 oz) carton Pomi Chopped Tomatoes*
• 1 (26.46 oz) carton Pomi Strained Tomatoes*
• 20 oz vegetable broth
• 18 fresh basil leaves, minced
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 3 Tablespoons butter

Directions

1. In a large saucepan, bring the tomatoes and broth to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes
2. Add basil and sugar, and reduce heat to low
3. stir in cream and butter and cook until butter is melted

*Many of us are concerned about BPA these days, and with the chemical lining most metal cans as well as jar lids, where to find BPA-free canned tomatoes is a frequent question. If you’re not into putting up your own (with BPA-free canning lids), then Pomì might be the answer.