Home cookin'

I just made the most wonderful stew for dinner. Never mind that the munchkin wouldn't eat it and the hub is majorly distracted by work stuff. I enjoyed it. I'm reading a book right now that espouses buying only fresh, in-season foods from a trusted local market. This being Saturday, and since Sammy must leave the house every morning by 10am ("Where are we going today, mommy?") we trudged through the rain to the Farmer's Market. Old Tarboo Farm had the most succulent rainbow chard and collards. I couldn't decide, so we got both. Sauteed them in some olive oil, added chicken broth, a few tablespoons of pesto, a can of black beans and a can of chopped tomatoes. Plenty of salt, pepper, chili oil and red pepper. Simmer for an hour or so, and yum! I served it over brown rice with shredded colby jack cheese. Sooooo good.

In my perfect world, I would shop daily at Aldrich's or the Food Co-op and only buy what we need for the next day or two. No extra junk, no buying out of season produce just because it's on sale. And no highly-processed questionably nutritious packaged foods. Sigh. I guess I could try it now, even before Aldrich's reopens in a month or so. Do I have the discipline? Does organic ice cream count? Wait, what if I buy it from Elevated? Fresh, local...yeah. I like this idea.