Monday is October, how quickly the first 6 weeks of school have flown by. And how quickly the first 20 days of the Whole30 challenge have come and gone. Now that we are on the downhill side of the challenge, I am starting to think about re-entry and how to manage the intense desires towards [...]
The last few weeks have been all about the meat while we explore the paleo diet concept through Whole30. Week 1 was challenging, I think I was having carb withdrawal. Week 2 was better, it is not so hard to find good food to eat and I survived another party with just water as a beverage. [...]
The first 6 days of the Whole30 challenge were, well, challenging. For the last few weeks, I have been reducing my sugar intake and cutting back on most breads and pastas, but that still did not prepare me for complete removal of these items from my diet. I was a little tired mid-week, and one [...]
Oh, I am feeling so trendy this week! DH and I have decided to embark on a Whole30 Challenge, an eating movement made popular by Melissa and Dallas Hartwig (among others), who encourage participants to eat a diet which closely resembles that of our long-ago ancestors. Often called Paleo, or Primal, or Caveman, this diet [...]
Happy day-after-Labor Day! Hope you all had a relaxing weekend full of lots of healthy, outdoor activities. As we move quickly into this short week, I need to pull together a fast menu; our box from Mariquita Farms has some good basics this week. Tomatoes, Cherry Tomatoes, Yellow Onions, Swiss Chard, Apples (apples! Must be [...]
First full week of school, plus soccer practices for all, so I plan to bring out the slow cooker at least once this week. And Mariquita had a special Ladybug delivery of San Marzano tomatoes last Friday, so after canning the bulk of them, I will use the rest in a sauce. Ooh, maybe a [...]
Summer is over and my slacker parenting ways are a thing of the past. Guess I am going to have to get off my duff and start cooking dinner again! Thank goodness for our veggie box from Mariquita, providing inspiration and raw materials. This summer I have been also purchasing local lamb and pork, from [...]
After a long hiatus, I am back to writing. Even cleaned up my desk for the occasion! Our box from Mariquita Farms included Summer Squash, Green Beans, Lettuce, Chioggia Radicchio, Red Onions, Strawberries, Cauliflower, and Carrots. By chance, we ended up with 3 extra boxes this week, so the strawberries are going into jam and [...]
Sort of funny last week. The menu had me making Chicken Tikka Masala on Wednesday night, along with Kohlrabi Slaw, but I had a total brain fart when I went to make dinner and threw a cup of salsa in with the chicken thighs in the slow cooker, and put together a pot of Rancho [...]
Fava beans in our box this week – I decided to make Julia’s recommended Fava Bean Goat Cheese Pizza. Super easy, which was nice since the fava beans take a bit to prepare. The rest of our box contained Strawberries, Red Gem Lettuce, Italian Parsley, Broccoli, White Turnips, Rapini, and New Red Norland Potatoes. I [...]
Today is Mother’s Day. After a slow start, I am pleased to report the family rallied around the idea of pampering and spoiling me with an excellent dinner – grilled grass-fed rib eye, roasted baby potatoes and grilled asparagus. Dessert was Angel food cake with strawberries and whip cream. Oh, and champagne and Turley Zin [...]
Kohlrabi was the most discarded vegetable at this week’s CSA box pickup. It was also the most traded vegetable, as someone (or someone’s) took 4 big bunches of kohlrabi with them from the trade box. No matter, everyone is happy. That much kohlrabi would have been hard for us to deal with! However, this week [...]
