My husband & I joined a local CSA from an organic, zero waste farm about an hour away from our hometown, White Oak Pastures. Here in Southwest Georgia, our city is surrounded with farms large and small. We love fresh veggies but have always stayed in our comfort zone; beans, corn, mushrooms... you know "the norm". We have been receiving our weekly CSA crate from a few months now and boy, have we had to get creative! Between googling some of the surprises to find out what it actually is & recipes to use them in, thankfully most of our unfamiliar items have not gone to waste.
Here is a weekly menu from a couple of weeks ago that incorporates at least one delicious organic goodie each! (None of which are the meats...)
Wednesday's pork tenderloin was to die for! I take absolutely no credit for this gem. This bad boy is all Martha's! Here is the link, Sage- and Garlic-Crusted Pork Tenderloin. I shared this recipe the next day with a girl friend of mine and she agreed, two thumbs way up!
Thursday's was a quick "throw it together" kind of meal due to working all day then taking my unmotivated behind to zumba before coming home to cook. Not to complain, but even those of us that love to cook have our days we wish we had that damn magic wand we saw as a child! Bibity-bobity-boo! (Dang it!!) All belly aching aside, it was so worth making this! It was excellent and gone in a flash. I used the pesto recipe that was attached to our CSA's blog, it was divine! Probably the best pesto I have ever had.
The eggplants were so tender and browned beautifully. I peeled the eggplants, cut them into hearty slices and dredged them though an egg wash then bread crumbs seasoned with italian spices and S&P. I fried them in a little olive oil until golden brown, transferred them to a pyrex, topped them with thick slices of mozzarella cheese then smeared marinara on top. Popped them in a 350 degree oven until the cheese started melting and the sauce was bubbling. That's it! It was just that easy! (I just eyed it & didn't really use any measurements, sorry!) Below are a couple pictures I snapped during the process...
(Yes, that is a white eggplant!!)
Disclaimer: I was too pooped to make the caprise salad... I know, I know, I am worthless :)
XOXO
