June Food Co-op Order (Farmer's Market!)

By the way, take the time to at least see the trailer (the first 3 minutes of the film) for the upcoming movie: Food, Inc. which opened June 12, 2009 in limited release. Look for it in your area. (Opening in Utah at the Broadway Centre Cinemas on July 17, 2009.) Food, Inc has also garnered a whopping 96% fresh approval rating on the rotten tomatoes site (as of June27, 2009).




We bought two shares this last month: the half share and the farmer's market share.

First, the half share ($14) contained: 1 1-lb. pkg. sirloin fajita strips, 1 24-oz pkg. boneless pork chops, 1 bunch broccoli, 3 oranges, 1 avocado, 3 peaches, 5 plums, 1 bell pepper, 1 head of Romaine lettuce, 1 loaf bread, 1 16-oz pkg. red beans.


Second, the farmer's market share ($13.50) contained: dill in a container ready to plant, a bunch of beets, a bunch of carrots, a bunch of onions, 2 zucchini, and 2 bags of assorted fresh spring lettuce mixes.
We've had salad tonight, planted the dill in the herb garden and eaten some of the beets. Yum! This is so much better than the mostly tasteless food from the store that's had to travel how many miles? It's local and organic-two great reasons to buy the farmer's market share.

The order for July is due by Friday, July 10th. For more information, visit www.foodco-op.net

We could have also purchased the following:
The Harvest share ($14) included: 1 bunch broccoli, 8 oranges, 1 2-lb. bag carrots, 3 avocados, 8 peaches, 10 plums, 3 bell peppers, 1 head romaine lettuce, 2 eggplants, 1 loaf bread and 1 16-oz pkg. red beans.

The Standard share ($23) consisted of: 1 2-lb. pkg. chicken thighs, 1 1-lb. pkg. top sirloin fajita strips, 1 24 oz. pkg. boneless pork chops, 1 1-lb. pkg. lean ground beef, 1 bunch broccoli, 6 oranges, 1 2-lb. bag carrots, 2 avocados, 6 peaches, 7 plums, 3 bell peppers, 1 head romaine lettuce, 1 loaf bread, and 1 16-oz pkg. red beans.

400 piece Flower Puzzle

Most recently completed puzzle. Oval shaped. Just a bit harder to do this puzzle but not as hard as originally anticipated. The flower design made it easier and the 400 pieces almost seemed easy-maybe we're getting better at this hobby.

Food Co-op May

Pictured above is the Harvest Share $14: 1 5 lb. bag white potatoes, 2 cantaloupes, 1 bunch radishes, 6 apples, 4 artichokes, 3 zucchini, 1 bunch asparagus, 8 bananas, 1 carton Utah mushrooms, 1 loaf bread, 1 16 oz. pkg. rice

There was also the half share for $14 with the following: 1 2-lb. pkg. chicken thighs, 1 1-lb. pkg. lean ground beef, 1 cantaloupe, 1 bunch radishes, 5 apples, 3 zucchini, 1 bunch asparagus, 6 bananas, 1 carton Utah mushrooms, 1 loaf bread and 1 16 oz. pkg. rice

Don't forget the standard share for $23 included: 1 2-lb. pkg. chicken thighs, 1 2-lb. pkg. beef chuck roast, 1 2-lb. pkg. country style spare ribs, 11-lb. pkg. lean ground beef, 1 5-lb. bag white potatoes, 1 cantaloupe, 1 bunch radishes, 5 apples, 1 bunch asparagus, 3 zucchini, 6 bananas, 1 carton Utah mushrooms, 1 loaf bread and 1 16 oz. pkg. rice

Orders for the month of June are due by Friday June 12 with pickup on Saturday June 27th. For more information visit www.foodco-op.net. They will be offering honey from Idaho for June and they are also adding the farmer's market share again for June. They get their farmer's market share from East Farms-a local organic farm. The June share last year for 2008 contained lots of different greens, radishes, parsley and cilantro. See the post at: http://cookingandorscience.blogspot.com/2008/06/june-co-op-orders.html
Scroll down past the regular share to see the Farmer's market share.

Caramel Pecan Rolls

Caramel Pecan Rolls made from scratch. That's right, folks! No canned biscuits here! No frozen bread dough! No pre-made caramel topping in a little tin! Jessica made these little morsels this last week and they were scrumptious! Of the original 24 there were only four left by the time evening fell and she had made them in the afternoon.

Egg Drop Soup

I'm trying something new- posting pictures from a cell phone. So Jessica made egg drop soup and it turned out well. She substituted chives for the green onion which didn't hurt the soup one bit. It was still wonderful. Egg drop soup is fairly simple-at least her recipe seemed to be. It consisted of chicken broth (from bouillon), cornstarch, water, egg and green onion (or chives).

Berry Smoothie

For the latest cooking assignment, Jessica whipped up a batch of triple-berry smoothies with soy milk and tofu. They were yummy and I loved the added protein from soy. She just used a frozen berry blend of raspberries, blackberries and blueberries for the fruit. I think it also has a beautiful color.