I have not kept this blog very active lately, and I apologize! I’ve recently become obsessed with making soy candles and have spent a lot of time in the kitchen with melted wax and essential oils! Perhaps I should start a blog about that, but it may be another thing that I clearly don’t have time to keep up with!
However, back to the fruits and veggies!!! Farmer Steve delivered a beautiful selection of fruits today! Here is a photo:
Farmer Steve Fruit Box - June 2010
In addition to the wonderful citrus and avocados he normally brings, we are starting to get summer fruits! This box on the left is a regular-sized box and contains Valencia oranges (sweetest juicing orange), tangelos (end of the season), lemons (I think they are Lisbon’s), limes, oro blanco grapefruit, passion fruit, Haas avocados, a smooth-skinned avocado, and a bag of early season nectarines and plums. Yum!
The jumbo box contained the same, but also had a melon (cantaloupe type), 2 clamshells of blueberries, and more stone fruits, avocados, and citrus. The jumbo boxes always have the best of the best!
I often make an easy vinaigrette using a few ingredients from my citrus box. This weekend, I mixed together olive oil, white balsamic, juice from one lemon, juice from one orange, chopped Maui sweet onion (from my Tanaka box) and some chopped fresh herbs from my garden (savory, thyme, and sage). Yum! You can use this dressing for any regular salad. I also used it for a simple salad of red leaf lettuce, roasted beet, feta cheese, and walnuts. The lettuce and beets were also from my Tanaka box.
It is fun to work with different farmers and eat such fresh fruits and vegetables on a regular basis! Here is an inspiring photo of all of the yummy fruits that came today in the jumbo box! The nectarine and plum still have early-season flavor, but they are getting there. Can’t wait to try the melon!
