Week 5 - Almost Everything Is Still Alive

Hey friends! Before I get into the meat and potatoes (seriously, potatoes!) of this week I am excited to announce that my super awesome brother Paul has been nominated by Scout Somerville for Best Bartender!  Why not do me a favor and vote for him here.  If you're a local and you haven't enjoyed a cocktail at Beramot's bar with my brother, what are you waiting for?  Go and visit him today!

So you've probably noticed that I have been posting less frequently, but trust me when I tell you I'm not holding out on you!  Things have been a little busy on my end and I haven't had a lot of time to devote to the kitchen.  I did use the broccoli from last week to make my very first blog recipe again, but that's pretty much it.

The recent heat wave didn't help either.  I mean, who wants to voluntarily turn on an oven when it's 95 degrees outside? 

I am sad to report that my lack of culinary activity resulted in the unfortunate demise of the mustard green's from last week. All of the other unused items from week 4 are still fresh and ready to go...and boy do I have plans for them!  That's a story for another post, though.

This week my share includes:

• Basil
• Bok Choy
• Cucumbers
• Kale
• Potatoes
• Red Torpedo Onions
• Salad Mix
• Swiss Chard

I did cook tonight with some of these items (and a few from last week) and will post all about it tomorrow so come back and check it out!!!

As always, after oohing and ahhing over the contents of my weekly share I select one lucky item to be magically transformed into a veggie person, but this week I decided to try something a little different.  I've created quite a few veggie people since the tradition began over a year ago and it struck me...they don't have any veggie pets!  Since I am a self-proclaimed (and unashamed) cat lady the pet of choice seemed obvious and thus Cat Cucumber was born!


As always, you can check out all of my veggie people (and now pets) by following me on Instagram and Twitter!