And It Was Good

We got our first bounty from the organic co-op today!

When I got there, there was a box of bruised and somewhat sad looking bananas that she said were delivered because they weren’t sellable. I took a bunch and came home and made banana nut bread for us. Chris and Cindy got here, and we took photos and decided what we would eat. I had picked up a reatroaf while on the south side today, so we threw that in the oven, then Cindy slurried up some sweet potatos, leeks, garlic, and chopped up the swiss chard and made that into sauteed goodness. I made Dion’s Salad with the romaine lettuce. Romaine, red onion, strawberries, feta cheese, sliced almonds and we had berry balsamic dressing on it. I also picked up some honey/wheat/olive oil bread from a local baker. It was an amazing meal.

We split up the food, and mulled over the stuff that we got…so inexpensive…a great deal, I think.

I love that we’re trying this. I love that we’re taking the time to share meals, and talk about the food and really appreciate each other in the process. It’s nice…

on a bum note? My coffee pot has hit a snag. I own a Cuisenart Grind and Brew. I bought it five years ago with one of my first paychecks. The grinder, apparently, has given up the ghost. Everything else is working just fine…so I need to go find a coffee grinder. That’s ok. I still like the thermal carafe, everything else is just fantastic…alas..we are just a Cuisenart & Brew nowadays.

I did get an estimate on the backyard. I feel good about it. I think I’ll get a few more to compare but things are looking good! I also am now on the hunt for someone to install a small amount of guttering in the front so that we can begin planting and landscaping with that…

I’m waiting on my sheets to dry. My dryer…well I think I need to unclog it someway. It’s not drying well. Takes a couple of cycles to get things completely dry…but that’s a task for another day.

Hope your Monday was as good as mine…

(free range kitty)