Bountiful Basket First *A* Week.

Today was the first time our community has had an A week Bountiful Basket drop site.  This is spectacular because now we can indulge in our "habit"  every week if we want to.  This change also involved a time change from where we at in the afternoon to an 11 am drop site.  This was very exciting to me as I get finished with my "work day" by noon and can go home and start deciding what I am going to do with my new acquisitions. 

So, after a wonderful lunch with my hubby, I came home, got him ready for a trip he is heading off on and then started looking at what was in my basket. 

I contributed this week to get only one regular basket, and an Italian themed add on and a jar of organic coconut oil.  This is what it starts out looking like. 

 

So I have a head of romaine lettuce, one bunch of asparagus, 3 cucumbers, 3 artichokes, 3 mangos, 2 grapefruit, an eggplant, 3 yellow squash, 2 zucchini, 2 green bell peppers, 2 orange bell peppers,  2 small watermelons, a bunch of parsley, basil, oregano, and rosemary, a yellow onion, a red onion and a head of garlic,  2 boxes of mushrooms, 4 ears of corn,3 heads of broccoli. 

 

Add to that some green onions, kale, tomatoes, celery, cauliflower 2 more zucchini and ginger 3 spaghetti squash  and a couple of butter nut squash that I already have. 

 Left from last week are 3 pineapples just getting ripe, some more mangos, lemons, Anaheim chilies,  2 kinds of pears.

 

Next part of the plan is to turn all of those items into ingredients for the next week or so of healthy, delicious meals for my family.  If anyone has any ideas, be sure to comment to me, please. 

 

UPDATE TO FOLLOW

 

 1>  Eggplant/zucchini  Parmesean on tap using the eggplant, and probably 2 of the zucchini and some of the herbs. 

 

2>  Roasted artichokes along with the asparagus as sides for baked chicken using more of the herbs.

3. The bell peppers and onions will go into fajitas

4. Broccoli will go into both salads for the week and a side dish for fish out of the freezer later this week. I believe I will sautee the yellow squash and the rest of the zucchini along with some more onion as a side for that fish also.

Romaine lettuce, cucumbers, green onion, tomatos. cauliflower, celery into salads for my week for lunch.

 

So far, that gives me dinner for 4 out of 7 nights.  and a few lunches.