Some people go to the farmers' market.

Some people get a CSA.

I cultivate a good relationship with my boss.


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If you've ever referred to the plants as trees, shrubs, hedges, or a grove, you might have grown tomatoes.

If you've ever referred to pruning as "thinning out the understory", you might have grown tomatoes.

If you've ever used 6 foot stakes and string as the only things large enough to build a tomato cage, you might have grown tomatoes.

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Last night, I went out on a walk with tiger_spot, brooksmoses, and Galen.  Meandering through downtown, we stopped at a grocery store that I might acquire more eggs.  Simple, banal even.  You're wondering why I'm even blogging about this, I'm sure.

Except that I found this exciting new (to me) product while I was there:
( Vermont: nutritious and delicious! )

This evening, I'm throwing together some sort of Thai curry.  Using some of these, from the garden:


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Lately, we’ve been trying to incorporate vegetarian meals in the weekly rotation.  We’d planned three meals for this week, two of which were new.

Last night, it was argh128’s turn to cook.  He made spaghetti, using breaded tofu “meat”balls and fresh pasta from the farmers’ market. We had a jarred vodka sauce with it.  The tofu balls needed to be fried ( Read more... )

Lately, I've been trying to add meat-free meals into the weekly diet.  Logically, I know that I don't need to be a meativore - I don't need meat twice a day, and really I don't need it every day either.  I'm not willing to give it up entirely, but I'd like to cut down.

But there's a problem.  Motivation I have - inspiration I don't.  Currently, I ( Read more... )