Like last week, the weather turned bad just after I had picked up my weekly batch of CSA vegetables — lucky me for not getting into the middle of a thunder storm, but the picture didn’t turn out too good because of it. Oh well ;)
- Fennel
- Iceberg lettuce
- Tokyo turnips
- Field peas
- Gooseberries
- Snow peas
- Zucchini
Our activities and consequent menu plan asked for additional greens, so today we cycled to ‘Groenekans’ to hoard up on more veggies, and some mouthwatering red berries. We bought broad & green beans, more zucchini (I love it!), 3 types of potato, 3 different colours tomatoes, basil, carrots and cucumbers. At this particular organic farm they use a different type of community supported agriculture in which you get to choose your vegetables, so from now on we might go to it complementary to our weekly surprise packet from Amelishof!
Menu plan
- Field peas stewed with sundried tomatoes, garlic, leek, shallot and topped with fresh basil, veggie burger, stuffed bell pepper with leftover tomato rice, ratatouille and cheese sauce, salad with snow peas [Wednesday]
- Pasta with tomato-vegetable sauce (bell pepper, fennel, mushrooms, zucchini capers) & Parmesan cheese [Thursday]
- French turnips in carrot sauce with leftover garlic-parsley couscous, salad with cooked zucchini, snow peas, spring onion, caper berries, tomato, egg and mayo-mustard dressing, kiwi yoghurt with honey and anise for dessert [Friday]
- Zucchini stewed in tomato with dill, ceci (spicy chickpeas) and fennel-tomato salad [Saturday]
- Indonesian dinner: rice with sambal goreng boontjes (green beans), telor (egg) boemboe Bali, atjar ketimoen (pickled cucumber) and emping, tea with spekkoek for dessert [Monday — when Elsje is coming over to watch all 3 episodes of Wuthering Heights together]
On Tuesday I’ll be eating out and Mr Gnoe will make whatever he feels like ;)
On Sunday we probably won’t feel like dinner because we’re invited on a picnic. We’ll be bringing spicy carrot dip, broad bean spread and mushroom-cashew nut pate with Lebanese bread, Italian Ciappe crackers and toast made of oven baked flour-tortilla’s (recipe will follow in a minute). Menthe á l’eau (mint lemonade) and rosé wine for drinks. I don’t know about the bread but the rest of our outdoor food is 100% vegan.
Please send vibes for some good weather?!
Tortilla triangles
- Preheat oven at 220 degrees Celsius.
- Lightly brush flour tortilla’s with olive or other vegetable oil.
- Cut into nacho-sized triangles.
- Put into oven for about 6-7 minutes.
Easy peasy! The way I like it ;)
Somewhere in the future you can also expect the recipe for carrot spread on Graasland. We’ve brought it along on several occasions now and it’s always a hit! I’m not really greedy you see; I like to share! :))
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zaterdag 24 juli 2010 bij 18:30
leeswammes
Nice meal plan, Gnoe!
Fennel, hmm! I’ve got a recipe for fennel soufle – in the oven with cheese, which I’m planning to make soon again. Fennel is quite cheap at the moment.
Enjoy all your meals and I hope it’ll stay dry tomorrow.
zaterdag 24 juli 2010 bij 18:53
gnoegnoe
Yum, that sounds good as well!
zaterdag 24 juli 2010 bij 19:03
Beth F
I like those homemade tortilla chips — they look good and easy.
You can expect me for dinner every night this week. I love your menus! I am not that organized. I decide on what’s for dinner just a few hours before I begin to cook. I never know what I’ll be in the mood for.
zaterdag 24 juli 2010 bij 19:05
leeswammes
Oh, if Beth’s coming, can I come too?
Beth, I try to be organized – sometimes I have a menu plan for the whole week (which I usually don’t keep to) but recently I’m happy if I know what I’m eating on the day and the next day!
zondag 25 juli 2010 bij 11:16
gnoegnoe
Hee hee, of course you can! You’re both welcome, like I said: I like to share!
And Beth, I might seem more organised than I really am… I just hate to throw away food but if I don’t keep track of what needs to be processed, there are certain things that go to spoil. Especially veggies I don’t know what to do with right away! Our csa packet contains stuff we’ll never “just feel like” eating if we don’t go and look for a recipe that sounds good!
So. Every once in a while I get upset about how much food we chuck out and I kick myself in the butt ;)
Also, I usually don’t plan all days so we’re flexible. Or we swap day plans. It just depends on our schedule and how much is in the fridge. And if we don’t feel like eating what’s on the menu, we just don’t. But it’s a great handhold to have the plan ready!
zaterdag 24 juli 2010 bij 20:22
Margot
I love to plan my menus ahead of time. It saves me a lot of time (shopping, preparing and thinking). Your menus look fantastic. So healthy. Your carrot spread caught my eye. I’m so glad you agree to share it. I look forward to that.
zondag 25 juli 2010 bij 11:38
gnoegnoe
I will! Thanks for stopping by :)
zondag 25 juli 2010 bij 02:03
Tammy McLeod
Your menu looks great. I have never heard of Kapucijner peas? Do you shell them like others and use them in the same way?
dinsdag 8 juli 2014 bij 12:23
Gnoe
LOL almost 4 years later I discover that they’re called field peas in English!!! :D
zondag 25 juli 2010 bij 11:44
gnoegnoe
The taste of kapucijner peas lies between garden peas and broad beans, so you can use them accordingly. The downfall of them is that their starch contents increases quickly when cooked or preserved too long. So they’re best used as fresh as possible.
Picture of kapucijner pods
Here’s what they look like shelled (indeed ;)
zondag 25 juli 2010 bij 16:35
Chrisbookarama
Love your menu plan! Sounds delicious. I had gooseberries for the first time last year (I think). My mom grew them. I made a crisp. It was tart but good.
maandag 26 juli 2010 bij 22:24
gamene
yum gnoe, this menu — and those chips — look delicious! i am hoping to do a CSA veggie share next summer (signed up too late in my new neighborhood this summer) and i am inspired by all the wonderful ideas you put together based on your weekly packet. thanks for sharing! and can’t wait for that carrot dip recipe ;-)
dinsdag 27 juli 2010 bij 10:25
gnoegnoe
Hi Chris & gamene, thanks for stopping by! I’m not sure what to think of gooseberries yet… I just eat them like that but can only handle a few at the time! LOL Not sure if I would like it in crisp… possible with some toher berries as well?
Megan, what a pity you were too late to sign up this season but hey, it might have been a bit much to handle with all the ‘new house’ stuff anyway? It’s something to look forward to for next summer! LOL as if you wouldn’t look forward to summer already ;)
I think we’ve got quite a long CSA season, from May to Christmas. The good thing about the ‘new’ farm we discovered is that you can just order & pick up your veggies, so you can hop in anytime during season.
woensdag 28 juli 2010 bij 22:35
Bentobird/Jenn
Reading your lovely menu plans makes me hungry, gnoe! And the vegan picnic items sound totally wonderful and full of flavor. Stunning tomato-basil still life!