Putting it all together: Self-Reflections on.. what to do now?

[hkellick]

Hopefully the tags WORK THIS TIME! If not.. oh well, I'll fix it from
home...

It might surprise none of you that I'm back on the wagon. I'm feeling good
about it so far. K and I are trying to keep each other honest and doing
well, but whereas K might be "disappointed" if I don't do as well as I
could, I've got my friend Marie, from CC, also checking in once a day and
SHE will kick my butt if I don't keep going. Or worse, she'll mock me ;(

It probably won't surprise anyone that that bee in my bonnet, re: whole
foods is still very much there. I'd dearly like the chance to substitute
some of the stuff in my diet (and honestly, by and large, MY diet is pretty
decent in comparison to the average diet. We homecook (Making Split Pea Soup
Tonight! Mmm.. Good night for soup too, as it's still so freakin' COLD
out!). I eat a Salad with a Mix of different vegetables at least Five days
of Seven. All in all, my diet's pretty decent, though, honestly it could
clearly be better too.

So.. this weekend, K and I are going to hit a Farmer's Market that,
apparently, is open year-round in the parking lot of K's Church. And hope
we're lucky. Barring that, I go to the grocery store and take as much time
as I need to attempt to find the items closest to Food. It'd be nice to find
Bread, for example, without so many freakin' additives. Probably going to
ditch the Wegmans Super-Yogurt too. Dunno if I'll substitute for another
milk-product or not. Honestly, am not worried.

Not a whole lot else to say. Thank God it's Friday!

Comments

[phoenixsong]

Tags worked this time! Yay!

[(Anonymous)]

(((hk&k)))
Greetings from CC-land. Put some bay leaf in the split pea soup, it's nommy. Have a nice weekend.
Ur favorite Minion

[lite.livejournal.com]

You'd have liked this recipe, O Minion

2 tsp Olive Oil
1/2 Carrot, chopped
1 Onion Chopped
1 Garlic Piece, Chopped
1 cup Split Peas, Rinsed and Went over
4 cups water
1/2 cup cut up canadian bacon
1 tsp Marjoram
3/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper

heat the oil until it's nice and hot, then put the onion, carrots and garlic in until they soften, about 5 minutes.
Add the Split Peas and Water, Boil, then let the simmer, with the pot covered, until the peas are tender, about an hour.
Add the Canadian Bacon and Spices, Serve.

It was REALLY good, o Minion, and fairly easy to make!

[tiamat-the-red.livejournal.com]

Try making bread. It's honestly not that hard, it just takes time (and the smell, oh my god. Every bit of effort is worth it for the smell). Or, if you just want bread to go with your soup, try this recipe (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/08/dining/081mrex.html) or this slightly faster version (http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/baked-good/noknead-bread-in-a-hurry-035556).

Good luck!

[chite.livejournal.com]

Um hey. What church and what times? Because I am DYING for something locally grown.

[lite.livejournal.com]

2709 Hunter Mill Road
Oakton
10am - 2pm

I have no idea how big or good it is (last time I was there it was some bread, some fruit and some jams, not particular impressive), but I'd like to give them a second chance and see if I can't do better today.