Eating with the Seasons CSA

We just joined Eating with the Seasons, an SF Bay Area CSA. We got our first bag last week, and it was great. Eating with the Seasons allows you to choose from several different size bags, and to choose the produce in the bag. We're getting the "small" bag, which includes 8 items for $24/week, plus a dozen eggs a week for $4.50. An example "item" might be 4 apples, not just 1!

For this week, here's what we ordered, how we've used it, and how we've liked it:

- Mushrooms. With the farm eggs in a scramble - heavenly! I don't know if I can go back to pre-sliced button mushrooms again.
- Avocado. These were small, but tasty, and perfectly ripe after two days. Ate from the shell as a snack.
- Grapefruit. Classic half with breakfast. Excellent.
- Pink lady apples. As a snack. Crisp and flavorful, with a nice balance of sweet and sour.
- Brussel sprouts (these counted as two items - not sure why). Sauteed with garlic, olive oil, and vegetable broth, and tossed with pasta. Very good, but not distinctly tastier than what we get from the store.
- Spinach. Haven't tried yet. Destined for tomorrow's egg scramble.
- Butternut squash. Haven't tried yet. Destined to be roasted and eaten out of the shell, possibly for tomorrow night's dinner.

I don't think we'll have any trouble using up our 8 items, and I am finding myself more inspired to cook, at least simple dishes. One thing I really like about our stuff is how it's relatively clean. I've heard some CSA subscribers comment that their stuff is dirty, as in lots of soil to scrub off. The produce in our bag was no more dirty than what we'd buy at the Farmer's Market.