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what a weekend. srsly.
there’s a lot of cooking involved here. in the essence of saving time (and not failing the exercise physiology test i have on tuesday) i’m not going to list all the recipes, but rather where i got them from and my notes/thoughts. and my pictures. be excited.
oh, before i get started- the proposal for the NYS tax on soda and other SSBs (sugar sweetened beverages) was overturned this week (grrrrrr) i discussed it a little bit on my blog along with a really interesting article about it in last weeks new england journal of medicine.
also, i had big dreams of starting a garden this week. yeah, it didn’t happen. bigger plants (tomatoes) were held off on because i’m moving in about a monthish and didn’t want to deal with transporting a growing plant. i bought a basil plant, but it was hydroponic and i haven’t managed to get to the store to get soil yet and it’s seriously wilting. we’ll see if it makes it til tomorrow.
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no, i am not the first person to claim that as my mantra. but it fits. not only am i extremely slow (i act like a 70 year old trapped in a 21 year olds body) and a penny pincher (except when it comes to select few designer handbags and shoes), but i fully believe and adhere to the slow food nation philosophy. i believe that the freshest, best tasting produce comes from my neighbors back yard and that you should support your local csa. yes, i am one of those. and thusly, when it comes to purchasing more exotic goods that can not be grown in central new york (i.e. the coffee needed to fuel my addiction) i, whenever possible, try and buy free trade shade grown coffees (nuts, bananas, all other foods that come from far away).
so how is this easy? and celriac root at a farmers market costs more than the conventionally grown at the supermarkets, so that certainly does not sound cheap. well, here is the thing: its easy because it makes my life less complicated. i don’t have to fret over supporting Monsanto. and the cheap? i am investing in my health. i am not consuming chemicals, massive amounts of sugar, and am going to benefit from this in the future. it is a long term investment. put a way a little now, and it will pay off in the long run. also, when you do the math, buying a csa share is much cheaper than buying the same produce in the farmers market normally, or even at your local super market. and if you grow your own food, then that saves a heck of a lot more dough than buying it.
and that explains the green. growing your own food, or purchasing food that is local, helps your pocket book, your neighborhoods pocket book, and Mother Nature. its been beaten into the ground that cafo’s and gargantuan monoculture plots are environmentally damaging, so i feel like i needn’t explain much more. i just will site all the above reasons as to why i chose to eat like a locavore.
so there, that explains why i choose to eat slow, easy, cheap and green. and honestly, who wouldn’t?
