this week's share

This is the basket with this week's share from our CSA, Two Small Farms.

We got: spinach, kale, strawberries, basil, green onions, cauliflower, salad mix, summer squash

I'm planning to make a bunch of recipes from my newest cookbook, Alternative Vegan by Dino Sarma (available from Tofu Hound Press, home of the Vegan Freaks). The spinach and cauliflower will get an Indian-style spiced treatment, and I'll make some brown basmati saffron rice and lentils to go with it. I also have two green plantains from Trader Joe's, and will probably use another recipe from Alternative Vegan (Indian-style, again) for those. Or I might use the plantains (grilled?) along with a squash/tomato/corn saute and some rice & beans for a Latin American-style meal.

I feel so lucky to participate in this wonderful CSA farm share. And I want to thank the farmers of Two Small Farms and all the people who make the farm share possible (coordinators, generous drop-off site hosts, other CSA members), as well as Dino, author of this great new cookbook, and Bob and Jenna (the Vegan Freaks). Being a part of these communities enriches my life immensely.