Fruit & Veg Box

#3

Veg:
-2 leeks
-1 red pepper (I've been wanting peppers lately and I JUST bought some!)
-1 head of lettuce (iceberg? or something similar)
-1/2 head of broccoli
-a few celery stalks
-2 carrots
-7 potatoes

Fruit:
-6 bananas
-6 plums
-5 apples
-5 pears

Last week to make use my leek I made this really yummy "vegetarian puy lentil lasagna" from BBC Food that I found. Actually it was better reheated which usually isn't the case. I definitely plan on making it again because I didn't use the right size lasagna dish so my propotions of everything were off. I think it was better reheated because I had too much cheese sauce so it was just all gooey until it solidified in the fridge (that sounds gross but you know what I mean!). I did make a few changes though - no onion (they are icky and hurt my tummy) and when I've been reheating it I've shredded some cheddar cheese on top which made it SO much yummier! Next time I make it, I'm leaving out the parm and going cheddar.

I haven't really learned any lessons these last two weeks...except to make sure I eat my veggies! I waited to long on the broccoli and it got a bit funky and I still haven't used last weeks potatoes (they started growing sprouts and must be consumed!) and carrots. I'm definitely going to make some type of vegetable soup/stew this week to use it all! For the Jerusalem artichokes I just made a mash with potatoes which was all right. My friends suggested making an au gratin with them. Deffo on the cards the next time I get them! Also I tried the grapefruit with sugar and it was okay - if I get them again, I'll man up and eat them. One got mouldy really fast though.

I think I'm already getting tired of bananas and leeks. They just aren't very exciting. I'm tired of eating so many bananas at once (because they pretty much go from green to brown overnight at the same time) and there really isn't anything that I know of to make with them that's healthy. Yes, I could make banana bread, banana pudding, banana muffins, etc but that's really not entirely good for you unless I made a fruit salad but that would require going out and buying more fruits that "go" with bananas. Any suggestions?