CSA Week 3

This week we are enjoying more strawberry muffins, roasted cauliflower popcorn, and more salad.  We also got honey this week, so I plan on making more granola as well.  Oh and did you notice my culinary Bible in this picture.  "How to Cook Everything" was a wedding gift from Amberly and David and has seriously been a lifesaver for me.  I now also own "How to Cook Everything Vegetarian"!

CSA Week 2

This week we enjoyed more salad, roasted kohlrabi (see pic below) and radishes, and strawberry shortcake.

Catching Up

I know, it's been a while (Cara), but I've got lots to share.

The first week of May marked my one year anniversary of being a vegetarian. To celebrate, I re-read The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan. This was the book that convinced me to take the plunge and go veggie. I don't talk about this much, but it has significantly improved my life (in GI terms). I have struggled with GI problems since early high school, but I must say I have felt better this year than at any other time in my life.

When I took the plunge, I resigned myself to thinking I would just have a limited repoirtoire of foods I would eat. But, being a vegetarian for me has made me a more conscientious eater and a more adventurous eater. I'll try anything (see radishes below) now. And since you have to be concerned with getting all that your body needs, I have become much more aware of what I eat and what I need.

Ok, that's enough. On to more exciting news...

Colin and I joined a CSA this summer. We are a part of the Avalon Acres CSA. We split 1/2 bushel of produce every week with the Wares. I love it! Seriously. We discussed it and decided that we would try everything in the box at least once. It's only been 3 weeks but here are some lessons I have learned

• I don't like radishes. No two ways about it. I've tried, but I don't like them. The End.


• Roasting vegetables is the way to go. I've roasted radishes, kohlrabi, cauliflower. Yum.


• I like green onions, but am running out of ways to cook them.


• I get really excited about produce. I know, I'm weird, but I feel like I'm getting a present every week.
• There are many ways to enjoy a salad. Yum. Even with radishes.

Below are pictures of our produce from the first 3 weeks. (Side note:  I had to do seperate posts for the pics b/c blogger was being difficult.)

Also, Allison suggested a website to me: 101cookbooks.com. It is changing my life as we speak. Seriously. The author is a veggie and cooks all natural. I'm sure you carnivores out there can figure out how to incorporate meat. I made this recipe for cauliflower last night and it was delish! Thanks, Allison!

CSA Week 1 - The Amish farmers 

made the cinnamon rolls, not me!  This week we enjoyed:

Lots of salad, potato and scallion soup, strawberry muffins

Compassion in India

Please, please read.

Colin and I are supporters of Compassion International.  We sponsor a child, Hector, for $32 a month.  He is provided with food, shelter, medical care, education, and taught the love of Christ. We exchange letters and he always asks us to continue to pray for him!  He is five years old.  

I was moved to begin supporting Compassion, when several bloggers went to Uganda for a week and blogged about their experience.  

Compassion now has a group of bloggers in India.  Right now.  They are seeing some amazing things and are sharing it via their blogs.  

I encourage you, beg you, to read just one.  It will change you.  It changed me.

Here's the link:  http://www.compassionbloggers.com/india 

Favorite Foto Friday

Best day of my life!  (So far).  I love this pic, b/c the photographer did not take it. My mother-in-law took it when we obviously weren't paying attention to anyone else!  

The Joys and Woes of Renting...

Today was a great day in the life of the Polidors.  For a while, our refrigerator has been leaking.  I don't mean a small leak, I'm talking, we could not use the bottom drawers at all.  And there was an imaginary line that the milk could not go past or else you would get a milk slushie.  We have been hesitant to call the landlord b/c, well, we hadn't exactly told him that we have a dog.  Anyway, Colin made the call this week.  Well today I get home and my landlord is there dropping off this beauty...

Can we talk about how much I love this fridge.  First, it's huge! Second, no leaking!  But the best part is (drum roll please)...AUTOMATIC ICE MAKER!!!!!  

So these are the Joys of renting...A major appliance breaks, you call someone else, and then a new appliance shows up unexpected!!!  I think you guys probably know the woes of renting, like your neighbors that you share a wall with got Rock Band for Christmas.  Oh, and Danza let everyone know that he lived here this afternoon!  

Favorite Foto Friday

This photo is of me and my two former roommates, Autumn (in the middle) and Rachel (right).  I got to chat with Autumn this week and I'm so glad we got to catch up. Anyway, we lived together in Apt E-26 at the Royal Arms.  Good times there for sure.  I miss you girls!!