Eating and living locally . . . mindfully . . . simply.
Way back in August I had the idea of writing a seasonal e-book (you know, it’s what ALL the cool bloggers are doing). Or maybe a series of daily posts on the topic. Know what? Life happened. So then I thought, if I don’t have time to write it, you probably don’t have time to read it. So I’ve distilled my thoughts down to 10 simple tips – so you can have the best holiday ever.
So I was standing in line at CSA pickup tonight STARVING. For breakfast I had a half cup of granola and some raw milk. Lunch was a leftover piece of grilled KFC and about half a cup of leftover vegan chili from lunch out the other day. I’ve been eating crappy the past few days as I never did get around to meal planning and have had some late nights at work. Pizza crossed my mind . . .
For awhile my husband had a Sam’s Club membership through work. We hardly ever used it. Then I took a class with Chef Amy at our farm, and was introduced to a number of great items that you can buy at Costco. I have no idea if it saves us any money, but it sure is convenient. Here is what I usually stock up on:
In a recent Huffington Post article, Linda Buzzell makes a case for “pattern recipes,” which basically means learning the basics of recipe and then varying things as one goes along.
I realized today that the deadline for the Dark Days Challenge is upon me and I never ended up posting my second Dark Days Meal. I posted the Peanut Soup with Cabbage and Chicken the other day, but never posted about my favorite local food meal – scrambled eggs and toast.
I’ll be the first to admit that beyond butternut and acorn squash, I am terrible when it comes to identifying the gorgeous winter squash that we get from our CSA! Lucky for me, I found a cheat sheet.
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