Recap: produce week one
I have been trying to write this recap for like three days. I give up. Here are our thoughts after the first week of Greenling: The Good No added expense to our usual grocery budget Food delivered to our door Great variety of practical, easy-to-cook-with produce Tastes better than produce we would choose ourselves at usual grocery The Bad We wasted one tomato (that’s it, from the whole box. We are rock stars.) There were a few unexpected substitutions in the box that would have gone to waste without a mid-week grocery store run for additional ingredients. I’m looking at you,...
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This is a big week for us. Monday is Rami’s birthday, Friday is Independence Day, and Wednesday is our wedding MONTHIVERSARY!! Still, it will be for the most part meals as usual, plus some birthday cake for dessert. In the Greenling box this week: Grape Tomatoes – Acadian Butter Beans – Just Peach Summer Squash – Gordan Taylor Blueberries – Berry Best Carrots – Acadian Garlic – My Father’s Farm Basil – Various Watermelon or Cantaloupe – ABJ Swiss Chard – Texas Naturals I am really keeping my fingers crossed for a...
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Rami and I have been nesting like crazy, so this is a home-inspired edition of Friday favorites. Some of my current obsessions include: Glass Canisters I’m so over Ziploc bags and grubby paper bags of sugar in my pantry. I like pretty things, and the thought of seeing all my staples lined up on a shelf in clear glass jars (better to showcase flour varietals in their neutral-hued glory) makes my heart sing. I am obsessed with these Anchor Hocking Heritage Hill canisters in all sizes. Practical. Lovely. Cheap. Basil + Tomatoes + My Mouth I hated tomatoes until I tasted fresh,...
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We got our first local box from Greenling yesterday! It was just as promised, and everything arrived cool and fresh. We were thrilled with the portions– just right for two nearly vegetarians to eat for a week. And Greenling included a handy dandy storage guide, some recipes, and a bumper sticker with our order! Everything went according to plan! Except. Instead of a bell pepper and squash, we got 1.5 cups of these mystery beans: Are they pinto beans, black eyed peas, navy beans, black beans or white beans.? No! What about adzuki beans, green beans, string beans, or kidney beans?...
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