Door to door organics -- Box 1

I accidentally came across with this website: Door to door organics. DtD organics is a company that delivers fresh organics to their subscribers each week. Once I visited their site, I was really tempted to try one box. I know there are similar service in Taiwan, but I didn't know there's such service here in Colorado as well. There are several reasons that I was attracted to their service: for one, you can choose the size of box that works for you the best. Then you can also exchange items in a box. It's also a great "challenge" to come up with some culinary ideas to use all items in one box. Finally, I choose the "bitty" box to go with my first try, as the price is also quite reasonable.

(I was also looking forward to their "local box," which consists of items from local produce. I subscribed in time just when they started the local box. But in the end I decided not to go for that, because the 1st local box has only veggie items. And I want some fruits as well!)

So here's a list of items I got in my first bitty box:
Apricots.75lb
Grapefruits.2
Nectarines.2
Peach.2
Cucumbers.2
Zucchini.2
Red Bell Peppers.2
Red leaf lettuce.1
Spinach.1(I exchange this from the original beets...Not that I don't like beets, it's just I don't have a good recipe with beets!)

So what did I do with these veggies? (I ate/will eat most of the fruits. I'm also considering using some of the fruits for baking!)
Cucumbers: in salads, in Chinese cold noodle salads with sesame sauce
Spinach: in water boiled salads with sesame and Japanese "konbu" soy sauce
Lettuce: in salads

I'm going to use:
Zucchini and Red bell peppers, for Ratatouille. (I wrote the recipe for this one, but in Chinese!)

I'm having fun with my first box. I'll be waiting and planning for the second box!

fresh tomato sauce with thyme

Wholefood Magazine上的:

1. 用LC鍋，熱兩大匙橄欖油
2. 加入3/4杯切碎的洋蔥，將洋蔥炒到軟，約兩分鐘
3. 加入一大匙切碎的大蒜，再炒三十秒
4. 加入六杯切碎的番茄，兩小匙切碎的新鮮百里香(thyme)
5. 開到中大火，煮到滾後，關到中小火，慢煮20-25分
6. 煮到略為稠狀，最後加鹽和胡椒調味即可

嗯..做得時候 第五步沒看清楚 他是要不加蓋慢煮
我是前面二十分都加蓋煮 而且還很雞婆的加了一小塊冷凍雞高湯
所以最後煮出來 水有點多

還有 原食譜上說用五顆中等大小的番茄 約六杯
可是我用了有九到十顆的Roma tomato 還是湊不到六杯....
結果從Costco買來那一整盒Roma tomato 全被我用掉了!

LC Dairy -- Jun 09 I

還是先寫下來吧..最近煮得很用力!

1. 野菇燉飯 (終於把所有材料準備好...煮完的結論是:嗯!原來燉飯是這樣啊...話說回來 這LC鍋本來就是risotto pot!)
2. 梅乾菜筍乾燒排骨(哇哈哈! 我家才有的好料!! 這時開始愛起可愛的LC鍋)
3. 紅酒燴菇 (繼續...等到把紅酒用完為止吧)
4. fresh tomato sauce with thyme (recipe from Wholefood magazine, 留了一盒丟冷凍庫 也許來拿來做普羅旺斯燉菜吧!)

That's all so far!

LC Dairy -- May 09

現在才寫這個好像會有漏掉的...想得起來的時候再來補好了

1. 韓國泡菜鍋
2. 紅酒燴菇

...接下來真的不記得了 後來有:
3. 雞高湯 (因為想要做燉飯)
4. 紅蘿蔔玉米馬鈴薯湯 (用煮雞高湯剩下的雞骨做的)

還有呢? 還有呢? 五月應該不只有這樣吧...只好先跳六月!

ps. 想起來了啦! 還有一鍋日式咖哩!
pss. 好像還有一次是燙青菜...應該有