Monday, August 14, 2006

Eating in Season

We did a lot of entertaining this weekend. Since the CSA pick up this week included a lot of tomatoes, our meals did as well. We used them sliced on sandwiches and salads, diced in Meatos with fresh jalapeno peppers in place of the canned ones the recipe called for, chunked in white bean soup (its been chilly!) and pureed in sauce. Zucchini bread made another appearance on our menu because there was an abundance of zucchini in our pick up as well.

In some ways eating foods in season may seem redundant but at the same time it gives you something to look forward to. As the season gradually changes, the produce changes along with it. Besides, with each influx of a particular veggie you have the opportunity to get really good at using it before moving on to the next veggie. Of course the challenge is to remember all your brilliant ideas from one year to the next.

3 comments:

KleoPatra said...

Redundancy isn't always a bad thing. It's often dependability that makes life less stressful...

Katie said...

Well said!

Jen and Steve said...

I don't think it's redundant at all... one of the things I love about being a CSA member is having what I'm eating change with the seasons. When I shopped for produce at the grocery store I found I tended to get in a rut (broccoli every week) where now I look forward to each new veggie as it is harvested and enjoying seeing my choices change as the year goes by, from peas and lettuce to peppers and tomatoes to squash and apples... all delicious!