Yes, Ice Cube, Today Was A Good Day

Another great lunch today. I solved the rich brownie issue in a brilliant way. The genius details below:

• pressed tuna sandwich
• roasted brussell sprouts
• carrots
• no pudge brownie
• special sauce

The second day of this pressed tuna sandwich and it was even better! The pesto soaked into the crusty french bread a lot deeper and the tuna was still really moist. It is kind of hard to eat because the bread is tough and the contents are loose so there ends up being a lot of fallen tuna and veggies in my dish at the end. It's okay, I just scoop it up with the spoon and shovel it in my cake hole. Cuz, I'm classy like that. Anyway, the big news is: MIXED BERRY COMPOTE! I stewed up some frozen berries last night and poured them over my brownie today. It was like a restaurant dessert and it really cut the chocolatey richness. Winner!

Speaking of winning . . . we got our CSA share tonight. Nothing bloody or too squishy. Lots of deliciousness.
See, not scary at all.

• arugula
• leeks
• kale
• chili peppers
• lettuce
• potatoes
• delicata squashes
• red sweet peppers
• tomatoes (big reds and little yellows)
• carrots (purple, yellow, and orange)

I was so relieved and thrilled at the same time. I've already got a bunch of ideas for using most of this haul.
Seriously, what can we do with all those chilies? I'm not a fan of spicy food and neither is my co-habitant. We've already got 2 habaneros and a jalapeno sitting in our freezer from the last CSA share! Oh well, I'll figure something out. Meanwhile, we'll be cooking up a storm this week. It is on like Donkey Kong!

Fake It 'Til You Make It

My lunch looks positively ghostly! I should probably take pictures at lunchtime when all the frozen stuff has thawed and been properly nuked. Next time, I promise. The frigid details below:

• grilled albacore tuna with a teaspoon of pesto
• frozen brown rice
• roasted acorn squash
• frozen corn on the cob
• honeydew melon balls

Here's the part where I make a confession: I didn't eat the squash. It's one of my problem foods (squishy, slimy, and somewhat baby poopish). The only reason I packed it was because I was hoping I'd be hungry enough to just eat it. No such luck. I took 1 bite and promptly tried to palm it off to the receptionist at work. There is still some more of it left here on the premises and I suppose I'll just have to keep serving it to myself and pretending like I'm going to eat it. I'll try some tonight for dinner. Jeez, I wish I had a dog to feed under the table!

I got the list for next week's CSA haul and I saw 2 offenders: beets and "winter squash." I know there are real food problems in the world, but seriously...I can't face another load of evil blood bulbs and baby diaper contents winter squash! There is no way I can eat these things in there whole form, like God (or more likely, Satan) intended. Expect to see some winter squash cupcakes and beet brownies up in this blog!

Harvest Time

The man of the house picked up our CSA share last night. Thankfully there were no beets (or okras, or avocados, or sweet potatoes). Anyway, here's the official haul:

• carrots (purple ones!)
• leeks
• parsley
• acorn squash (not pictured, we're already eating it)
• cucumbers
• hot peppers (habanero and jalapeno)
• kale
• bok choy
• sweet peppers
• lettuce

I've got some ideas about what to do with most of this stuff. But, oh lord, the tomatoes! I'm going to drown in tomatoes. I don't eat raw tomatoes (too similar to fly larvae) and my gentleman caller gets acid reflux from cooked or raw ones. We have about 30 tomatoes now and I don't know what to do with them. Tomato soup?