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How awesome is that?! And, here's a picture of my take-home this week:
Beets, elephant garlic, green onions, eggplant, oranges, red la soda potatoes, yukon gold potatos, and salad greens. Mmmm. This is going to be a tasty week.
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I have only previously seen the typical red radishes, and it amused me that I only had 1 of that color.
Also, we've been getting more citrus than we can eat, so I was very excited to pick up a hand juicer from the thrift store for only a few dollars.
Seriously, how awesome are these pieces of furntiture? They are very sturdy, durable, functional, and straight out of the 70's. Plus, they match these cool chairs we got off craigslist when we first moved here: 
When I went to the used furniture stores with my mom last weekend, all of the kitchen hutches we saw were over $200. Most were around $500.
I feel awesome right now.
The thing about New Year's resolutions is they always focus on the negative, and what we want to change about ourselves. Screw that. I'm not going to start off the 2009 by telling myself I'm not good enough, instead I'm going to remind myself that I happen to be pretty awesome. So, I decided to set some goals for the upcoming year that celebrate my awesome-ness.
1. Apply to Graduate School If I would like to begin grad school in 2010, I have to apply by December 15th, 2009. This is even though I'm not 100% on what program I want to apply to, I am at least going to get the process started I've already taken the GRE's, and I may decide to take them again to bring up my math score. The next thing I need to do is take the GRE Psychology subject test, so I registered online and will be taking this April 4th.
2. More Fully Embrace Health at Every Size The past several months I've been reading a lot of Shapely Prose, which is a super awesome that is all about fat acceptance, body positivity and healthy living no matter what your size is. Now, I know I'm not the most overweight person out there; I'm not even in plus sized clothing. Neither am I the most slender, and I'm definitely an "apple" shape. This year, I'm not going to diet just for the sake of losing weight and fitting into someone else's standard of beauty. The first step I've taken towards this is to register for a yoga class through Tucson Parks & Rec that runs March-May. I'm really excited about this, as I've never taken a yoga class before (although I have some yoga and pilates DVD's, which I really enjoy).
I am so in love with these earings, and I feel like a total badass when I wear them.
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Well, hopefully with some more time off coming up, things will start getting back to normal. We're only given Christmas Day and New Year's Day off, but I took of the friday & monday after Christmas so as to have a nice, long weekend. Also, David and I will be moving to a new place in January, so I'll certainly be sharing more about that when I have the chance.
- Music:hermans hermits
D:Hey, what TV show has Paul Simon been on at least 8 times?
M: No idea
D:Ok, I'll give you hints. Paul Simon lives in New York City....and the show has been on television since the 70's
M: Sesame Street?!
D: No....Saturday Night Live
Happy Thanksgiving!
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One of the main frustrations I've encountered, however, is finding recipes that don't require extra produce that I would need to pick up from the store, because that sort of seems to defeat the purpose of joinging the CSA to begin with (locally grown, organic, seasonal produce). So needless today I was pretty stoked when I found this recipe for an acorn squash casserole that, with some minor alterations, used nearly only CSA ingredients!
Doesn't this look delicious?!:
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A while ago I had one that said, "Today you are wiser than usual, and also less anxious". I had it taped to my monitor at work (where today's is currently residing), but it randomly disappeared and I was very disappointed.
The pdf includes a knitting pattern for a cute hat a dandelion stencil and an alpaca applique pattern, mac and cheese recipe, and some other fun stuff. So go over, post a comment or email her, and get your free pdf!
I already took a quick picture of me with my early voting sticker:
We've been getting various squashes every week in our CSA share, and I am loving it. I think we just about finished with Butternut Squash, and have moved on to Spaghettie squash. I've made some really tasty dishes over the last week and thought I would share them!
The Tucson CSA website has a really great recipe list, and they have a delicious sounding "roasted butternut squash and garlic enchiladas". Unfortunately, our last butternut squash was a little on the small side, so I decided to improvise. First, I roasted the squash and garlic as for the enchiladas. But instead of using it as the bulk of enchilada filling, I decided to make a enchilada casserole type dish. I spread the roasted squash over some tortillas, then added a layer of sauteed onions & black beans, and then a layer of cheese, more tortillas, topped with enchilada sauce, and baked for 30 minutes. Amazing, delicious, and there are a ton of leftovers.
Last night was the first time I made the spaghetti squash, and I made nearly my entire meal out of CSA ingredients. After scooping out the seeds in the middle, I put some butter and garlic in the hollow spaces and baked the squash for 30 minutes in a covered dish with a 1/2in of water. Once it finished baking, I scooped out the squash and sauteed it with some more butter, basil, 1 chopped CSA tomato, and then added some CSA goat cheese right at the end. I used the smaller of the 2 spaghetti squash since I was only cooking for 1 last night, but it definitely filled me up and left just enough to bring for lunch today!
As some of you might remember, Amelia was the "groom's attendant" (a.k.a best man) for our wedding. David and Amelia have been friends for quite some time, and it's been great getting to know her and Scotty better here in Arizona and becoming friends with both of them myself.
Amelia and Scotty had a perfect outdoor wedding at a historic house turned reception hall in downtown Tucson called The Manning House. Coming from New England, it is hard to imagine "perfect outdoor wedding" in October, but rest assured, Tucson can pull it off. Amelia had us bridesmaids all in black, which was very elegant looking, and everyone had gorgeous autumn colored bouquets. The wedding was at 5pm, and everything was just perfect; the temperature, the lighting, everything. Amelia walked down the aisle with her father right before sunset, and it was *breathtaking*
*Warning:the rest of the entry is very photo-heavy, so it's behind a cut. ( more_pics_&_details )
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Recently, The New York Times had an article about newly coined words, and "Kinnearing", credited to Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, made it onto the list! Even more recently, Greg Kinnear was on Conan, and discussed this. Here is that clip:
However, we were given the opportunity to adopt a third female rat, and she is just the sweetest thing:
More pictures, and the full story, to come later.
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