tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post6635718398326855615..comments2009-10-27T00:36:11.569-07:00Green Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-30226302249724737882009-02-20T04:07:00.000-08:002009-02-20T04:07:00.000-08:00I need to hear more of these stories. Have been trying to psych myself up to exercise again, but so far have been unsuccessful.Fake Plastic Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11070617520887713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-47214634399269970252009-02-12T18:48:00.000-08:002009-02-12T18:48:00.000-08:00Willa - mmm, yes, local cheese! We have some, but not tons. Thanks for the silicone freezing idea... and I *so* need to do an eat-up-my-kitchen phase. Still struggling with waste reduction - tx for the motivation!JessTrevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000531822628182708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-61014201646681685742009-02-12T18:06:00.000-08:002009-02-12T18:06:00.000-08:00What really works well to freese 1/2 c portions of things in is the silicone muffin pan I got. I don't like it so much for baking, as things don't brown as well, but I love it for freesing. And if I am freexing the muffins, then the browning thing doesn't matter so much.<BR/><BR/>It <I>is</I> more difficult and time consuming to eat sustainably and mindfully. Fortunately we have a lot of local cheesemakers, so that hunk of bread and cheese isn't as bad as when I used to haul out the huge stack of white American. I'm also participating in a food waste reduction challenge, and that has me adding another dimension to this- I have challenged myself not to go to the grocery store until I have whittled down the store of stuff I have hoarded.Willahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10115110657993404611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-15961860828393920052009-02-12T10:25:00.000-08:002009-02-12T10:25:00.000-08:00Thanks Foo, for the freezer tips *and* I can't wait to check out the pumpkin-corn muffin recipe! yum..JessTrevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000531822628182708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-20989674250090122009-02-12T10:19:00.000-08:002009-02-12T10:19:00.000-08:00Great post! I also can't wait for our farmer's market to open - I've already sent in my $500 share and now I know it's really coming soon (but not soon enough)!<BR/><BR/>I like to store pumpkin in the freezer in 1/2 cup portions - then it is so easy to thaw and add to recipes. I just posted a recipe at my blog for pumpkin corn mini-muffins that were delicious and loved by the kiddos. Enjoy!FOOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441106582035107314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-90883751493905091192009-02-12T10:10:00.000-08:002009-02-12T10:10:00.000-08:00Green Bean - oh, I'd love to hear more about your mindful eating. Got a pumpkin at the FM to add to mac n cheese! Yay! Now to cook and puree it - do you store it in yr freezer in any particular sized amount to make it easy to pull out?JessTrevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000531822628182708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-6508079891691030962009-02-12T10:08:00.000-08:002009-02-12T10:08:00.000-08:00Love the recipe - mostly because it was from your grandmother. :)<BR/><BR/>I'm on the same train, er um walking train. Actually, I'm putting a lot of effort into mindful eating these days. I still need to work on the mindful moving.Green Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-53602806335703315062009-02-12T08:47:00.000-08:002009-02-12T08:47:00.000-08:00kale for sale - beet greens saute well in olive oil and garlic - then put a squeeze of lemon on at the end. mmm! carroty goodness indeed...JessTrevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000531822628182708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-10329912844296648912009-02-12T08:29:00.000-08:002009-02-12T08:29:00.000-08:00Thanks for the tip on sauteeing the beet greens. I've added them to soup but not eaten them alone. The carrots have been crazy at our market too. They just taste so damn carroty.kale for salehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02467378353738682141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-978564338376033222009-02-12T08:09:00.000-08:002009-02-12T08:09:00.000-08:00Daphne - yum! that zucchini bread sounds delicious. Nothing wrong with a slab of delicious veggie-bearing breakfast delight.<BR/><BR/>Electronic Goose - we are pretty lucky to have one in the city that's year round - but I can't wait for spring cause then we'll have a *brand new* farmer's market we can walk to!!<BR/><BR/>Heather - You are so right - I leave peels on apples and potatoes all the time anyways. Why not carrots?! I just started looking at Alice Waters' Simple Something cookbook (Simple Food? Simple Pleasures? hmmm) and am hoping that it will streamline me. And YES, local food does taste better. Just like Russ Parsons says in How to Pick A Peach -- if it tastes good, it's been grown right (organically, sustainably, it's in season, etc). The sauteed mushrooms we got from the farmer's mkt? Yeesh, delicious. Or, as my 2 yo would say - LISHUS!JessTrevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000531822628182708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-43001737969546318542009-02-12T06:14:00.000-08:002009-02-12T06:14:00.000-08:00GREAT post! <BR/><BR/>I truly found happiness when I started living mindfully. It's amazing. And quit peeling. Just scrub and leave the peel on (carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, etc.) That's where the nutrients are :)<BR/><BR/>I'm a fast cook too. The quicker the better and yet with local foods, somehow it ALWAYS tastes yummy. It must be food cause I certainly don't have the cooking gene.Heather @ SGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-47109645393113846192009-02-12T05:38:00.000-08:002009-02-12T05:38:00.000-08:00Oh, do I miss the farmers market! Come, spring!Electronic Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06161775422936225445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-16938774526756098362009-02-12T05:23:00.000-08:002009-02-12T05:23:00.000-08:00I'm with your son. Yumm honey apples. Honeycrips are my favorite apple. But I wasn't into mindful eating this morning as I was reading your post while eating my zucchini bread.Daphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.com