Another veg box is coming tomorrow … and I still have about 5 carrots and the swede to eat!
January 11, 2008...12:52 am
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19 Comments
January 11, 2008 at 6:18 am
Hello SG. Look at the bright side: if you still have 5 carrots and the swede, that means you’ve used the rest of the vegetables.
When my oldest son moved out to share a house with his girlfriend, my remaining son and I were struggling even more to use the more unusual vegetables. We eat a lot of stir-fry, and most of the supplied vegetable weren’t easy to use that way. So we switched to the, not very advertised, Riverford Fruit Box; we find this easier to use because you can just grab a fruit and eat it with no planning or preparation.
If, in a month’s time, you are guiltily looking at four swedes and a small mountain of carrots that’s the time to re-think.
January 11, 2008 at 12:03 pm
If I were in your position (we can thank the Lord that I’m not! the SLT universe is safer in your hands than mine!) I would feed the carrots to my horse and throw the swede at a passing pig (they’ll eat anything!). x
January 11, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Carrot and swede soup?
January 12, 2008 at 8:25 am
Get a juicer – then you can drink whatever is left at the end of each week. Although, swede juice might be a bit of a hold your nose and swallow affair!
Mya x
January 13, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Sounds Great SG! Beware the notorious Jerusalem Artichoke though. We had a whole bag of ‘em last week in our box, and their after effects are pretty lethal….
Enjoy the world of the veg box. xxx
January 13, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Genevieve: Yours was the winning idea … I made some soup today with tons of carrots (there were more in the newly arrived box), the swede, some onions and potatoes.
Pierre: the fruit box sounds interesting – I’ll have to check it out.
Brennig: alas (or perhaps fortunately), there are very few pigs and horses wandering streets of St Ratford!
Mya: the juicer is a good idea… but yes, I might pass on the swede juice!
MC: There were some jerusalam artichokes in my box this week. I’ll be looking to you and GP for inspiration re what to do with them!
SG
x
January 13, 2008 at 6:00 pm
The fruit box is more interesting in the summer. At the moment, they use a lot of citrus fruits and some bananas, although this week’s box had some very nice red apples.
January 13, 2008 at 6:01 pm
The fruit box is more interesting in the summer. At the moment, they use a lot of citrus fruits and some bananas, although this week’s box had some very nice red apples.
January 14, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Tag, you’re it…
http://iamgenevieve.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/tag-youre-it/
January 14, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Tag you’re it, again! Dang, those little whippersnappers move quick.
Mya x
January 14, 2008 at 10:02 pm
“whippersnappers”??
January 14, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Fight, fight!
January 15, 2008 at 10:02 am
SG- A belated happy New Year to you.
I have been subject to much nagging about the lack of fruit and veg I eat over recent months. I like sprouts, carrots swede and cabbage. Sweet spuds may be a delicacy in the UK but having eaten more than my fair share over the years they have lost their magic for me.
I can highly recommend Jerusalem artichoke soup. Great taste and the after effects are hilarious. Childish – I know but….
Dont work too hard or too late in 2008 please.
All the best UN
January 15, 2008 at 10:51 am
Ah… thanks Norman! I am trying to work less, honest!
I wish you all good things for 2008, too.
SG
xx
January 15, 2008 at 8:44 pm
SG, nice to ‘meet’ you and thanks for the visit. I too am a Riverford victim, though have to say I think they are fantastic. Am wondering though at what stage I will have to hire a plumber to get rid of all the mud in the drains that has come off the carrots…
Oh yes, and noticed Norman bigging up jerusalem artichoke soup – he’s right, it’s delicious, and Delia has a recipe in her veg cook book. Or of course you could always just check in with Pig in the Kitchen; that woman is never knowingly under-reciped…
January 16, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Hi Potty Mummy – thanks for dropping by!
I am going to make some Jerusalem artichoke soup this evening (Delia’s) … I’ll let you know how I get on!
x
January 18, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Oh, and by the way – Norman was right about the after-effects. Not on me so much – more my boys… Enjoy, in any case!
January 23, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Are you still with us, or have you been buried alive by an avalanche of veg?
January 23, 2008 at 11:20 pm
B: Nope, still here … but drowning slightly
PM: Thanks for the warning!