This Week's Bounty

I was out of town last week, but this week sure does look good.

1 head lettuce
1 head cabbage
2 celery
8 carrots
3 bunches green onions
1 pint grape tomatoes
1 clamshell strawberries
5 peaches
10 plums
6 mangoes

7 Granny Smith apples (one of my favorites)
4 limes
4 bananas

I had some super yummy lemonade this last week that used fresh lemons and I just may have to use my limes to make limeade.  I also need to find some uses for those green onions.

Potato Hash with Sausage and Chard

I was really excited to see gold potatoes in our Bountiful Basket last week.  The hard part was trying to decide how to use them.  I decided to try some of them in this hash.  I had some smoked sausages left over in the fridge and some swiss chard that needed used.

Ingredients:
10 ish small potatoes, diced
1 small onion chopped (mine was chopped really small so the little ones would eat it)
2 smoked sausages (you could substitute any kind of meat)
1 bunch swiss chard, leaves and stems chopped
2 Tbsp oil

Directions:
Heat oil up in a pan.  Add the potatoes and cook for about 10 minutes and then add onion and cook for a few more minutes.  Add sausage and chard.  Cook until chard is wilted and tender and potatoes are tender.
Serve with optional toppings.  We used salsa and sour cream, but cheese would have been really good, too.

Verdict:  The kids ate this all up.  One picked out her sausage and shared with her sister.  Most of them at least tried the chard, but if anything was left on their plate, it was that.  Also, oldest daughter preferred hers plain.  We ate this for dinner, but it would have been just as good for breakfast!

This Week's Bounty

I was so excited to see grapes this week.  I almost bought some when I went shopping, but decided to wait and see.  However, I had to take my kids with me this week, so about 1/3 of the grapes are gone, along with about 4 apples.

1 head lettuce

6 ears corn

1 bag carrots

1 bag yukon gold potatoes

4 tomatoes

6 apples

1 clamshell strawberries

1 bag grapes

Our site was short 1 cantaloupe, so I donated mine since my kids and myself are not big fans.  I'm seeing grilled corn and grilled potatoes in our future this week along with my nice, big green salad that I love!

This Week's Bounty

Sorry I was gone last week.  My computer got a virus and it took me a while to pick it up.  I'm back now, though.  Super excited about this week's basket, something fun and new for me to try!

1 Bunch Rainbow Lights Swiss Card

1 Head lettuce

6 ears corn

1 pkg mushrooms

4 tomatoes

1 bag carrots

9 green chilis

3 mangoes

6 bananas

6 apples

1 clam shell blackberries

I've never had Chard before but I'm excited to try it.  I discovered a couple of months ago that I love Kale and I know this tastes different, but can be used almost the same way, plus, it's super pretty!  My blackberries didn't last long after I took the picture, they were super good!

Scalloped Chicken with Green Beans

Have you ever looked in the cupboards and thought "I really should use this.....someday"?  Well, that's kinda what I did.  I have stuff in there and I know I should use it, but I just don't think about it a lot.  Right now I'm really into cooking from scratch and trying to eat healthier, which usually means things that don't come in a box.  However, I had this box of scalloped potatoes in there and found a recipe to use them with.  Bonus, it was a crock pot recipe which I need on Thursdays when I have exercising, story time, and scouts all on one day.

Ingredients:
1 box scalloped potatoes + the seasoning packet
1 bag frozen peas (I used fresh green beans from my basket this week)
chicken pieces (I used 4 chicken quarters, my kids loved the legs and I like the thighs)
2 cups water

Directions:
Put potatoes, green beans, seasoning, and chicken in your slow cooker.  Add the 2 cups of water and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for about 4 hours.

Verdict:  This chicken was really good.  I liked the potatotoes okay.  My husband said it was one of the best ways he's had green beans.  I did find that this was pretty soupy in the end.  I would recommend either not using as much water, or cracking the lid for the last hour of cooking so that some of the liquid can evaporate.  And of course, serve this with a nice green salad tossing in whatever veggies came in your Bountiful Basket.

Pork Chops & Fixins

Have you ever looked in your freezer and thought "I wonder how long that's been in here?"  Well, I ran into that today.  There were these pork chops that I had gotten for some recipe and I'd gotten a big package and only used half of it.  Well, there was the other half and it needed used.  Now, I'm not a big pork fan, but my husband is a real meat and potatoes kind of guy so I thought I'd cook something to really brighten his day.  Broiled Pork Chops, Roasted Red Potaotes, Parmesan Asparagus, and a green salad.

Doesn't this look yummy?!

There isn't really a recipe here.  I just wanted to brag on my asparagus, mostly.  The kids and I went walking along the ditches by our house and picked it just before dinner so it was fresh and super delicious.  It went along really well with the potatoes from our basket and of course, the salad that we also made using produce from our Bountiful Basket.

This Week's Bounty

What a haul this week!  I am really excited to see red potatoes.  We get a lot of Russets here in Idaho, but not so many reds usually.  I love red potatoes.

 

1 Cantaloup

1 Pineapple

1 clamshell Strawberries

3 clamshell blueberries

5 bananas

1 big bag Green Beans

3 Broccoli crowns

2 Cucumbers

3 on the vine Tomatoes

1 Head Lettuce

2 Jicama

lots of Red Potatoes