You know fall has arrived when the last fresh vegetable delivery is here. This week brings me potatoes, pumpkin, green tomatoes, garlic, jerusalem artichokes, onions, carrots, peppers, beets and dill weed. They have a winter share, but neither hubby or I feel like venturing out to pick it up. I don’t know if I will be able to survive without freshly picked veggies all winter.
Well I have been very bad about posting about CSA. I was on the way out of town 2 weeks ago, forgot to take picture and gave away half of it. Last week, hubby forgot to pick up so no veggies. 🙁 This is the second last delivery of the summer season. We have quite a bounty. Mixed salad greens, potatoes, parsley, celery, a very large kohlrabi, green peppers, carrots and fava beans.
Double the fun this week… One of my friends is on vacation and she generously offered me her half share. We have potatoes, carrots, spaghetti squash, fennel, garlic, cucumbers, mixed greens, yellow beans and broad beans. I think I’m going to have to give some away… What to do with spaghetti squash? I see some fennel frond pesto in the future. I also have some gojujang in the cupboard. Let’s spice up some veggies.
This was dinner one night last week. Curried potatoes, steak and salmon, beet greens with ginger and fresh garlic, dayglo beets, carrots and squash. Pretty tasty. Everything except the salmon and ginger is local.
Got there a little late this week, so a little short on choice. Swiss chard, cucumbers, two kinds of zucchini squash, rainbow carrots, potatoes and garlic. Looking like salad and Shepard’s Pie kind of a week.
Where in landlocked Calgary, can you find good seafood? Big Fish! This would be the second time I’ve visited, and it won’t be the last. If you like oysters on the half shell, Mondays are two for one. We made a raid on them. Their fish dishes were perfectly cooked, and full of flavor. We also had dessert. The Maple Bourbon Pecan Pie with Praline Vanilla Bean Mousse and Caramel was sooo good! Holiday Monday, we practically had the restaurant all to ourselves. We had a diverse group (including a gluten free diner) and our server was very patient with offering menu suggestions. Will return to sample more of the menu.
They source what they can locally and the fish… well it’s pretty fresh.
Went to Ox and Angela for dinner. Beautiful night, sat on the patio and watched the traffic go by on 17th Ave. I really like the idea of tapas. Order a couple of dishes, sip on your drink, chat, eat. Order a second round, do the same. Then a third. We finished our meal with the salads.
The food was really good. Enjoyed the bruschetta and clam dishes. Loved the scallops. Thought the asparagus was tasty, but a bit on the greasy side. Surprised with the salad. The vinaigrette had a touch of sweetness which I appreciated. The zucchini could have had more flavor but I did enjoy all the manchego that came with it. Their food is locally sourced, with organic and naturally raised ingredients. Tomatoes come from Broxburn Farm and the beef is Spring Creek Ranch.
The service was very good. They tried not to be too intrusive, we were really engaged with our conversation. The type of service where they give you fresh dinnerware and cutlery between courses.
I would recommend this place for a date. Well, outside anyway. A casual, kind of a date. Or the place to catch up with friends if you haven’t been in a while.
I don’t have much time for cooking these days, but I do have time to post about my latest CSA delivery. Kohlrabi, some nice sized carrots, lettuce, a giant, round zucchini, dill, red and white potatoes and a sunflower.
This time, I’m going to stir fry the kohlrabi leaves now that I know they are edible. Thinking some carrot, beet and dill soup to freeze for later as I still have last week’s carrots and beets to use. The zucchini… maybe I’ll make it into a cake or something.
This week, we have mixed greens, beets, carrots, potatoes, kohlrabi, fresh garlic, chives and a sunflower. Looks like a warm beet salad and stir fried beet greens kind of a week.
Was away for part of last week, so didn’t get a chance to post or cook. Threw together some oven roasted veggies cut into wedges. Potato, turnip, beets, kohlrabi, fresh garlic seasoned with fresh cilantro, chipotle seasoning, chili powder, smoked salt, black better and olive oil. Delish. More of a fall dish, but made the best of what I had.
