Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is when a farmer offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. Interested consumers then purchase a share to receive a box of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season. The produce is fairly priced, local grown, and in my case, organic.
This was my first time cooking with rhubarb. I never even knew what it looked like before, to be honest. To me, rhubarb = celery + a little bit of tomato + more tart than a lemon. Would you say that is a pretty accurate description?
I can see why strawberries are so often paired with rhubarb in pies and other desserts, as the flavors harmonize very well. But I didn’t want to go in that direction.
I cut the rhubarb into thirds and added a little bit of sugar. I boiled, then strained the pieces, then ran it through a sieve. This gave me about 1 cup of rhubarb sauce.
I added some of it to a smoothie (bananas, strawberries and rhubarb sauce), and the other half as a sauce over white fish, paired with blanched bok choy. Simple and yummy!!
I wasn’t as creative with exploring the flavor as I could have been. Next time, I will definitely be more adventurous. I’m enjoying this journey of learning about all these different vegetables though!
In other news, I don’t think anyone will even notice, but just as a FYI, I won’t be able to blog for a little while. But don’t you worry- I will be back before you know it!
Be well until I return 
June 26, 2009
Aww… I’ll miss your posts! I would try that fish thing, sounds interesting