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yes, you.

and it's 11:11...

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(raw treats coming soon!)

image by shes_jack

get off my back!

that's what two caterpillars on my tomato plants must be saying.

they are covered with cocoons made from parisitoid wasps. i was thinking of trying to use tweezers to carefully pick all the cocoons off but i know i should just let nature take its course. poor little 'pillars!

***update***
after 2 days the caterpillars were gone. i'm guessing the rain washed them off the stems and some birds or strong ants carried them off for dinner.

hanging onto summer...

summer is officially here until september 22nd and i plan to savor every last minute. we're eating plenty of watermelon, zucchini and cucumber (one from our garden that didn't taste like dramamine!) and i'm really in the mood for a nectarine right now.

 today my kitchen was sunny and raw after some inspiration from Carmella's amazing ebooks that i finally ordered today :

The Best of the Sunny Raw Kitchen

and

The Best of Raw Freedom Community 

 john and i created this delicious summer dish of spiralized zucchini tossed with sliced button mushrooms, raw cashews, diced avocado, cilantro, olive oil, and a few seasonings.

as Carmella would say, it was to live for!

~*~

this eggplant made me so happy all season long, from the first bloom to its last fruit. i plan to grow at least four eggplant next season. i'm hoping the baby eggplant are able to mature before the cold weather comes!

banana quinoa salad

a re-creation of tuesday night's dinner with banana. yes, banana. it was delightful. "surprisingly delightful", says john.

served with a side of baked kale chips. tasty, but i like kale this way much better.