Week #3 Wrap Up

Wow this was a busy week! Ted was home sick, Ole the dog was recovering from TPLO surgery, all three kiddos' schools were busy with parties and everyone was celebrating Hanukkah! It was crazy! I was so grateful for the homemade goodness of our evening meals, reminding us to slow down, enjoy each other and be grateful for what we have.

On Monday, I fixed French Market soup, (CSA onion, Indian Woman beans, garlic & homemade stock) which fed us the next two nights as well. On Thursday I defrosted the Squash Pot Pie I had doubled and frozen on Thanksgiving. We feasted on the scrumptious pie the rest of the week. Of course, latkes with CSA potatoes and onions joined in on the side a few nights last week too - oh so yummy.

This weekend I cooked up a storm, prepping double batches of Rustic Cabbage Soup,(CSA cabbage, potatoes, onion, garlic, Hopi beans & homemade stock) Abbos's own Celery Curry Soup (CSA celery, onions, potatoes & stock) and lots of homemade veggie stock from the peelings and clippings. Paul also helped shred a ton of cabbage, and we made up 2 huge batches of our CSA's recipe for Freezer Coleslaw. A good week!

We had our last CSA Keeper share pickup last Wednesday and the larder is full! The basement houses copious and various squash; plump beets and pale turnips are in the crisper in dark plastic bags, and huge fat carrots live in the other drawer - we love the carrots so much we tend to eat them up before I can fix our favorite Carrot Bisque recipe. My job this week is to roast and plan the squash. I foresee soups, stews and simple roasted squash appearing on our Dark Days menu next week.

Stay warm, everyone, and Happy Winter!