If not pickles, then what?

Hi all,

In boxes this week:

There will be spinach, cucumber, zucchini, beets, green onions, radish and mint. Green beans are on the horizon! Maybe next week.

So, more cucumbers on the way this week, and since I've just never been a pickle fan, I'm always trying out concoctions. Here's one from my appetizers-for-fancy-folks file:

Cucumber coconut shrimp
by Marta Ferguson

1 lb. medium (41-50 count) shrimp, defrosted, peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons+ coconut oil
2 large cucumbers, peeled, seeded and diced
1/4 cup shredded coconut, toasted
1/3 cup pistachio nuts, roasted and salted
1 tablespoon+ of light olive oil

Preheat oven to 425. Lay shrimp in high-sided pan or pans, adding coconut oil as desired. Roast. After the shrimp has cooled, dice and toss with olive oil, toasted coconut and pistachio nuts. Chill and serve. Serves four adult diners.

As for food-world news?

Food, Inc., the food-industry documentary featured at The True/False Festival this year, begins opening at selected theaters this week. It will be at the Tivoli in University City on the 26th. It'll be here at RagTag by July 24th. Here's the website:

http://www.magpictures.com/films.aspx

See you next week!
;-)M