thoughtful consumption

one mammoth green onion strawberries Butterhead(?) lettuce Bordeaux spinach red leaf lettuce green leaf lettuce cilantro chocolate raspberry pecan muffins 3 tomatoes(!) half dozen eggs carrots Wow, so where did the tomatoes come from?! Pretty cool. I know that cilantro + tomatoes + green onion = salsa, but these tomatoes make me want to cook [...]

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baby carrots strawberries red cabbage red leaf lettuce apples pecans blueberry muffins eggs broccoli sprouts I’m digging our delivery this week. These are things that are so much better fresh. Plus, everything was so pretty – electric red strawberries, slender carrots, and shiny apples. I’ve already made a couple of killer salads for work with [...]

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Last week I had some good success with apple rings and kale crisps. Apple rings I finally have a method that works. After I cored and peeled the apples, I halved them before I sliced them. That way, the slices came out much more even. I sprayed a little canola oil on the sheet and [...]

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I made hoppin’ john according to this recipe with the red peas, rice grits, thyme, and a bay leaf. It turned out really well, but I wouldn’t eat it before a big date or job interview. We’ve been making our way through the lettuce, turnip greens, and turnips via lots of salads. I did learn [...]

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Here’s what was in my box this week. cabbage green leaf lettuce red leaf lettuce Asian turnips with greens green onions ½ dozen eggs Rosemary 4 apples ½ dozen chocolate raspberry pecan muffins I’m excited about the cabbage. (Clearly, I need to get out more.) Part of the cabbage will go into fried rice along [...]

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Last Tuesday, I visited the weekly packing operation at Farmers Fresh. It’s a lot of work! I got to meet Patricia, Janet, Fran, Michele, and Bryan. I even put together some cardboard boxes (although they turned out to be the wrong ones. D’oh!)

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