a ball, annihilation, a racquet.... and a chicken

i sense the start of a really bad joke forming... or just a lot of things to do with squash.  well, minus the chicken, he just made an appearance to bulk up the meal a bit.

the menu (24may10):

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  pan-seared parmesan chicken
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  lemon-basil-thyme dressing
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  sauted spinach topped with parmesan
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  "italian style" summer squash

the misadventure of mr. turnip

the "big white things" in the box this week prompted enough questions to warrant an email to everyone introducing us to mr. turnip.  it's a pleasure to meet you, mr. turnip.  i can't say i'm all that familiar with you.

and, so, mr. turnip sat for a while gazing at me awkwardly every time i walked into the kitchen.  sorry buddy, i'm still not sure what to do with you.  

i could have (and looking back on it, should have) gone with the lightly spicy turnip fries recipe that we were sent.  heard on good authority that these turned out very well.  instead, decided to get fancy... let's spruce mr. turnip up with some spring onions and truffle oil...  

unfortunately, mr. turnip didn't quite make it out of the oven...  i'll spare you the gory details and just say, burning things does not make them taste better.  i think the concept would have worked if i would have paid attention.  so, here's to hoping mr. turnip decides to drop by again in the future... 

week 5: i've been fired

donald trump may have made it famous, but chopsticks can certainly hand over the words with a certain gusto.  turns out, i'm not that good at the photo taking... or at least not up to chopsticks' standards (looks like she's earned herself a new job!)

keeping with the surprise boxes as they are giving us some great variety and introducing us (or challenging us depending on how you look at it) to some new things.

clockwise from top left: snow peas, new potatoes, broccoli, turnips, spring onions, lots of space showing the box, cucumber, blueberries, maple butter (add on), summer squash