Some crops we plant, weed once, and forget about until fall. Once such crop is rutabagas. Only last week we said, “Man, we should go and check on those…maybe they’re ready to go into the box.” Well, we went to rutabaga corner in the front field, and, wow, they got huge! About a quarter of them got so big that they were weirdly misshapen and we kept out of the CSA boxes. This one was bigger than my head:
In the box:
- Rutabaga
- Butternut Squash: The long tan one. Butternuts lend themselves well to a bisque or soup. Check this one out: http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/curried_squash_soup/
- Buttercup or Kabocha Squash: These two really look a lot alike. A kabocha is rounder than a buttercup and more yellow on the inside than the orange-fleshed buttercup.
- Russet Potatoes
- Carrots
- A Couple Onions
- Spinach: Some is red and some is green. Both kinds really got messed up by the hail last week, so it doesn’t look the best, but the holes won’t make it taste badly.
- Cilantro: The green bunch with the red band
- Garlic
- Eggplant
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