Shallot I compare thee to an onion today?
Thou are smaller, and more garlicky.
Tough skins may your preparation time delay,
and fruit inside be all too short for me.
Ode to a Shallot
26 AugGoing Greenling
25 AugWe started an experiment at our house this week, and ordered a local produce box from a company called Greenling. Here’s how that works. Every week, they drop off a box of in-season, local produce that is either organic or sustainably grown.
I know in my heart that all those things are important, but you wouldn’t know that from our usual eating habits around here, as evidenced by the Sonic Route 44 cups filling our trash can. We needed an intervention. So, I signed up.
The box was apparently delivered by a ninja, since I was home and didn’t even know it had arrived until I nearly fell over it running out the door to an appointment. Fortunately, my reflexes also feature cat-like reaction time, so I did not take a face plant on the front walk. Score one for the new healthy lifestyle. Continue reading
Tags: greenling, mollie katzen, muffins, zucchini
The Fur Inquisition
25 AugDear dogs:
There seems to be an alarming collection of fur on the floor. Despite regular sweeping and vacuuming, floor fur levels seem to perpetually be at a Defcon-5 alert level. Do something about it.
Love,
The One With The Food
Responses:
Dog #1: I don’t know what you are talking about. Also? This Inquisition is interrupting my nap. The stress of this will probably make me shed.
Dog #2: Hush. I am riding the couch arm. Eventually, I will make the couch move with the power of my mind, and it will take me to worlds yet undiscovered. Also? I am small with short fur. Clearly, I am not to blame.
Dog #3: Fine. It’s me. I feel ashamed. Are you happy now? Are you? ARE YOU?
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