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What's Cooking?
"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On Friday, September 14, 2018 at 11:54:39 PM UTC-10, 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?
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> Ma po tofu:
>
> https://www.amazon.com/photos/share/...0HNMkuT5HtziTI
Interesting!
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