In this week's produce box:

Ruby Grapefruit, Rucker Homestead (Thermal)    
Kiwi, Family Farms  (Hayward)
Delicate Desert Artichokes, Willey (Madera)
Rainbow Carrots, Lakeside (Watsonville)
Broccoli, Heger (Santa Maria)
Red Chard, San Miguel (Lompoc)
Leeks, Tutti Frutti (Santa Barbara)
Baby Arugula, Earthbound (San Juan Bautista)

Recipes:
Steamed Artichokes
Kiwi-Grapefruit Salad
Carrots with Cumin & Cilantro
Carrot & Onion Saute
Potato Leek Soup  (would also work with sweet potatoes)

In this week's produce box:

Pink Lady Apples, Stemilt (Wenatchee, WA)
Menneola Tangelos, Rucker (Mecca)
Baby Bok Choy, Lakeside (Watsonville)
Golden Beets, Lakeside (Watsonville)
Escarole, Lakeside (Watsonville)
Spring Mix, Taylor (Salinas)
Garnet Sweet Potatoes, Doreva (Livingston)

These will be the last of the apples for this season.  Remember, until next fall, any apples you buy are either imported from the southern hemisphere, or have been in cold storage ("controlled atmosphere") since about now.  Never fear, citrus keeps going strong for a while longer, and local berries are starting to come in. 

That's escarole in the photo - great in salad, or lightly sauteed!

New recipe:
Turkey Meatloaf

And remember these sweet potato recipes, now that we're actually having a bit of winter weather:

Sweet Potato & Sausage Soup
Sweet Potato Soup w/ Buttered Pecans
Baked Sweet Potato Fries

In this week's produce box:

Kiwis, Family Farms (Gridley)
Hosui Asian Pears, Stemilt (Wenatchee, WA)
Broccoli, Lakeside (Watsonville)
Globe Eggplant, Covilli
Red Mustard Greens, Givens (Santa Barbara)
Spring Mix, Taylor (Salinas)
Red Radishes, Givens (Santa Barbara)

Recipes:
Grilled Smokey Eggplant
Baba Ganouj
Pureed Broccoli
Sesame-Ginger Broccoli

In this week's produce box:

Minneolas, Rucker Homestead (Mecca)
Concorde Pears, Stemilt (Wenatchee, WA)
Cauliflower, Heger (El Centro)
Nantes Carrots, Givens (Santa Barbara)
Mizuna Greens, Givens (Santa Barbara)
Cilantro, Heger (El Centro)
Spring Mix, NewStar Organic (Salinas)
Klamath Pearl Potatoes, Klamath (Klamath Falls, OR)

New recipes:
Roasted Pearl Potatoes
Greens with Garlic Dressing
Spiced Fillet of Beef with Mizuna Salad
Sauteed Mizuna & Mushrooms with Minced Chicken

In this week's produce box:

Braeburn Apples, Stemilt (Wenatchee, WA)
Cara Cara Oranges, Tomorrow's Organics (Monterey)         
Chioggia Beets,  ALBA (Salinas)     
Lacinato Kale, San Miguel (Lompoc)
Spring Mix, NewStar Organic (Salinas)  
Portabella Mushrooms, Frontier Organics (B.C.)    
Shallots, Christopher Ranch (Gilroy)        
 

We recently made some meatloaf with ground buffalo which was pretty amazing, Bison Meatloaf recipe here.  Also:
Portabellas Stuffed with Guacamole
Grilled Portabellas
Pickled Beets!
You can make the Beet Tangelo Salad as a Beet-Orange Salad.
The Beet Salsa will be gorgeous with the Chioggia beets.
Remember you can use the shallots in place of regular onion.  You can also make the Shallot Balsamic Vinaigrette for your spring mix.

After much experimentation and contemplation, we will once again return the box to TUESDAYS starting next week.  It'll allow us to get back on top of getting lots of recipe options to you each week.

Today's bounty:

Hass Avocado, Mission  (San Diego)
Rio Red Grapefruit, CCH (Riverside)
Broccoli, Lakeside (Watsonville)
Arugula, Cal Organics (Lamont)
Baby Spinach, Taylor (Salinas)
Rainbow Carrots, Cal Organics (Lamont)
Parsnips, Lakeside (Watsonville)
Dried Shiitake Mushrooms, Terra Dolce (Eugene)