On a recent flight from Austin to LAX, my friends and I were reading Bon Appetit. And while we were reading this magazine, we decided that we needed to eat more vegetables. Tomato and cheddar tart? Sure. Eggplant fries? Yes, please. And right then and there, 30,000 feet in the air, I decided to sign up for a produce delivery program.
Jean had tried a company called Farm Fresh to You a couple of years ago and I remembered her telling me that she loved it. She said the variety of seasonal items and the intrigue of trying new vegetables and fruits were amazing. So with feet firmly on the ground and with a few keystrokes, I googled Farm Fresh to You and I was signed up. Every other week, a box of fresh local produce deliciousness would be dropped on my doorstep.
The first week, I decided to go with the large sized box for $31.50. It contained two zucchinis, two green peppers, an eggplant, a giant bag of green beans, three slicing tomatoes, a watermelon, romaine lettuce, four pears and four pluots (plum and apricot hybrid). Clearly, waaaay too much for me.
Jean had tried a company called Farm Fresh to You a couple of years ago and I remembered her telling me that she loved it. She said the variety of seasonal items and the intrigue of trying new vegetables and fruits were amazing. So with feet firmly on the ground and with a few keystrokes, I googled Farm Fresh to You and I was signed up. Every other week, a box of fresh local produce deliciousness would be dropped on my doorstep.
The first week, I decided to go with the large sized box for $31.50. It contained two zucchinis, two green peppers, an eggplant, a giant bag of green beans, three slicing tomatoes, a watermelon, romaine lettuce, four pears and four pluots (plum and apricot hybrid). Clearly, waaaay too much for me.
But I made the best of it. A watermelon and tomato salad with red onion, feta and balsamic dressing. Baked eggplant parmesan. Veggie tempura. And fruit for the week for all of my co-workers!
Last week, I decided to downgrade to the small box for $25. I still received a pint of figs, a muskmelon, a head of lettuce, an eggplant, a giant heirloom tomato and a bunch of broccoli. Yum-O. Okay, I can’t believe I just said ‘yum-o,’ but I meant it.
Last week, I decided to downgrade to the small box for $25. I still received a pint of figs, a muskmelon, a head of lettuce, an eggplant, a giant heirloom tomato and a bunch of broccoli. Yum-O. Okay, I can’t believe I just said ‘yum-o,’ but I meant it.
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| Bruschetta Utilizing the Figs and Heirloom Tomato |
I would highly recommend this service to anyone that likes to cook at home. It is a great way to bribe friends to come over for dinner… ‘I’m making a veggie only dinner tonight. Don’t you want to get skinny with me?’ It is also a great way to try new fruits and vegetables that you might not normally buy when browsing at the store or famers’ market. It can be a challenging to use up all of the items in the box, but you can always bring them to work and make someone’s day by giving away produce. All in all, Farm Fresh to You is a winner. Do it.
www.farmfreshtoyou.com
-Katrina
www.farmfreshtoyou.com
-Katrina
