And it’s Sunday again! I seriously cannot believe how quickly the month of Ma is flying. I need things to seriously slow down! I’m looking forward to sharing What’s For Dinner with the link up with Jill Conyers and Mommy Run Fast, but first I want to talk about another step I’m taking to eat healthy!
Delaware Valley Farm Share:
I’m so excited because I’ve signed up for the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)/Farm Share that is offered through my job! I will be getting a delivery of produce straight from local farms every 2 weeks from mid-May to October. Last Wednesday I got my first bag of goodies:
- Spinach
- Kale
- Spring Mix Lettuce
- Dill
- Gala Apples
- Sweet Potatoes
- Mushrooms
- Dozen of Eggs
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| My first Farm Share of groceries! |
I love the concept of supporting local farms and ensuring that we are eating as much fresh, high quality food as possible. I just had an apple with my breakfast and it tastes better than anything I’ve ever picked up from Wegmans or Shoprite! It’s even better that I can pick up my groceries at work and have payroll deduction take care of everything! I’m so excited to have sweet potatoes (which I definitely needed), and I look forward to hunting for some tasty, healthy recipes to cook all this great food with!
Last Week Recap:
In a lot of ways last week was a mess. I only had a cereal bar for dinner on Tuesday because after our 7 pm Kickball game, we played an extra “exhibition” game…then I had a conference at 9 pm that ran til about 10:30. On Friday, I didn’t make the pasta, and we went to a divey bar in the neighborhood. While the food was cheap, it was pretty terrible! Not to mention I had take out food for lunch the entire week including Subway, a cheesesteak, and pizza and wings! Time to get things back in order!
Cheesy Buffalo Meatloaf Muffins:
Fortunately, there was one major highlight, thanks to this recipe from Attack of the Hungry Monster. As usual, I had to make some substitutions: I had no onions, zucchini, or mushroom, and I forgot to add the Parmesan cheese. I did add some chopped up green and yellow peppers though to make up for it.
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| So nervous, out of the oven! |
I was not convinced that this was not going to work, but it did and it was so good. I finally got to use my Frank’s Red Hot sauce and the flavor was out of this world, especially with the melted blue cheese crumbles inside!
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| Close up of the muffins…so addictive! |
It really turned out to be a winner! Bret loved it and I was just so proud of myself. We both ended up eating 3 muffins a piece so no leftovers for us. There was so much flavor! With this successful meal and finally getting groceries, I am inspired to make some great food this week!
What’s for Dinner:
Sunday, May 18: Crockpot shredded chicken, dill, cauliflower, brown rice and mixed veggies
Monday, May 19: Chicken and multigrain angel hair pasta with salad
Tuesday, May 20: Leftover Bean Burgers with Baked Sweet Potato Fries. Hopefully easy to make on our busy Tuesday nights!
Wednesday, May 21: Trader Joe’s Orange Chicken with mixed vegetables
Thursday, May 22: Lasagna (possibly butternut squash lasagna) with Brussels Sprouts (yay for having fresh dill!)
Friday, May 23: Out to dinner during this holiday weekend!
Saturday, May 24: Probably out to dinner again, stay tuned!
Are you a part of a farm share or a community supported agriculture (CSA)? How do you like it?
I love getting a CSA. It’s like Christmas every week!
I love the weekly CSA! This year I’ve expanded my garden so we didn’t join our local CSA group. I hope I don’t regret it.
Farms shares are the BEST! I’m so passionate about them… love that you’re doing one. Ours just started, too!
I love the freedom and variety you have. I only ever have rice every night for dinner and I have no choice!
How awesome to have a CSA through your work. So convenient, and you’ll really love it!
Ooh! Those muffins do look tasty! Also, it’s awesome that you are able to participate in a CSA. I really wish that I had one available where I live, but at least we do have loads of farmers’ markets to choose from 🙂 And butternut squash lasagna just blew my mind! I need to make that sometime.
Those muffins look great, will be adding them to my menu soon! I’ve been considering a CSA, probably won’t do it this year but may next year. I’m going to hit the farmer’s markets this summer and see which farm to use for next year.
The CSA sounds really cool! I have a large garden. Fresh, local produce is the BEST!
Lentils are really easy to cook. The lentil joes are delicious. You should try them! 🙂