Dear John,

In the time between when I started this draft and, ahem, starting the next draft we had some produce experimentation. We dug up some sunchokes from our pots–surprisingly easy to clean off the the soil. I guess the potting mix is better aerated than our yard. The pizza was delicious and I am eagerly anticipating the burgers.

We also split our dahlia tubers. Sorted between viable and edible. Washed and peeled a few of the latter. Sauteed in butter with salt and pepper. They felt more like radishes than potatoes. Decent chip though. Not a food I’d seek out (bred for looks as it were), but might as well with the ones that are otherwise destined for the compost pile. I’m scheming what pickling we might attempt.

Home meals

• The greens look so perfect for salads. We should make a dressing and keep it simple and on the side. Chop a turnip. Add some fruit. Maybe add some roasted beet wedges. Toasted pumpkin seeds. Oh look, it’s a meal size salad now.
• I’m cheating cause you already made it, but twice baked potatoes. (We should have used the turnip greens for that instead of the frozen spinach. But whatevs. It was yummy cozy.) Prep them all and freeze what we’re not eating for that meal.
• The radishes are calling for a fried rice situation. At least that’s how I’m feeling at the moment.
• But some of them can go in okonomiyaki. With that half cabbage from the last box.
• Swiss chard and sweet potato gratin? (Unless we do the sweet potatoes discussed last week.)
• Purple potatoes for gnocci!

Love you,

Sarah