CSA/Garden/Menu for August 6th

Looks like a yummy week ahead for us! If I wasn't frantically trying to finish my final paper for my summer class (it's due in a matter of hours), I'd take some pictures of the lovely fruits and veggies gracing our kitchen windowsill, counters, and refrigerator!

From our CSA Share

• bag of zucchini and yellow squash (about 5 good sized veggies)
• 5 gorgeous tomatoes (a few were freebies)
• bag of green beans (maybe a pound?)
• bag of new potatoes (a pound)
• bag of small slicing onions (a pound)
• 2 bell peppers (one is a very cool purple color)
• 2 small hot peppers
• gorgeous head of lettuce 

 From the Garden

• more tomatoes!
• more banana peppers (have a huge bag of these in the freezer already)
• more basil (have a bunch of pesto in the freezer already)
• bell peppers and poblano peppers will be ready in a few days

From the Farmer's Market (when we picked up our CSA share)

• 6 ears corn
• 1/2 peck Jon-a-Mac apples!!!! First eating apples in our local season!!!! (we've had tart, cooking apples around for a few weeks)

Leftover from previous CSA shares (believe it or not!)

• 1 bag slicing onions
• 1/2 small head cabbage 

Menu for the week (thinking as I type--this is partly why I'm taking the time to even write up this list... it's going to be a busy week and I need to have a potential plan)

• Quesadillas with bell peppers, onions, jalapeno, sliced chicken, and homemade salsa
• Roasted tomato soup (with jalapeno or chipotles); grilled cheese and/or salad
• Chicken sausages with sauteed onions and cabbage, corn on the cob, salad
• Chicken kabobs with onions, squash, and zucchini (and maybe a bell pepper), rice
• Meat entree (TBD) with green beans and potatoes
• Lentils and rice (or beans and rice) with salad
• Stir fry with whatever's left at the end of the week!