Taking the show on the road

I apologize for the light posting this week. The Kid and I are visiting my parents' house in Minneapolis, and I'll be very busy watching him be spoiled rotten for the next few days. That's hard work, you know.

I will be back later this week, though, with a post about making Challah, the next bread in the "Bread Baker's Apprentice Challenge." I'll be making this one with my mom. She's never baked bread before. Never even, she says, opened a packet of yeast. We'll see if I can turn her into a bread-baking convert. Or if we wind up stuck in half-braided dough.

In the meantime, I invite you to check out "Cooking Away My CSA." The group, which I dreamed up just a few days ago, is already nearly 70 creative, local-food-loving members strong. They're posting wonderful uses for kale and green garlic, tips on storing fresh produce and cookbook recommendations, among many other topics. (You can also follow us on Twitter at #CAMC.)

I am absolutely blown away by their creativity, generosity and sheer number. (But there's always room for more!)

I can't wait to get my first CSA box when we get back to Chicago Saturday so I can try out some of the recipes.

Check out just a few posts from "Cooking Away My CSA" members:

Summer Salad Rolls with Vietnamese Dipping Sauce from Passion4Eating

Swiss Chard Batons from Chef Mark Tafoya

Zucchini Pickles from Edible Cville

Chive and Green Garlic Salad from Todd Clausen

Grown-Up Rhubarb Soda from Cooking, CSA-Style

Oh, and a HUGE thank-you to Tild of Tildology who designed and created our wonderful "Cooking Away My CSA" badge. Isn't it the coolest?