Veggies at your service!!

One Morning I opened up my email only to find a new deal from LivingSocial that interested me! It was for a company called Farm Fresh To You! This company sends a box of veggies and/or fruit directly from the farm to your door :) Being in this fresh produce kick that I am in, I thought why not give it a try! The box is normally $31.50 and the discount was $15 for that same box. Each zip code has its own delivery day. San Francisco is Wednesday's! I ordered my box and waited for my delivery day. The morning of, I completely spaced and was getting ready for work/rushing out the door when I noticed a big box of veggies on my doorstep. I have Greg quickly throw it in the fridge so nothing goes bad and off to work we go. The whole day I was thinking about what could be in that box and how much of it?! 

Finally I was home and able to open the box!! Here are the items I received: Heirloom Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, 4 Ears of White Corn, Italian Basil, Summer Squash, Lemon Cucumbers, String Beans, 1 Yellow Onion, Beets, Lettuce... I may be forgetting something, I knew I should have written it down!


I LOVED cooking with all the produce. It was so delicious and unbelievably fresh!! Some of the items, like the corn and string beans, were cooked to Greg and I's liking which was pretty traditional. The heirloom tomatoes paired with the basil made for a great Caprese. I just had to buy some fresh mozzarella! 

With the extra basil I made pesto. Normally I would put it in pasta  but because I made a pasta dish with the squash (see below), I decided to just coat some steak with the pesto and cook that up!! It added some nice flavor to the steak! Now for the beets... Believe it or not but I had never roasted beets before so I was stoked when I got them in the box. It was SO easy!! I seasoned the beets with some olive oil, salt, and pepper and wrapped them in foil. I put them in the oven for about 40 mins, stuck the beets in some cold water to peel off the skin, and voila freshly roasted beets mmm! I bought some walnuts and sheep's milk feta to add to this beautiful salad! OH and that is the lettuce from the box :)!

I made a side dish/salad with the cherry tomatoes and lemon cucumbers. Sidenote: I googled lemon cucumbers since I had never heard of them before. Basically they taste like regular cucumbers but they call them lemon because the shape and color resembles that of a lemon. Anyway, I cut the cucumbers up and halved the cherry tomatoes... added some of the leftover sheep's milk feta cheese... and dressed the salad with some olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, and oregano! SO fresh and a nice twist to a normal salad!


Finally, with the Squash I made a pasta dish- super quick and easy but A-MAZING! Check out the picture and recipe below... 

Recipe: serves 4-6
*1/2 cup butter
*1 clove garlic- minced
*2-3 summer squash cut into large matchsticks
*1 sprig of fresh rosemary leaves- minced
*salt and pepper to taste
*1 pound farfalle or shells
*2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
*Grated parmesan


1) Bring a large pot of salted water to boil and cook pasta. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water before draining. 


2) In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat until foam subsides, Add summer squash and cook until crisp tender. Add garlic, rosemary, and some salt/pepper. Increase the heat and cook until the flavors come together, but before the squash is too soft.


3) Add drained pasta to the skillet and toss well. Add some of the reserved cooking water to create a glossy sauce over low heat. This is up to your liking on how much to put. Add the parsley and some of the parm for seasoning. Serve and put extra parm on the side for sprinkling. Bon Appetite!!!! :)


Overall this box of veggies has been very fun!!!!! I highly recommend it :)