Summer is ALMOST here

I think everyone would agree that you can declare the arrival of summer with the first, ripe tomato.  Right?  (We're still waiting...patiently...)  

Or would a nice bunch of BASIL count?  Or would you need both of them together? ;)

Reading the newsletter from the farm the other day, I was shocked to learn that they plan on sending us tomatoes right up until November!!  I think the same thing happened last year, but my memory is notoriously short.

This week's box contained:

Potatoes   Yukon gold

Strawberries   'Albion'  If you ever see these for purchase - BUY THEM. The perfume is unreal

Turnips   Shoot - forgot to give them away...I should really pickle them

Stir Fry Mix   A total misnomer - these greens are not good in a stir-fry.  They are basically a mix of swiss chard, kale, collard greens and spinach.  You will notice that they all cook at different times.  After a year of trying to eat them cooked, I realize that raw is the way to go.

Arugula   Hooray - can't get enough

Zucchini  Ditto - not sick of them yet (ie: haven't made a loaf of zucchini bread yet...)

Onions   Little, red ones.  Adorable

BASIL   Need I say more???

Apricots  The cutest little jewel of a fruit!  Almost too cute to eat.

Cherries  We are getting 3 lbs of cherries a week, now, thanks to our fruit CSA subscription.  2 lbs of Rainiers and 1 lb of 'Stellas'.  The latter are really meaty and bursting with juice!

Speaking of the fruit CSA...this week we got:

Royal Blenheim Apricots

Stella Cherries

Rainier Cherries

Peaches (I forget which kind)

Santa Rosa Plums (when I bite into these...I literally exclaim "WHOA" as the juice drips down my arm)