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June 05, 2008
I. Love. Food.
We joined a CSA* this year, after having tried it out for a few weeks last summer, picking up for an out-of-town friend. Yesterday was our first delivery. Planting started late this year because of the terribly cold spring, so it was a light delivery, but every bit was worth it. We got asparagus (SOOOOOOO much different fresh-picked than sitting around the grocery store for who-knows-how-long), radishes (see: asparagus. I mean, I bought radishes at the store a couple of weeks ago that were small, hard, and bitter. These are crisp, sweet, and really tasty), green onions, a parsley plant, and the piece de resistance...
RHUBARB!!!
Strawberry rhubarb pie is one of my favoritest things on the planet. But I've never made it because I always find the rhubarb at the grocery store always just seems... questionable. I was frightened of doing it myself. But I pulled out the handy-dandy Joy of Cooking and made strawberry rhubarb cobbler (pie for lazy people), and it was heavenly. The bug declared "This is SO GOOD in my LIFE!" and cried when we wouldn't give her more.
It's nice when a do-gooder thing is also good for your tummy.
*For those of you who don't know, CSA stands for 'Community Supported Agriculture.' You actually buy a share in the farm, and in return you get a delivery of fresh-picked fruits, veggies (and in some cases, even eggs or meat) from a local independent (sometimes organic) farm. Ours is great; we get a newsletter each week that tells what is going on with the crops, and recipes for items in that week's delivery. If you want to find a CSA (or even a farmer's market) near you, check out:
Posted by mwashburn at June 5, 2008 07:32 PMPosted to food and drink
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Lucky!!! Some animal (probably a deer, sigh...), pulled up our rhubarb plant last year. Even the roots are gone. So sadly, we did not have any :-( Enjoy your pie!!!
Posted by: Carol at June 7, 2008 03:28 PM