It’s many years since I’ve been to Delft but I remember it as a lovely small town.
Milk and beer delivery? My kind of town.
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So Niels was not a bore?
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True here in N Cal too, but that’s what makes it work.
FWIW, our CSA let’s you customize your box, within limits. You cant get a pineapple, but you can almost always get some sort of apple. And I can usually get carrots, some sort of greens, onions, shallots, garlic, and even black garlic when there’s not much else I want.
And you can never have too much compost!
I’m just about OK for compost. I managed to get a couple of bags delivered right at the beginning of the crisis from a garden centre which carried on doing deliveries for a while before fully closing. To increase volume, I’ve mixed it with old compost (enhanced with fertiliser) and soil. Seems to be OK.
I find it kinda fun when we get these vegetable boxes. LookIng at the bounty and thinking what can I make with this. Think of it like an episode of Chopped.
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I like that idea. I know I have tried so many things I wouldn’t have, but I also broke my “no new cookbooks” rule, and bought a few vegetable references
Who needs cookbooks 
. Look at the bounty in front of you. Surely you have ideas before research. Although a well thought out menu can be good. Look forward to your meal.
I’m at a lost today. Have a pack of chicken thighs and some broccoli and cauliflower with which to construct a meal. Oh yeah and sour dough bread 
thanks hun
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“Surely you have ideas before research.”
Hmmmm…nope! Well, I have some, but I like new ones too. BTW, these are not really cookbooks.
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Sure they are. I figure a picture is as good as a recipe. I know you can look at a picture and create a whole menu around it.
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You might have me mixed up with someone else! I never do menus. I almost always only cook one dish. Anyway, I like these for gardening too. Two more.
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I’ve come to realize that there are cookbook people, and folks who simply just don’t use them, or only for a very loose guide. I’m an avid but somewhat selective collector, and can’t tell you how many books I’ve been re-gifted from friends who don’t like or use them. Also lots of good finds at Goodwill - great books, never cracked that are inscribed and given as x-mas, hostess gifts, or whatever. Also I much prefer physical books to kindle versions, although my collection is larger than current shelf capacity. Just ordered another today…
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Not familiar with the pepper books, but have seen them on another thread @shrinkrap. The two top ones are considered to be excellent. IMO, Deborah Madison is a genius with vegetables.
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Word.
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One dish? I wish I had that responsibility. If I didn’t make it happen, it ain’t happening
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Husband goes through a lot of microwaved Uncle Ben’s.
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And quite the gardener.
Coming soon!
An Onion in My Pocket: My Life with Vegetables
Hardcover, kindle, and an audiobook, which she narrates.
Has anybody said to stock up on seeds yet?
I hear they can be hard to get, but if you grow some varieties you can save your own.
Great idea on the seeds!
Thank you. And folks will trade, too!
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