CSA Weekly Report: Red Earth Farm
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Today’s Red Earth Share contained
1 quart of Yukon Gold potatoes
1 quart of green snap beans
1/2 pint of cherry and grape tomatoes mixed
quart of mixed bell peppers
4 heads of garlic
1 bunch of swiss chard
1 head of red summer crisp lettuce
and from the buying club
1 block of Oak Shade cheddar
1 block of Oak Shade smoked cheddar
My friend Jen, who I was splitting the share with, became overwhelmed by all of the produce once she started grad school and suggested that instead of splitting the share equally I take 7 items and she take 3. I thought about making it seem like a hardship just to give her a hard time, but I’m actually thrilled. This means less to buy at the farmer’s market each week. It also means I need to stop slacking and start cooking more. I’ve still got a bunch of leeks left over from last week as well as four poblano peppers. I bought a quart of potatoes from the farmer’s market last week without remembering I’d be getting more today and haven’t used those yet either.
Any suggestions for something to do with the leeks that isn’t leek and potato soup? How about any good Chiles Rellenos recipes to use up the poblanos?
I will admit.. anything I can do with onions I can do with leeks. So I just use it as a substitute and cook it with whatever I am amking instead of onions. 
Leeks are fabulous though. I love them in every type of soup I make.
Any suggestions for something to do with the leeks that isn’t leek and potato soup?
Hmm. I always have this question, too. For some reason, I always genuinely forget that I could just substitute leeks for onions in anything, and all that occurs to me to cook is some sort of soup.
But...bread pudding, Nicole? I would never have thought of putting any kind of onion in bread pudding. Is this...like...a sweet bread pudding or some sort of savory version?
I never make sweet bread pudding, so I never even think about specifying! Heh!
I’m talking about the kind of bread pudding that is more like stuffing than anything else. Yum, leeks. I’m hungry now.
Oh. I...don’t think I’ve ever had that sort of bread pudding. Do you have a link for a recipe that’d be similar?
Yep, I sure do. Check here.
I hope we start getting leeks in the share soon! I love them!
I use them a lot in risotto and mixed with scrambled eggs, and in bread pudding. Or try this awesome quiche.