How'd we do?

Here's last week's veggie haul, and how we incorporated each item in our meals this week.

Green beans - A quick and easy tofu and green bean stir fry with teriyaki sauce.

Radishes - Atop open-faced cream cheese and radish sandwiches.  Try this!  If you've never had radishes and cream cheese, it's a match made in heaven.

Collard greens - Grilled (!!!!!!!).  Nothing short of bewitching.

Zucchini, torpedo onions, & winter savory - Grilled veggie and kidney bean salad, with grilled bread.  A great summer dish, with the refreshing flavors of orange and sherry.

Potatoes - Roasted.  Plain and simple.  Recipe here.  We ate these alongside the cream cheese and radish sandwiches.

Arugula/spinach mix - A balsamic strawberry salad.  This was easy and pretty delicious.  Slice your strawberries and pour a tablespoon or two of balsamic vinegar over them and let them marinate for about 5 minutes.  Toss with the greens and a mixture of olive oil, dijon mustard, and salt and pepper.  Add goat cheese and almonds and you are ready to go!

Make this now: Hands down, it's the grilled collard greens.  A funky preparation pays off in the flavor department!  Smoky and spicy and tangy - a very unique recipe and method!

Two quick meals - spinach & smoothies.

I wanted to share two quick meals that we enjoyed this week.  These are meals that you can whip up in no time - both have their naughty & nice components, but who doesn't enjoy a little bad with their good?  The juxtaposition keeps things interesting.

First up, for a weeknight dinner, an old favorite: sauteed spinach and grilled cheese.

You can check out the details of how to prepare the simple and delicious spinach dish here.  And my secret for delectable grilled cheese?  I like a thin layer of Miracle Whip on one side of the bread to enhance the creaminess.  Shhh.  Don't tell my arteries!

 Then, for a revitalizing lunch on Saturday, to power us through an afternoon of shopping (nursery - the plant kind; trek to Roseville for some gifts and furniture browsing), we had fruit smoothies. 

Our smoothies contained some of the fresh strawberries from our box, plus frozen fruit (including cranberries from the last holiday season), a banana, yogurt, honey, orange juice, and a couple splashes of vanilla soy milk. 

The naughty factor came in the form of sweet potato fries from Trader Joe's.  They are a fabulous vehicle for organic ketchup!

Simple, quick, and satisfying - these are two easy meals that brought a smile to my face this week.