The Box

I hope you all can forgive this crazy picture bit, because I can't figure out how to get them on the same line. We have bread, Audrey munching bread, and just a small bit of box goodies.

As many of you probably know, I belong to a farm delivery service (kind of a like a CSA without the commitment) and get a box of produce every Friday night from the farm. The farm is called Farm Fresh to You (www.farmfreshtoyou.com) and it is an amazing little operation. Opening the box every Friday night after Audrey goes to sleep to put away my haul is always a little thrill. What will I get this week? What will Thaddeus have to say in his notes about the farm? (Because the box also has a farm news letter, you see.) It is not a roller coaster kind of excitement, but a little zing.

I have been getting my farm box for over a year now. Last year for Christmas I gave a subscription to my brother in hopes of getting him hooked, it sort of worked. I have been saddened when I read the news about the family's loss of a brother and grandmother. I was very happy for them when they had a new baby. While I am sure they don't really know me from Adam, it feels good to support a family operation and hear the news. It just feels right.

So today, I am spending some time on my every Saturday business. I must figure out how to use all this produce. And while I am at it, I need bread. So a-baking we will go.

The bread came first. Audrey helped me knead. She calls it "pushing the bread". When we bake, she is constantly eating the dough. Today was no exception. While the bread was rising it was nap time. (Really the less said about that the better, since I am currently feeling all happy and domestic.)

After that, came the plan for the week. So here it is, a snapshot of the dinner menu at Chez Boyd for the week:

Saturday - Tritip with rosemary potatoes and Broccoli*/Carrot* slaw

Sunday - Asparagus and Morel frittata with a Salad*

Monday - Pork with Wild Rice Pilaf and Squash*

Tuesday - Chicken Soup with Potatoes* and Collard Greens* with homemade Focaccia bread

Wednesday- Someone else cooks

Thursday - Beef Stroganoff with noodles and Salad*

Friday - Cashew Chicken with Rice and Bok Choy*

*all of these are veggies from the box. I used them all and then some. The farmer's market has supplemented our box with asparagus from Brentwood, and some radishes, extra carrots, and onions from Gilroy.