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[turps]

I picked up my fruit and veggie box this afternoon, and look

Included that I don't think you can see in either photo, a huge honeydew melon, two kinds of broccoli, salad potatoes, aubergines a cabbage and corn on the cobs.

Also, a packet of dill that had gone slimy, so that's been thrown out. The box is advertised as fruit and veg, but they do sometimes put in treat type stuff. Which explains the carrot cake.







I usually pick up from the Re-F-Use café, but this time, with it being a different day, it was a pickup from an address from Durham. It was a quick drive there, but then I stood knocking for ages. Finally messaged the person who runs the collections, and they said to just go down the drive and the boxes were under the car port and I could pick which one I liked the look of. Did that and yeah, there were four boxes to pick from, sheltered nicely out of the sun.

Once I knew what to do, it was so much easier than a café pick up. Now I have an excess of carrots to deal with, and yes, more lemons *g*

Comments

[shadowhive]

Oh wow that’s an impressive haul! And ohh carrot cake🖤

[turps]

I love Re-F-Use for things like this. It's hard to believe everything in the box would have been thrown away if it hadn't been rescued by the company.

I've just chopped up the melon to eat with tea. But I suspect the carrot cake will be sampled soon, too.

[omens]

That looks so gooood!!! Wow, what a deal. Lemons are great for making a concentrate for drinks. like a syrup with some spices in there like cloves and cinnamon etc, and then you use a quarter cup in a glass of water or sparkle water :D it's Kelly's fave but I don't make it often because squeezing all the lemons :P (You will find every cut you didn't know you had)

I would say carrot cake!!! But you already got a free carrot cake :P at least carrots last for a while!

[turps]

That's a great idea for using the lemons, which seem to be multiplying in my kitchen each time I go in there. I've just been Googling recipes, and am feeling quite inspired now, so thank you!

Carrot cake is always a good option :D

[jacieleigh]

Looks like a fabulous haul! And a bonus that you got to choose between four boxes.

[turps]

I was surprised to be faced with four boxes to choose from. One of the others had a big punnet of strawberries I was tempted by, but in the end, the melon drew me in.

[kat_lair]

Amazing! May I recommend a carrot and orange soup? It freezes well too. If interested, I'll dig out the recipe!

[turps]

May I recommend a carrot and orange soup? It freezes well too.

You totally may! I would love that recipe, it sounds delicious.

Also, would deal with the carrot stash :D

Thank you!

[kat_lair]

Realised I never replied... And I also realised that I don't have a recipe because the original was in my home economics textbook and then I've just done it out of memory with improvisation!

The main thing is to really just use orange juice (freshly squeezed ideally but I've definitely just done this from concentrate) as part of the liquid for the soup. There are recipes out there but the basics are
Boil and then puree some carrots in vegetable stock
Also can add onions, potato, tomato puree...
Usual spices include salt, blackpepper, thyme, coriander
Then the orange juice until you get the flavour you like
If you want it creamier, coconut milk works but I usually don't do this because I think the creaminess dilutes the sharp citrus taste

[turps]

No, your timing was perfect as I got another vegetable box this last week, and have more carrots to deal with.

Thank you so much for the tips and the guidance. I see carrot soup in my near future.

[spikedluv]

Wow, that box is amazing! I can't believe there are so many things that we can't see in the pics, because there are a lot showing in the pics! You will be eating good for a while. Though now you have to sit down and create a menu for the next week or so, lol!

[turps]

It was such a great box. Obviously, you take a chance on what you get, but I was very happy this time. I'll be sorted for fruit and veg for a while anyway.

But yeah, meal planning is needed. Especially for the aubergines, I've never managed to cook the things nicely yet.

[turlough]

That's an awesome box of goodies! Tasty carrots and yummy paraguayo peaches - I'm so envious!

[turps]

It really was a good box. Those peaches are gone already, the carrots are still here, though!