The Plan:
Day 1: Lentil soup, crusty bread
Day 2: Pork chops with apples, Lemony brussels sprouts (Last of the season!)
Day 3: Homemade pizza
Day 4: Poached salmon, Baked acorn squash, Sautéed beets with orange yogurt dressing
Day 5: Veggie fajitas
Day 6: Homemade hummus plate with olives, carrots, radish, and pita bread
Day 7: White beans and bacon, Corn muffins
Pantry Shuffle:
Out of Storage: (preserved when in season and coming out of my root cellar, freezer, canned, or dehydrated stash)
- Apples
- Pork chops and bacon from Mastodon Valley Farm CSA share
- Fajita mix frozen in the fall (bell pepper and onion slices)
- Carrots
- Beets
- Acorn Squash
- Daikon radish
- White beans (homemade from dry beans that I soaked, cooked, and froze in can size portions)
Into Storage:
- Extra batch of corn muffins into the freezer
Notes: Time to Sign up for a CSA
The time has come! If are looking to eat fresh, local foods, one of the best ways to bring this to your kitchen is to use a community supported agriculture (CSA) farm. When you purchase a farm “share” you get a box of food directly from that farm at a specified interval (usually weekly, or every other week). Although it is January and most farm shares have retired for the winter, this is actually the time to start planning for the spring and summer. So, this is my yearly reminder that CSA sign-ups for 2022 seasons are starting to open and it is time to find the best match for you.
CSA is such a great way to eat healthy, save money, and support your local community. Whether you are looking for fruits, vegetables, meat, or eggs, there is a farm share out there for you! CSA has gained a lot of popularity over the past few years, so I recommend signing up as soon as possible. If you are having trouble figuring out where to begin, check out my article:
Let me know in the comments what farms you will be supporting this year. I’m really curious how many out there are utilizing this option.
