Really Good Day!

Okay...so it really started last night.

Mark and I took the poochies to the dog park to wear them out...they ran, got incredibly muddy, and generally got a healthy dose of frolic-ing. So adorable!

We came home and had a great CSA meal of hamburgers with heirloom tomatoes & onion and a side dish of green & yellow beans with ham. Very yummy.

Then I rigged up the bug net for my hammock on the front porch and read with a headlamp while it rained. Mark even brought me some chocolate (what a guy!)

Very peaceful and almost like I was on a mini-vacation.

So I woke up a little early...made coffee & an English Muffin for my man. I drove to work and heard "B-EE-RR-UN Beer Run" on 89.7 NPR to celebrate Obama's Beer Summit (which I can totally get behind a president who drinks beer) The song made me happy so I walked in to work happy. I chatted with several people...I even chatted with WES about our trip to Greece...and I HATE chatting with Wes.

Tonight, Mark & I are planning to go to Myra's Dionysus near UC to have Greek food and talk about our trip in depth. I can't wait to hang out with my baby.

Good day :)
Kris

Learn to Fear Processed Food!!!

Michael Pollan Free Lecture at Xavier!!

Time: 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM
Date: Sunday, September 27
Location: Schiff Family Conference Center
Contact: smythe@xavier.eduor call 513-745-3279

Description:
This event is free and open to the public. Michael Pollan is a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and Professor of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. He has written a number of books on food and food production, including "The Omnivore's Dilemma"

I am going for sure!!
Kris

CORN!!! CSA Week 11

Favorite week so far...TONS of freshie veggies. Including 7 ears of corn!! YEAH! I love corn!

This week we got: Corn, Onion, Garlic, Potatoes, Zucchini, Green Pepper, Poblano Pepper, Green Beans, Basil, Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes, 3 large Tomatoes & brightly colored flowers that got kind of wilty in the car while we ate lunch.

So we went home and made a CSA Feast. Mark made Grilled Chicken Sandwiches. I made 3 ears of corn and Texas Caviar (photo below) using the peppers, onion, garlic, & heirloom cherry tomatoes...so yummy!!!

Stayed tuned...probably more corn to come :)

Kris

Groovy T-Shirt for my Dad!

Hey Dad...I found you a new T-Shirt:

Tee hee

Kris

CSA Week 10 - July 19th 2009

So this is the week that we almost forgot to go pick up the CSA. If I hadn't been goofing around with my Google calendar...we may have missed out. Whew!

We got: Carrots, Cucumbers, Yellow Squash, Wax Beans, Red Potatoes, Green Pepper, A big Onion, Basil, and beautiful flowers (especially the big yellow thing facing away from the camera, of course - sort of a crazy Sunflower/Giant Black-Eyed Susan hybrid thingee).

This weekend was nice & relaxing. Mark unfortunately had to work on Saturday, so I took the poochies to the dog park and then relaxed. Sunday was Jodi's Baby Shower and then more relaxing. I feel like I can finally start a week AHEAD instead of BEHIND.

I also want to announce that I have officially lost 15lbs...getting me to my PRE-CINCINNATI weight of 160lbs. I kind of want to be at 155lbs prior to heading to Greece so that I look good on the nude beaches...just kidding about the last part. Tee hee.

Kris

CSA Week 9 - 2009-07-12

Still trying to get over deleting my blog...

Here is the next installment of CSA yummies: Cabbage, Onions, Summer Squash, Cucumber, Potatoes, Green Pepper, Poblano Pepper, Wax Beans, Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes, Garlic, Basil, & Flowers (purple Zinnia?)

Very nice...interested to try the fresh wax beans...only have had canned. Also the cherry tomatoes...they are so pretty and colorful!

Check back next week to see if I have regained the will to live...

Kris

CSA - Week 8 July 5th, 2009

This week we got Potatoes, Onions, Cucumber, Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Garlic, Broccoli, Red Cabbage, Green Pepper, Basil, and Flowers (Black Eyed Susans & what appears to be Long Stemmed Marigolds?)

Yum!

Kris