you sail to the sky

fresh, local produce programs operate in most cities in canada. even prince george had one while i was there. (as far as i know it's still active but i haven't checked since i left). i am finally jumping on this delicious and convenient bandwagon.

share organics is victoria's version and i'm signed up to receive my very first bin on thursday. i received my order preview a couple days ago - there's going to be apples and oranges, bananas, roasted hazelnuts, spinach, onions and leeks. and mung beans. and other things that aren't coming to mind.

i've never eaten mung beans before. not knowingly, at least. and i don't really know what to do with them. happily, another nice feature of share organics is that they provide recipes to correspond with their offerings.

i'm thinking of trying egg drop soup. it looks very simple. after bringing four cups of broth to a boil, add one celery stalk and half an onion, both diced. let that simmer for about twenty minutes. beat two eggs and add to the broth while stirring continually. then add the mung beans and your choice of braising greens. i have some red chard in the fridge or some spinach arriving in my bin on thursday. i might use a little of both. and that's it. easy peasy, eh? i'll post pictures of how it turns out.