Spices Over Yanda Blog (Previously Allyson's Attempt at Domestication)

For information on the food co-op I'm talking about go here . Today I picked up some great produce from Bountiful Baskets Food co-op. I'm very excited. In my standard $15 basket this is what I got: 3 large onions 1 head romaine lettuce 2 bunches celery 1 bag carrots 1 head broccoli 2 6 oz. bags radishes 9 small Persian cucumbers 6 oranges 8 apples 6 mangos 3 lbs. strawberries I also ordered the tropical pack for $10.50 which included: 1 coconut 1 pineapple 1 starfruit 3 mangos 2 limes 2 lemons 1 bag fresh mint 2 vanilla beans I'm soo excited! I've been waiting all day to get home and google recipes to figure out what I'm gonna cook all week with my loot! :) Here are some of the things I've found. Asian Pork chops with mint Coconut mango chicken with black beans Braised Radishes Roasted Radishes Grilled Radishes I have two in my family that really enjoy salad. In fact one of my children will eat a salad in her lunch daily if I send it. I'll use the lettu...

Wow! My garden is really pleasing me so far this spring!  It’s growing and growing and growing and I’m already seeing lots of harvest!!! Yay!!!  Check out the pictures! This is one of my bell pepper plants, with a bloom already! Soo excited! Solar Fire Tomato plant in my large bed on the corner.  See the tomato and all the blooms?!?! I have lettuce and spinach, green beans and onions, all doing really well! My second harvest green beans and extra onions! My potato bins!!!! I can’t wait! Green beans on the left and peas on the right, all doing really well! My tomato plants.  The only problem I think I’m having with my tomatoes it the one on the far left.  It got really bushy before growing up and while there are fruit and blooms on the plant they are all really small.  It’s a cherry tomato plant just like the one next to it.  We will see. My cantaloupe bin.  I’m only worried because there is only one plant coming up and with cantaloupe ...