Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Happy Birthday Annie!


Tomorrow, Thanksgiving, is Bonny Anne's birthday! Hurrah! We have known each other since Third Grade, and I can honestly say that you have improved with age! (Of course, we weren't exactly friends back then, so maybe I am biased now.) You are a lovely person and a great friend. May you have lots of sailing ahead of you in the next year.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Fresh food rocks!

As my regular readers know by now, I love fresh fruit and vegetables. We have a bounty of it right now, thanks to our two local CSAs. On Friday, we picked up eggplants, bok choy, lettuce mix, sweet peppers, poblano peppers, cheese, and eggs. They added a new supplier who has an organic greenhouse, hence the slightly out of season (but oh so welcome) peppers and eggplant. On Saturday we picked up our basket, which had:
  • 2 bags (1 pound each) rice
  • honey
  • spring mix lettuce (lots and lots of salad this week)
  • 1 lb of cheese
  • 1/2 gallon 2% milk
  • a whole pastured chicken
  • apples
  • sweet potatoes
  • an Amish-baked fruit cake
Sunday night we had one of my favorite dishes: Greek-style stuffed eggplant. Ahh...The recipe comes from the old, original Moosewood Cookbook, and cannot be beat. It is just so good. We will be using the chicken on Thanksgiving, along with the sweet potatoes. The bok choy and poblanos are going into a wonderful sauce for fish. We are eating so well!

Friday, November 21, 2008

Wah!

Pushing Daisies, one of my favorite TV shows has just been canceled. Why is it that the TV networks make these wonderful, creative shows and then break my heart once I am into them? The only TV series I have watched in the last few years that made it past two seasons is Bones. Sigh. At least I will be able to get it on DVD...