Saturday, October 16, 2010

final weeks of muth's csa and a new kitten nephew

week 15
savoy cabbage, dinosaur kale, collard, green leaf lettuce, fennel, kabocha squash, red bell pepper, tomatoes

week 16
more savoy cabbage, romaine, arugula, radish, red leaf lettuce, pattypan squash, tomatoes, bell peppers
also pictured: a bag of local spinach from a farm market

purchasing a medium basket for muth's weekly csa last winter was a wise investment. it felt like a lot of money at the time, but the experience was well worth it. (the price averaged to a smidge over 24 dollars a week).

i loved going to the farm and seeing where my food was grown. the produce was of the highest quality and grown organically. i was also introduced to some new favorites like canary melon, white bell pepper and kabocha squash. 

(if you'd like to see the bounty i brought home each week, click here.)

i'm thinking part of my resistance to the end of summer was the end of the csa. but as the saying goes, 'when one door closes, another opens', and i may have found a new source of local organic greens and brassicas. 

in other news, we have a new furry addition to our family! meet charlie.



isn't he adorable?! alaina's aunt missy found charlie and his siblings outside her home. i believe the mother was injured and had to be put down. =(

i get lots of emails from my local shelter looking for kitten fosters. i'd looove to foster kittens but i'm not sure how biggles would react. maybe talking to the people at the shelter would be a good idea. (duh =)

if anyone has fostered kitties, i'd love to hear your experience! how did your pets react to the house guests?

Thursday, October 14, 2010

blessings

the weather was so nice earlier this week - almost summer-like. i spent a beautiful day with my mom, grandmom, and niece alaina...

... and lots and lots of butterflies!


when we weren't chasing butterflies or admiring flowers, alaina and i played in the sandboat her pop-pop don made her.


alaina showed me how to make "lovie pie", then made me a birthday cake and told me to blow out the candles.=)


after a rainshower, my mom suggested that she and alaina go look for rainbows - and they found one!


what blessings have you received lately?

Monday, October 11, 2010

gluten-free waffles and ice cream


having enjoyed nature's path cereals, john and i decided to give their gluten-free waffles a try. they were in the freezer section of our whole foods and from what i remember, vegan and fairly inexpensive.

though we never ate them with maple syrup like we'd planned.

all six waffles were:

slathered in peanut butter/loaded with strawberry-banana soft serve/sprinkled with powdered sugar

...which was totally fine by me.=)

Sunday, October 10, 2010

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