This week in the CSA newsletter, I learned that the added benefit of using an organic fish based fertilizer is that it keeps the pests away.  I’m guessing it probably keeps a lot of things away.  But it certainly doesn’t have an sort of negative effect on taste.  Our CSA bags are a great reminder of what food is supposed to taste like.

This week in the bag, we have:

• Chiogga Beets - They are big and red with trailing roots and make me think of sea urchins.  I’ll either shave them over salad or make Beet salad or Balsamic Barbecued Beets (this week’s newsletter recipe).   The husband joked about making beet/carrot/sweet potato juice again, but since drinking that rooty mixture made me projectile vomit last year, it will not be happening.
• Zucchini - I have to get going on the muffins.  I didn’t make any last week, and I’m embarrassed to say our zucchini from last week went to the compost pile.  This week I have several to tackle.
• Green Beans - I’ll cook these up with a little olive oil, garlic and fresh dill.
• Magenta Summer Crisp Lettuce - Salad.
• Red Oak Leaf Lettuce - Salad.
• Romaine Lettuce - I still had a head of Romaine from last week.  I used the entire head to make a salad for lunch yesterday.  It was the biggest salad I’ve ever eaten, and I spent about two hours munching on it while I went about my business on the computer.  It’s amazing how much flavor “real” lettuce has.  I’m so used to the stuff from the grocery store that tastes like wet cardboard.  I chopped up this week’s head of Romaine last night.  I have a huge bowl in the fridge that I’m keeping full of ready to eat lettuce.  Not too much more work than Bag ‘o Salad.
• Sugar Snap Peas - Snacking.  They are so sweet!  Argo has also decided he loves them, and while his carnivore teeth don’t make it easy for him to chew them, it doesn’t stop him from trying.

I didn’t crop the outlet above the counter out of the picture, so you can get an idea of the size of the lettuce.  Huge!
What’s in your bag/harvest/farmers’ market haul?