Meat is murder. Tasty, tasty murder

I got my first organic produce bin today! I'm so excited to cook all sorts of things with this stuff now. I'm not a very good cook, and I know even less about preparing vegetables, but I just ordered this vegetarian cookbook on Amazon. CJ and I have made some real delicious stuff from this book (i.e., amaretto cake, sweet potato au gratin, cream of leek soup), so it was about time I owned a copy for myself.

What I'm really excited about with this company is that each bin is already set. They own various local farms and whatever they deliver depends on what's in season and ready to harvest. It's like a fun mystery of organic fruits & veggies! I don't know what I'm gonna get til it arrives, it exposes me to crazy & fun food items I probably wouldn't have thought to buy otherwise, and lets me experiment with different recipes. In fact, their site offers a "Recipe of the Week" with each bin, so one of my goals is to make what they're featuring. And this week is:

Roasted Winter Squash and Spinach Salad With Toasted Almond Dressing

Courtesy of Gourmet

post-edit: in case it wasn't clear, I do eat meat, mmm