Week of August 21st

LINC BOX - Tuesday

half share + base share + large share

Blueberries - Shingle Mill Blueberry Farm, Sandpoint, ID - Last week of blueberries!! 💙 This sweet and delicious superfood can be eaten alone as an easy snack, or baked in these delicious breakfast treats - 'To Die For' Blueberry Muffins or my personal favorite, this Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake.

Eggplant - Royal Produce, Royal City, WA - Eggplant has a flavor similar to summer squash or zucchini! These pretty purples are tender, mild, and sweet, and will absorb the flavor of whatever it's cooked with. Try our Fresh Tomato and Eggplant Pasta Sauce and Fresh Eggplant Baba Ghanoush from our LINC Box Recipes Blog!

Sweet Peppers - Royal Produce, Royal City, WA - A delicious treat! Perfect for an on the go snack or summer veggie platter. Pair with our Late Summer Seven Layer Dip, or our INW Hummus LINC Box Recipes and you have the ultimate party dish!

Red or Yellow Tomatoes- Elithorp Farm, Deer Park, WA - This versatile fruit can top your favorite salad, be the base of a soup or sauce, or give any dish a delicious summer flare. Try this Homemade Salsa, Tomato Basil Bruchetta, or my favorite during this heat wave... a Caprese Salad!

Head Lettuce - Full Bushel Farm, Medical Lake, WA - Large lettuce heads. The perfect start to any summer salad. We love it as a topping in these Summer Falafel Wraps or as the starring role in our Midsummer Night’s Salad LINC Box recipe!

Pickling/ snacking Cucumbers- Full Bushel Farm, Medical Lake, WA - Cool and crunchy! My favorite veggie.... the possibilities are endless with this one. Quick pickle to top any dish, toss with tomatoes, basil, and feta topped with olive oil and a balsamic reduction, or add it to a fresh, summer quinoa salad!

LINC BOX - Wednesday - Friday

half shares + base shares + large shares

Red or Yellow Tomatoes- Elithorp Farm, Deer Park, WA or Better Together, Spokane, WA - This versatile fruit can top your favorite salad, be the base of a soup or sauce, or give any dish a delicious summer flare. Try this Homemade Salsa, Tomato Basil Bruchetta, or my favorite during this heat wave... a Caprese Salad!

Spinach - Lilac City Harvest, Veradale, WA - Raw spinach has a mild, slightly sweet taste that can be refreshing in salads, while its flavor becomes more acidic and robust when it is cooked. We love adding it to smoothies for our daily dose of greens! Enjoy this harvest of the iron-rich green in our Coconut Creamed Spinach LINC Box recipe!

or Collard Greens - Hayshaker Farm, Walla Walla, WA - Saute greens with garlic, olive oil, and fresh-squeezed lemon... add some bacon if you're feeling extra indulgent. Try this Lemony Collard Greens + Chickpeas LINC Box Recipe!

Pickling/ snacking Cucumbers or Slicing Cucumbers- Full Bushel Farm, Medical Lake, WA - Cool and crunchy! My favorite veggie.... the possibilities are endless with this one. Quick pickle to top any dish, toss with tomatoes, basil, and feta topped with olive oil and a balsamic reduction, or add it to a fresh, summer quinoa salad!

ROTATING ADD-ONS

INW FRUIT | blueberries - Shingle Mill Blueberry Farm, Sandpoint, ID - This sweet and delicious superfood can be eaten alone as an easy snack, or baked in these delicious breakfast treats - 'To Die For' Blueberry Muffins or my personal favorite, this Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake. -and- peaches - tonnemaker hill farm, royal city, wa - Take a juicy bite out of the first peaches of the season!! Leave these peaches on the counter until they're ripe - the top of the peach near the stem should give a bit when it's perfectly ready.

ARTISAN BREAD | TUES | seeded wheat - mak bread, coeur d’alene, id | WED - FRI | the grain shed, spokane, wa - turkey red - Classic, rustic sourdough with Turkey Red Wheat. Naturally leavened Sourdough -or- turkey red with seeds - Classic Turkey Red dough with Sesame, Sunflower and Poppy Seeds. Naturally leavened Sourdough.

FRESH CUT HERBS | 3 herb bundle - the corner farm, spokane, wa - Enjoy this 3 herb bundle of chives, triple curl parsley, and orange thyme! Check out our LINC Recipe blog for endless possibilities with these three showstoppers.

ARTISAN CHEESE | orchard blue - brush creek creamery, deary, id - Semi-Firm Texture with a Tangy, Blue Flavor. The creamy texture of our blue cheese, is like none elsewhere. We dip the newly-made wheels in our own apple cider daily for 3 days. This 2-3 month-old, raw cow milk cheese has a moist yet semi-firm texture and finishes with a tangy, blue flavor. This cheese won first place in all of North America.

PLANT PROTEIN | golden lentils - palouse brand, palouse, wa - Golden lentils display a beautiful golden color and cook in just 20 minutes with no prior soaking needed. These lentils have a delicious honey and citrus flavor and their texture allows them to puree well. Golden lentil recipes like golden lentil curry and yellow lentil dal will be a great addition to your meal rotations. We love the versatility that comes with these gorgeous petite golden lentils.

WILD CAUGHT ALASKAN SALMON | wild sockeye portions - thunders catch, sandpoint, id - Thunder's Catch Salmon is all-natural, caught from Alaska's most sustainably managed sockeye fishery and harvested using the highest quality standards. Foster a direct connection to our bountiful oceans, cast a vote that honors our sustainable ecosystem and nod to fishermen who harvest responsibly.

PASTURE RAISED PORK SHARE | grass-fed and grass-finished heritage pork - scabland farm, davenport, wa - Scabland Farm is a small family farm that raises all-natural heritage hogs on pasture. The pigs are treated respectfully and humanely from birth to harvest. They are fed only high-quality, locally milled peas and barley, garden produce, and what they find out in the pasture.

GRASS-FED BEEF SHARE | grass-fed and grass-finished beef - lazy r ranch, cheney, wa - Nestled in the channeled scablands ponderosa forest and rich sub-irrigated meadows. The cattle harvest solar energy and turn it into nutrient-dense food while sequestering soil carbon, and preserving natural landscapes and wildlife habitat. The Lazy R strives to create more life than we take- taking and honoring their cattle each and every day!

LINC FoodsAugust 18, 2023Comment