Digging into this basket was like opening a Christmas present...every layer revealed a new surprise. Granted, I didn't really know what everything was, but it was exciting nonetheless. While picking up the basket, I traded our basket's fennel in for an extra bunch of beets, since no one around here likes fennel. I guess this week we'll be finding out whether anyone likes turnips or purple kohlrabi, either.

I was a little worried that the basket would only contain strange stuff that my family wouldn't eat, but happily, it contained nectarines, peaches, grapes, cucumbers, zucchini, and other recognizables, too.

My sister, Amy, was here to share the excitement, and we made the most delicious recipe that the CSA recommended for our chard, beets, and onion. Oh, my...delicious!

Can't wait to see what comes next time.