Chunky apple sauce

Wash, peel and cut up apples. Add in cut up pears and plums (both with their skins) if you have any on hand. Put cut up fruit in a glass bowl and cover with saran wrap. Cook in the microwave on the 'fresh vegetable' setting.

Don't add water or sugar - the fruit are great just as they are. (If you add plums, you'll have lovely patches of purple.)

My plan for this week's box includes soup - which is what the weather calls for. Since we will have beets, I will take full advantage and make curried vegetable beet soup. I'll saute an onion, some garlic, and sliced carrots and beets. I will peel and grate the turnip and add it into the mix. I will season it with about a tablespoon of coriander, a tsp of cumin, and a dash of cayenne pepper. After these have simmered for a bit, I'll add about 6 cups of vegetable stock and let it come to a boil. I'll turn it down and let everything cook for about 20 minutes and then I'll add a handful of pearl barely. Once these are cooked, I'm in business.

I will take the cabbage and use half for cole slaw. I will use the other half and make a stir fry with an onion, garlic, sliced mushrooms, and cabbage. I will serve this over rice with some fish.

Lastly - I hope that I get another kuri squash. It tastes like chestnut to me. I will wash it, slash it in a couple of places vertically and then bake it at 350 for about an hour. I'll let it cool so I can handle it. I'll cut it in half and scoop out the seeds and such. I will then cut 1/2 inch slices and lay these on a greased cookie sheet. I'll spay it with olive oil and sprinkle with salt before tossing it under the broiler for a couple of minutes. I will then turn them and spray with a bit more oil and cook the other side. Oh dear - so good!