box 15

a return to normal after last weeks box. a comparison with monica's box (thanks for the photo, and stop sniggering the rest of you) also sees a return to proper provisioning for those of us with a thursday pick up - maybe they had run out of the good stuff by then...

here is the photo...

contents for box 15 were tomatoes, zucchini (not german this time), shrooms, eggplants (a 'normal' one and a lebanese one), celery, cos, broc, grapes, pears, plums, apples, onions and some spuds (no gnocchi sized ones this week).

a good mix. i've got some spuds and pumpkin roasting away as we speak - i'm not sure what they are for (maybe pizza with some taleggio). a lot of the other veg will go into a chicken soup this evening. it's that sort of weather and i am feeling slightly poorly...jewish penicillin and all that.

i had a briefing session to run the other day, and as an ice breaker asked for advice on using the lebo eggplant (or legganese ebbplant, as i said twice during the discussion). some wide ranging recipes from a simple fry up with some salt (thanks dense-face) through a thai salad or bruschetta topping (good suggestion!!) to compost from someone who doesn't like eggplant but likes compost (presumably not too eat). the eggplant from last week turned into eggplant parmigiana - it was very nice...fried in some panko first, a quick tomato/basil sauce and some bocc on top. tasty! the big one this week may become baba ganoush if i can face placing it directly on the burner.

anyway, that's all. as always, comments and suggestions welcome. i am developing a glut of potatoes, and there is not a 'potato jam' i can turn them into so some tips welcome for those...

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