CSA Box This Week

This week's box looks delicious! We are getting:

Zucchini, Organic - 1 pound
Bunched Carrots, Organic - 1 bunch
Green Chard, Organic - 1 bunch
Celery, Organic - 1 each
Spinach, Organic - 1 bunch
Green Bell Peppers, Organic - 2 each
Romaine Lettuce, Organic - 1 bunch
Delicata Squash, Organic - 1 each
Red Flame Grapes, Organic - 0.75 pound
Dapple Dandy Pluots, Organic - 3 each
Gala Apples, Organic - 3 each
Fuji Apples, Organic - 3 each

The zucchini is a substitution for potatoes which are on our permanent exemption list (as in, "Please never put these in our box as our daughter is allergic!") and zucchini was the automatic substitution.

The gala apples are also a substitution for the d'anjou pears which everyone we know says are delicious, but we respectfully disagree. What am I missing? Are they best for baking or canning? We just want to take them out of the fridge and eat them.

Through our box we have become huge fans of pluots and red flame grapes, so we are always happy to see those in our box!

The one item that will be new to us is the delicata squash. I had never even heard of it, but our rule is that we never substitute something out because we don't know what it is, we get it, do some research and try it. If we don't like after that, then we know, but we are trying to be adventurous in our eating. I might try this recipe with the squash. Have you had this before? Did you like it? How did you prepare it?

If you had this box coming to your door this week what are some of the ways you would be preparing the contents?