CSA week two, plus grocery findings

Good morning and happy Sunday! Hope that everyone had a great week and weekend so far! Our week was pretty busy and I did some "throw together" dinners during the week without many pictures. However, I did get a pretty nice CSA haul this week:

I didn't do the extra fruit share this week - mostly because it was still apples, and living in Upstate NY has spoiled me to want apples when they're in season. Still, I got: 

• 2 kohlrabi (a new-to-me veggie)
• Frozen green beans, corn and blueberries
• Oyster and shiitake mushroms
• A handful of onions
• A big bag o' garlic 
• Stella Vallis Tomme cheese

I also still have a decent amount of veggies from last week:

• Onions and potatoes are being stored right now (I also got a free bag of russet potatoes from PC!)
• Still have carrots from last week 
• Still have frozen broccoli from last week

Okay, so what have I done/am planning to do with all of these veggies?

• Last week's garlic bulb was gone in a couple of days. I am realizing how much I use garlic in just about everything! 
• I'm storing the onions and potatoes in modified Trader Joe's paper bags, in cool dark locations, so hopefully they last well until I need to use them. 
• The carrots are in my fridge - I need to use them up soon. 
•  The pea greens from last week ended up being polished off by me - raw - Sunday as a snack while preparing lunch. 
• The apples from last week were brought in to work with lunch by my husband and myself. The last of the apples were sliced last Sunday, and eaten with brie. 
• The watermelon radishes were all used up in salads. 
• The frozen broccoli, green beans, corn and blueberries are all in the freezer still, so I'm holding off on using them up. 
• Friday night, we brought a rotisserie chicken home from Price Chopper for dinner. I sauteed the frozen kale with olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper and used some leftover mashed potatoes. It was good - and an easy meal!
• Saturday night I made chicken tortilla soup from one of my light and healthy cookbooks, but the only thing I put in it from the CSA haul were onions and garlic. 
• The cheese will be tried today, after my boot camp class at the gym! Cheese, once it's opened, never lasts more than a couple of days in this house. 
• This evening, we're planning broiled steaks with sauteed mushrooms and onions (with garlic) and, if I feel ambitious, homemade garlic and rosemary bread. 
• The rest of the garlic will get chopped up, mixed with EVOO, and frozen. (Food safety tip: it's important to freeze that mixture, and not refrigerate it!)
• During the week I'm planning an cooking tilapia, and making this kohlrabi recipe to go with it: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/roasted-kohlrabi/
• Carrots may get used in salads. If not, I have to make a soup next weekend! 

I also found some interesting stuff to stock the freezer with during my travels on Saturday:

• Walmart now carries more gluten free frozen goods! I found Tyson gluten free chicken tenders and nuggets in their freezer and picked up the tenders. I still haven't found the GF Purdue chicken anywhere. Once in a while when we feel like being bad, chicken tenders/nuggets with homemade french fries is a necessary dinner.

• Price Chopper had Contessa frozen  convenience dinners on sale (Buy One, Get One) last week. I haven't tried them, but they caught my eye and some of them were labelled GF! After reading the ingredient label, they're not that bad for a convenience meal - each package has 2 servings, and they're between 300 and 350 calories per serving. We picked up the Shrimp Fried Rice and Paella meals to store in the freezer for when we need a quick meal.