Pomegranate Martinis

The goodies in our weekly Full Circle organic box aren't just for eatin'. The pomegranate was put to good use for cosmopolitan martinis. Cheers!

Recipe Mashup

Monday recipe mashup. Fresh beets from our Full Circle organic box...and cardamom my mom purchased during a recent trip to Turkey.
Beets were diced and tossed with olive oil, sea salt, a sprinkle of white vinegar and about a half teaspoon of ground cardamom. Then, sealed in a foil packet and baked at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. The foil was opened and beets caramelized for about 15 minutes. Oh my!

Naked Asparagus

A treat in our organic box delivery this week: fresh asparagus. I steamed it up and put it in this glass just for fun for my daughter. Just about every time I serve asparagus, I tell her that when I was a kid, we used to pick our own along the ditch banks in the countryside. It will be one of those stories that 'mom' told over and over again.

Organic Brown Box Delivery

A peek inside my organic Brown Box delivery Tuesday. I'm having a salad for dinner tonight. See that yellow thing? I thought it might be a pear. Although it's shaped like a potato, it didn't feel like one. My daughter was the brave one who took a bite and she said it was awful and threw it away. It might have been a small papaya? It was very soft and squishy.

Brown Box Delivery

A peek inside this week's organic "brown box" delivery. The contents are always a surprise, and that has helped us try new foods. This week: parsnips and a rutabaga are the surprises. I'm positive my family hasn't ever tried these. I think I'll chop them up with carrots and potatoes and some onion and roast them. I'll post the experiment later this week.