Awaiting The Bin......

After researching several CSA's, I found several things to be true about myself:

1. I can only commit to approximately 40 bucks at any given point at the grocery store.
2. Though I want to be the girl who loves nature I love the IDEA of nature-unless it is in Victorian England, and I have a nice country home with lace curtains, and some sheep for pets, maybe a duck or two.
3. I like dabbling in a bit of everything.

This is why, when I discovered Irv and Shelly's Fresh Picks, I found paradise in a grey bin delivered to my door. No more waiting in line at Whole Foods, watching your paycheck disappear before your eyes. No more strategically planning your route for the weekend's farmer's markets, only to find that once again, the tomato guy sold all but three of his harvest.

But then, what DO you do with five pounds of kale? If you're me, and you have a mister at home who would rather not eat it (but he will because that's what spouses do), you put it in everything: smoothies, pasta, pizza, sauces, tacos, stuffing, make a pesto out of it. And you just hope that he doesn't pause and say "Is there kale in this"?

There are several months left of the midwestern harvest season. Every Thursday I will get a bin of fresh produce. I will spend four days using the products in the bin to make fabulous, gourmet recipes. Some of these recipes will be healthy. Some will have cream and butter and oil. Some will be vegetarian main dishes. Some will probably be best as sides for meat dishes (the mister can't subside on greenery and berries alone). But they will be divine.