"Hank Rogers" > wrote in message
news
> wrote:
>> On Sat, 15 Sep 2018 03:12:15 -0700 (PDT), Roy >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 3:54:39 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>> I was sorely disappointed today. Signed up for delivery of an organic
>>>> produce box last week. I was pleased that I was allowed to customize it
>>>> because I don't need more of what I'm already growing. The company also
>>>> said
>>>> I would save money. I did not. Last week's box contained all good stuff
>>>> except... There were no salad type greens offered. Yes, you can put
>>>> kale in
>>>> a salad but I personally think the taste would be overwhelming so I
>>>> would
>>>> use a small amount mixed with other greens. No other greens were
>>>> offered.
>>>> And instead of getting kale, I got rainbow chard which wasn't even
>>>> listed!
>>>> We actually prefer the chard so that was fine.
>>>>
>>>> Today's box left me steamed. By the time it arrived, the business had
>>>> closed
>>>> for the day. I got no kale at all. No nectarines or celery either. I
>>>> could
>>>> have sworn that I had ordered all of these things. Also thought I
>>>> ordered
>>>> yellow potatoes. I did get some but also two very small Russet
>>>> potatoes. Now
>>>> I realize that some potatoes could be served mixed. Such as all waxy
>>>> ones
>>>> but... Russets? Guess I will have to add those to soup. Also two
>>>> cucumbers
>>>> that I don't think I ordered. I still have most of the one I ordered
>>>> last
>>>> week!
>>>>
>>>> Bottom line, I had to change my plans for dinner. Was going to make a
>>>> bean
>>>> and kale soup unless I got the chard again and I even had a backup plan
>>>> in
>>>> case I got those.
>>>>
>>>> I did get some lovely fennel that I will roast. Rainbow carrots that
>>>> are
>>>> horribly dirty and had the tops on. I don't like paying for the tops.
>>>> Got
>>>> tons of beets with no tops. I did order beets but not nearly that many.
>>>> The
>>>> gardener's goats will be getting the fennel and carrot tops and some of
>>>> the
>>>> beets. I am roasting the bigger beets to make a salad with for
>>>> tomorrow.
>>>> Will have either feta or goat cheese (whatever is cheaper), walnuts and
>>>> some
>>>> red onion. I ordered onions not knowing what kind I might get. Red are
>>>> probably my least favorite but they'll go well in this salad. Also some
>>>> baby
>>>> spinach (will have to buy). Balsamic type dressing.
>>>>
>>>> The worst thing is they have designed the website so that there is no
>>>> way to
>>>> go back to see what I ordered, what the individual prices are, and
>>>> there is
>>>> no packing slip. They could easily substitute something cheaper or
>>>> leave
>>>> something out and people might not notice. The stuff all comes loose in
>>>> the
>>>> box and they had a very limited selection of stuff to choose from.
>>>>
>>>> So... I canceled my subscription, wrote a complaint to them and signed
>>>> up
>>>> again for Full Circle Farms. I liked them but they used to only allow
>>>> you to
>>>> make a certain number of changes and we kept getting fruit that nobody
>>>> wanted. Now the box is totally customizable. You just have to spend at
>>>> least
>>>> as much as what you signed up for to begin with. And you have to watch
>>>> what
>>>> you add to the box. They sell all sorts other things like bread, meat
>>>> and
>>>> jam and those can be pricey. I also hope the listed price of $4.15 for
>>>> a
>>>> single bell pepper was a mistake! Winco had non-organic ones for 45
>>>> cents
>>>> each two weeks ago or so. Granted they were small but I'd do without a
>>>> pepper before I paid that price!
>>>>
>>>> Now to figure out tomorrow's dinner. Will be mostly roasted stuff. The
>>>> beet
>>>> salad, sweet potato fries (baked), probably the roasted fennel. Need to
>>>> come
>>>> up with some kind of meat to go with.
>>>>
>>>> And tonight's dinner? Okay, yesterday's since it's already past
>>>> midnight...
>>>> Some chicken cut in small pieces and pan fried in olive oil mixed with
>>>> brown
>>>> rice, peas and gravy. I ate something else. I would not have had a
>>>> problem
>>>> eating that. It's just that due to blood sugar issues, I needed to eat
>>>> sooner than it was done. I just got feedback from the gardener. He said
>>>> it
>>>> was very good!
>>>>
>>>> What's cooking out your way?
>>>
>>> Roasted fennel? Good lord, you have strange tastes.
>>
>> What's wrong with fennel? The toothpaste I use is fennel flavored.
>> I love fennel. I actually like eating fennel bulbs raw, dipped in a
>> bit of kosher salt. Fennel is excellent roasted or braised. Fennel
>> fronds are perfect for adding to fish poaching water.... dried fennel
>> fronds make a perfect rack for grilling fish. I only wish fennel
>> wasn't so expensive, ~$3 per, and I wish it was easier to grow, I've
>> tried several times but no luck, goes to seed just as the bulb begins
>> to form.... they seem to need the central CA climate.
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fennel
>>
>
> Popeye, I bet yoose also use those fennel bulbs as butt plugs too.
>
> Be sure yoose washes them before roasting and serving them.

You're confusing that with ginger!