Wednesdays are the best!

With no alarm clock and no school schedules to keep up with, Summer days can tend to be indistinguishable from each other.  Not Wednesdays though.  Wednesdays are farmthisway days!  Today is no different.  We are in week 7 of our 24 week CSA membership here in my house, and this week is looking like a fun week!  

Growing season is in full bloom, and the variety in the distributions is starting to show that.  This week we have lovely cauliflower, cabbage, zucchini and summer squash, strawberries, cucumbers, onions and eggs.  Oh what a culinary delight!  The first thing on my post CSA pick up shopping list is going to be a pizza crust or two.  I see a grilled veggie pizza night in our very near future. I usually either buy the Wegman's whole wheat crust or the Rustic Crist Old World Whole Grains crust.   Then I just make long slices of the zucchini and summer squash, make large rings of onion and rough chop the cauliflower and toss in olive oil and some sea salt.  Grill those up first, and once cooked, chop to smaller, pizza friendly sized pieces. Then I take my crust, shred up some fresh basil from my farmthisway herb garden and spread that with some olive oil as the sauce.  next some cheese of your choice, I usually do a blend of cheddar and mozzarella, and toss the veggies on, before putting the whole thing on a low heat grill and closing the lid to get a better melt on the cheese!  

Also a summer favorite is cauliflower salad.  Steam the cauliflower, and you've got a picnic side dish in a few simple steps.  Much like potato or macaroni salad, but by using cauliflower instead of noodles or potatoes, you get more veggies, and please any of your friends who skip the carb scene for one reason or another.  Sweet yellow peppers, hard boiled farm fresh eggs, and mayonnaise make this quick and easy, and tasty too.

This week, most of our strawberries are destined for the freezer in one form or another...Here is the strawberry Popsicle recipe we will be using this week!  

2 pounds ripe strawberries, washed, hulled and halved
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Place strawberries in a medium bowl.  Add sugar.  Toss to coat.  Soak berries for about 30 minutes, or until they begin to leave juice in the bowl

Add strawberries and lemon juice to food processor.  Blend until strawberries are pureed.  Add to popsicle molds.  Freeze until solid (about 8 hours).  

This looks like a great way to beat the heat this Summer.  Healthy popsicles that the kids will LOVE!  I hope you enjoy your week of goodies, I know I will!