What’s In The Box? September 26-October 2

Fresh & Foraged
This week’s box sings of both the garden and the forest as it offers up freshly-harvested sweet peppers, heirloom tomatoes, radicchio and Tropea onions, as well as an array of earthy, locally-foraged mushrooms, true Northwest favorites. Enjoy these tastes of early fall alongside freshly-made semolina pappardelle pasta, Pain au Levain bread and eggs from our heritage breed hens, as well as fragrant garden-grown herbs like sage, garlic, and parsley, and crisp salad greens—it’s all oh-so flavorful and oh-so fresh.

Here’s what you’ll find in your box this week:

Semolina Pappardelle Pasta

This lovely, fresh handmade pasta is made by our favorite local pasta maker in Bellingham. Perhaps enjoyed with sautéed mushrooms this week, these broad semolina noodles should rightly earn their name, which is derived from the Italian verb ‘to gobble up’.

Locally Foraged Mushrooms

This week, enjoy a vast selection of local mushrooms as this delivery includes: White and Button Chanterelles, Hedgehog, and Matsutake varieties. Woodsy and earthy, yet delicate and rich, they are all excellent in a variety of dishes (like pasta!), or simply sauté in butter or olive oil with a squeeze of lemon and enjoyed on their own.

Pain au Levain Bread

This slightly-nutty, slightly-sweet sourdough bread epitomizes French country-style baking with a chewy crust and light, airy interior. Baked by our favorite bakery in Snohomish, this traditional Pain au Levain is crafted using the bakery’s own sourdough starter.

Tolosa Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Tolosa purposefully maintains the freshness of this Sauvignon Blanc, which is cultivated in a cool climate pocket in the central coast of California, by hand-picking the grapes in the early morning hours before dawn and fermenting it at very low temperature. It was aged in tank, on the lees, to accentuate richness in the mid-palate and features notes of limoncello, lime zest, grapefruit rinds, gooseberry, lemon blossom and a chalky limestone finish.

Farm Fresh Eggs

As they spend plenty of time outdoors in their run, our small flock of heritage breed laying hens give us fresh eggs in beautiful shades of brown, beige and cream. The “girls” are also enjoying succulent popweed pulled from the gardens, as well as vegetable scraps from the kitchen, to supplement their diet of locally produced organic layer mash.

Seasonal Organic Greens

Treviso radicchio and a mix of salad greens.

Seasonal Organic Fruit & Vegetables

This week’s vibrant produce selection also includes: Jimmy Nardello peppers, Carmen sweet peppers, heirloom tomatoes, mixed cherry tomatoes and red Tropea onions.

Garden-Grown Herbs

Sage, garlic and parsley from the gardens here at Bella Luna.