On Saturday we picked up our monthly basket of local food. We missed last month's because I never got the email, but that problem seems to have been fixed. Anyway, here is what we got this time round:
* 2 loaves of whole grain bread
* 1/2 lb yellow cheddar, 1/2 lb jalapeno cheddar
* Quart whole milk (used for some chocolate milk and fresh yogurt)
* Gallon sized bag of kale
* Gallon sized bag of mustard greens
* Bag of salad greens
* 1 lb beefalo
* 1 dozen eggs
* Peppers, various kinds and sizes
* Apples - Arkansas blacks, and something else
* Sweet potatoes
* 2 bags of Shiitake mushrooms (some used for a really good mushroom risotto)
* Pint jar of pumpkin butter
One loaf of bread is already gone (it wasn't very big), used for grilled cheese sandwiches and just for eating, since it was really good. The kale, mustard greens, and mushrooms will be used in various recipes this week, as will the sweet potatoes. As I noted above, I made a batch of yogurt using the milk - I am just glad to be able to have milk that is not ultra-pasteurized - that makes it impossible to make yogurt. All the groceries around here only carry ultra-pasteurized organic milk, except the Whole Foods, but that is in Little Rock, which is not very convenient. The apples will be eaten in lunches.
We are trying to decide if we want to renew our subscription for another three months after November. It is a lot of food, and a fairly good deal to get all that and get it delivered. We enjoy getting surprises that we have to figure out how to use. But...it is sort of expensive, and it only comes once a month. By next week, I bet that all that is left of the basket is the pumpkin butter, some of the sweet potatoes, and maybe a few apples. Oh, and some cheese. We shall have to see. In the meantime, we will just enjoy the bounty.
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