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June begins!

June begins and school years wind down, freeing up more time for cooking. 

Today we checked out a nearby farmers' market.  This was a fantastic and terrible idea, and we got home with all kinds of goodies - freshly made lemon curd, local honey, lots of greens, asparagus, strawberries, happy meat.  I was reluctantly pried away from the bakery stands to check out the local seafood vendor, where we snagged some scallops that are going into my face *tonight.*  We also treated ourselves to a cold brew coffee and a lemon ricotta doughnut each. Good life choices all around.

We also discovered that a local farm still has CSA shares.  Well, what are some queer hipsters to do?  We came straight home, packaged up the happy hippy turkey breasts we bought, and hopped online to sign up.  We've sent in our request for a medium share (7 items a week), with an egg share and a fruit share added on.  Twenty-three weeks of veggies for $20 a week?  Yes please.

Since it's Saturday and we're home, tonight will be treat night.  We've mixed up some of our homemade pasta and those scallops are going on top of it - along with some pancetta and fresh peas.  We'll top it with a little bit of olive oil & some cheese and crushed black pepper and call it delicious.  Maybe we'll even live dangerously and open wine!


The plan for the week:

  • Breakfast: cottage cheese with fruit and blueberry muffin
  • Lunch: farro salad
  • Dinners: saag paneer; a veggie and smoked salmon frittata; veggie burger night (with some vaguely Indian-inspired burgers we aren't going to get again).
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