In our produce boxes this week:

Strawberries, Driscoll (Watsonville)
Minneola Tangelos, Sundance (Oceanside)
Cilantro, Tutti Frutti (Lompoc)
Spring mix, NewStar (Salinas)
Sugar snap peas, Riverdog (Guinda)
Cluster tomatoes, Cedar (Pioneer)                    
Collards, CalOrganics (Lamont)
Yellow Onion, Peri  (Firebaugh)


Yesterday we made Brisket & Onions in the slow cooker, with a big beef brisket from Tara Firma.  We've done several cuts of meat using this same simple recipe, just varying the time for the size of the cut.

In this week's produce box:

Avocados, Stehly (Bonsall)
Honeydew, Covilli  (Sonora)
Gold Beet, CalOrganics (Bakersfield)    
Cauliflower, Lakeside (Watsonville)
Red Chard, Full Belly (Guinda)
Cilantro, ALBA (Salinas)
Spring Mix, Taylor (Salinas)
Easter Egg Radishes, Willey (Madera)
Japanese Sweet Potato, Doreva (Livingston)

In our produce boxes this week:

Strawberries, Limited Edition (um, Mexico*)
Gold Nugget Mandarins, Rancho Del Sol (Jamul)
Kiwi, Chiechi (Gridley)
Red Beets, Lakeside (Watsonville)
Nantes Carrots, Willey (Madera)
Cauliflower, Bonipak (Santa Maria)
Arugula, Lakeside (Watsonville)
Spring Mix, NewStar (Salinas)
Easter Egg Radishes, Lakeside (Watsonville)

*Today I asked for the same strawberries we had last week from Givens, but they were out & offered some from Limited Edition, which are usually grown in Watsonville-- but I guess it's early in the season for them to grow up here, and I see on the package that they are a product of Mexico.  Apologies for my lack of diligence!


This week we're going to make a bunch of this Cauliflower pretend-Mashed Potato recipe--
otherwise, salads!!

Spring is here, so is fruit!  Plus lots of greens to brighten the grey days.  

Fuerte Avocado, Cunningham (Fallbrook)
Strawberries!!!, Givens (Santa Barbara)
Moro Blood Oranges, Sundance (Oceanside)
Asparagus, Coastal View Produce (Gonzales)
Lacinato Kale, Heger (Santa Maria)
Cilantro, Lakeside (Watsonville)
Spring Mix, Taylor (Salinas)

The asparagus is small and so will cook quickly & be very tender.  Steam it, melt some butter on it, squeeze some lemon juice (or blood orange?) over it, and be happy.

In this week's produce box:

Navel Oranges, Sespe Creek (Fillmore)
Kiwi, Family Farms  (Hayward)
Fennel, Lakeside (Watsonville)
Mustard Greens, CalOrganic (Bakersfield)
Purple Haze Carrots, Tutti Frutti (Santa Barbara)
Green Cabbage, Tutti Frutti (Santa Barbara)
Spring Mix, Taylor (Salinas)

Recipes:

Make your own Sauerkraut!
Toasted Cabbage Salad
Citrus Fennel Salad
Tangerine Dream (or Orange, these are flavorful enough)

.... and if you've got any beets left over from last week:
Beet Fennel Soup
Fennel Beet Orange Salad

In this week's produce box:

Royal Mandarins, Rucker (Thermal)
Fennel, Lakeside (Watsonville)
Collards, Willey (Madera)
Red Bell Peppers, Signature
Purple Turnips, Riverdog (Guinda)
Spring Mix, NewStar (Salinas)
Baby Spinach, Taylor (Salinas)


Made Pot Roast today, using the purple turnips, a few leftover carrots & leeks from last week (this week's fennel would be nice, too), and a (mostly) grass-fed chuck roast from Prather Ranch.  We recently acquired our slow cooker and it's life-changing, definitely worth the space on your counter top!