Week 6 Box 6

With The Husband and the MIL relaxing away at Cape Cod this little plebeian slaved away in the summer heat. She also found herself alone this Monday and the only one able to pick up The Box. This requires a 40 minute trip north (thankfully not in traffic this time) at top speed trying to make it to the Temple by 6:30.  I made it at 6:20 and picked up my abundance. 

If you've ever wondered what a full farm share box looks like in comparison to the 1/2 a box I get every week, this is your chance. When I got it all laid out on the table, needless to say it did not fit nicely into the big bowl:

I apologize for the cruddy picture, The Husband has the good camera with him on The Cape. So what are this week's contents? I'll tell you, but feel free to guess before reading the list.

Kohlrabi!

This is the post you have all been waiting for... Kohlrabi!

When The Husband first brought this monstrosity home with his manic laughter at my general fear, I went straight to The Google Machine and got myself an education. The Google Machine brought me to the ultimate provider of knowledge on the internet, Wikipedia, which informed me of the following:

Kohlrabi (German turnip) (Brassica oleracea Gongylodes group) (Ulkobi in Assamese and Bengali) is a perennial vegetable, and is a low, stout cultivar of cabbage. Kohlrabi can be eaten raw as well as cooked. 

Informative, but not extraordinarily helpful. I didn't really need to know that it came about from genetic selection on the part of farmers who liked the way the fat ugly thing looked. I needed to know what the heck to do with it. Fortunately two items down on The Google list was a New York Times article usefully titled Discovering Kohlrabi (It's a Vegetable). 

In this perfectly helpful  and mildly entertaining article were 5 recipes of varying difficulty: Kohlrabi Home Fries, Kohlrabi Spring Rolls, Kohlrabi Risotto, Kohlrabi Puree and this: A Greek Style Kohlrabi Pie. 

• Me: It's too hot to make and eat risotto
• The Husband: What about home fries?
• Me: It looks way too easy, how about the pie? Kinda looks like Spanakopita, I can handle that. (famous last words, I know) 

So we set to work.

Week 2 Box 2

***Before this post went live, The Husband and I received the sad news that his aunt had passed away. We will be attending the funeral on Thursday but it requires some travel. Unfortunately that means that this week's cooking adventures will have to be put on hold.  Thank you for your support.***

I was at work when I got the call from The Husband that he was picking up The Box.

• Me: Really? What did we get?
• The Husband: Do you really want me to tell you or do you want to be surprised when you get home?
• Me: Tell me.
• The Husband: Are you sure?
• Me: No.... don't tell me. I'll end up frantically researching the remainder of the day and will never get any work done.
• The Husband: See you when you get home.

That last comment sounded way more sinister on the phone then it looks in writing. I spent the remainder of the day worried. VERY worried. And as it turned out, I was right to be concerned. 

This week The Box provided the following recognizable items:

• 1 Tomato (not nearly as beautiful as last weeks but still delicious I am sure)
• 1 bunch of spinach 
• Oregano
• More Garlic Scapes

The Following less-recognizable items:

• Turnip Greens (The Google Machine told me to just add Bacon)
• Tokyo Bekana (which I learned was "great for salads and stir fry)

and THIS: