Garden Girl

So you’re getting your CSA box and trying your best to decrease your carbon footprint, support local growers and eat more real food, but like me, you were raised in the micronuke TV dinner generation. You’re impressed at the skilled home cooking of people who have learned to make demi-glace from scratch & roast their own veggies to serve with a sprinkling of home made herbed vinegar, but you aren’t there yet, or just don’t have the time this week for fancy.

Things you can do with your CSA box before it becomes compost that are quick & oh so easy:

A) Salads.

My husband is from California, the land of the meal salad & so I know from experience that there’s not many veggies that don’t taste good raw & with all their vitamins & nutrients intact. Add some boiled egg, cheese, tofu , tempeh, or nuts & grains. & then put on your favorite dressing. (& don’t stint– you’re being healthy enough just by eating a big bowl of raw veggies.) This is as simple & good as it gets.

B) Steamed.

Invest in a big ass rice cooker with a steamer attachment. Steamed veggies will keep in your fridge for the next week or so just fine. Put them over rice with a little sauce of your choice– curry, Annie’s Goddess ( http://www.consorzio.com/catalog/organic-dressings-c-30.html ) or any other salad dressing, or a little teriyaki sauce- experiment with any spice or seasoning you like for variety. Steamed veggies over pasta topped with marinara is yummy. This is so easy your kids can take the necessary components out of containers in the fridge and pop them in the microwave themselves for dinner.

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