Box Contents, Recipes, and News for the Week of November 2, 2026

To help you plan for your next week, the week of November 2, 2026, this week's items are from local California organic farms.

Small, Family, and Value Box

Senior and Bambino Box

• Bosc Pear (Organic)
• Fancy Lemons (Organic)
• Mixed Lettuce (Organic)
• Red Sweet 100 Cherry Tomatoes (Organic)
• Bunched Orange Carrots (Organic)
• Bunched Celery (Organic)
• Loose Bagged Baby Spinach (Organic)
• Red Sweet Potatoes (Organic)

​Just Fruit Box

Six or more seasonal fresh local fruits perfect for the office or for anyone who loves fruit.

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Baked Pears with Brown Sugar and Butter

URL: https://letthebakingbegin.com/baked-pears-recipe/

Ingredients

• 4 medium or large pears (Bosc, Anjou or any other firmer variety suited for baking)
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
• 1/2 whole lemon, juice only
• 2 to 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/4" cubes
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla emulsion

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Pan Seared Salmon with Creamy Spinach and Tomatoes

URL: https://www.awayfromthebox.com/pan-seared-salmon-with-creamy-spinach-and-tomatoes/

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 4 6oz salmon fillets, skin on and patted dry
• salt
• pepper
• 3 Tbsp butter
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 cups fresh baby spinach
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 Tbsp chopped Italian parsley
• 4 leaves fresh basil

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Seriously Caramelized Roasted Carrots

URL: https://playswellwithbutter.com/roasted-carrots/

Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds whole carrots, peeled as desired
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• kosher salt and ground black pepper, to season
• For the Brown Butter Honey Drizzle:
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves

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Celery Salad

URL: https://www.loveandlemons.com/celery-salad/

Ingredients

• 8 large celery stalks with leaves, stalks sliced on the bias, leaves chopped
• ½ cup thinly sliced red onion
• 1½ cups cooked chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 4 soft Medjool dates, pitted and diced
• 1 small apple, cored and thinly sliced
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• ¼ cup toasted almonds
• ¼ cup shaved Parmesan cheese
• ¼ cup fresh parsley leaves
• For the Lemon Vinaigrette:
• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup
• 1½ teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1 small garlic clove, grated
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt, plus more to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper
• ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil

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Spicy Chickpeas Sweet Potato Spinach Sauté

URL: https://savoryspin.com/spicy-chickpeas-sweet-potato-spinach-saute/

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 2 small sweet potatoes chopped (approximately 5 cups chopped sweet potatoes)
• 1 small onion (approximately 3/4 cup chopped)
• 1 can can chickpeas 1 tsp cumin (15.5 oz. can)
• 5 oz. container of spinach
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 2 tsp coriander
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp turmeric

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