It begins!

A note on chronology: I signed up for this CSA in March and thought it would be fun to write down my thoughts for my own entertainment before I seriously entertained the idea of sharing with the internet at large. So for the next few weeks, I'll post these entries at a somewhat breakneck pace until I'm caught up to the present.

[March 23, 2013]

My first share of meat had arrived! I was thrilled! An bag of meat was delivered to my door, direct from the farm, its contents yet unknown. A wonderful meaty mystery.

However, it didn't look like a lot of meat and I quickly had some concerns. Could I really keep my promise to only eat high quality meat? How could I make this meat stretch for more meals while still staying true to my goal to eat paleo at home (and in general, as much as my waning will power could handle). What would happen to my secondary goal of saving money?

On the other hand, I knew I wouldn't be starting in earnest for a bit - I didn't realize that my membership would start so soon and I had some things to finish up in my refrigerator as well as a few eating-out plans (Big Jones - fried chicken lunch! Marion Street Cheese Market - Easter brunch!).

I opened my insulated bag to discover an interesting assortment of meat - a variety of animals and cuts. I took to the internet to discover some new recipes.

Share #1:

Goat chops

Smoked/cured ham steak

Pork chorizo

Turkey drumsticks

Eggs

In the future, I'll ask for suggestions on how to use this meat when I post the contents of my share, but by now I have eaten this whole share.