the first of many posts about the farm co-op

ann, dabney, and ashbloem started their first food co-op last week through stillman's farms. the may rains caused new england's growing season to begin rather late. but boy, was it worth the wait. ann and dabney worked out an arrangement where they pick out their produce from the stands at the copley farmers market on tuesdays and fridays. so this week there were oodles of green beans, bunches of strawberries, and heaps of tomatoes to choose from. but ann and dabney weren't quite prepared for the mounds of zucchini that welcomed them in this first cornucopia.



this totally changes the way ann and dabney go about cooking in their household, and signals their foray into the world of ingredient-based cooking. so please forgive them if this summer they sound like a vegetarian version of forrest gump's good buddy bubba - because so far all they can talk about is zucchini: zucchini bread, grilled zucchini, pickled zucchini, roasted zucchini with thyme, zucchini fritters, steamed zucchini with scallions, portabello zucchini tacos, zucchini pizza, stuffed zucchini, spaghetti with fried zucchini...