The Whole Wheat

Since this isn’t really a FACT of the day I’ve given it the title Information of The Day (IOTD). Enjoy!

For a little over a month Brad and I have been getting a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box delivered each week. CSA’s are amazing organizations that support local farmers using organic and sustainable farming techniques. They organize shares or boxes that consumers can purchase to support these local farms. There are some fantastic websites that can you help you find some local options, here is one: Biodynamics.

We use Capay Organic‘s Weekly Service which I absolutely love. If you live in the bay area I can highly recommend them. Here are just a few photos from yesterday’s box.

Cutest little sweet potato ever – I have 4 all just barely the size of my hand:

More of the veggies – including the leeks we did not use for dinner:

Not shown were other wonderful items including: kiwi fruits, cauliflower, baby bok choy, and spinach.

Brad and I love this tart (as you can see – he could barely wait!)!

I started eating it at Restaurant LuLu in San Francisco with one of my best friends. Back when we ate there weekly (at least!). The classic (their) version is made in a pie shell but tonight I added extra veggies and left out the pie crust. A nice variation – always delicious!

Tonight’s recipe follows… Read more »

Whew all this food tracking is getting old! Can’t wait until I hit 30-days and can quit trying to record everything I eat!

• Breakfast: oatmeal with almond butter, currants, milk, and protein powder, coffee (black), clementine
• Lunch: smoked salmon sandwich with creme fraiche and green salad with OO dressing
• Dinner: local Camembert and crackers, leek & goat cheese tart, green salad, wine
• Dessert: pear & berry tart