Food Log for Wednesday

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Jul 062011
 
Breakfast
raw oats w/milk, banana, peanut butter, cinnamon
Lunch
sweet potato with bbq sauce
Afternoon Snack
hunk of chive onion cheese
Dinner
cole slaw (cabbage, apples, almonds, raisins, etc.)
 Posted by at 8:38 PM

Geauga Family Farms–week 4

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Jul 052011
 

Today was our 4th pick up for the Geauga Family Farms CSA.  As usual, our pick up items were a surprise.  I was happy that we received lettuce since we were out.  Between our two CSAs we are getting tons of lettuce and not letting it go to waste.  The bounty did not disappoint and we received two types of lettuce.

They are taking applications for partial season shares that will start in a couple of weeks.  If you are interested in getting a CSA, let me know and I can send you the application.

Here’s what we received in our family share:

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Let’s take a closer look.

One large onion with greens, bunch of radishes.

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green onions, cherry tomatoes

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tomato, yellow squash

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zucchini, rhubarb

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kohlrabi, collard greens

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2 types of lettuce

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beets, snow peas (eat whole in the pod, usually used in stir fry recipes)

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We did well with our shares last week.  I can say that I had summer squash fritters 3 times for lunch and I’ll probably be having more of them this week.  Today, before I picked up our GFF share, I only had some cabbage and cucumber left from last week’s shares.

This week, I’ll be making a tofu stir fry to use the peas along with some of the cabbage from my other share last week.  We’ll probably try roasting the kohlrabi, radishes and beets this time.  I’ll have to think about the collards.  I’m guessing I’ll probably sauté them for lunch one day.  I froze some rhubarb last week, so I’ll add this to that bag.  I think I’ll end up making a rhubarb dessert soon.  The cherry tomatoes are already half gone thanks to Stephen and Nick.

It should be a great week!

Biking, Blossom and More

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Jul 052011
 

We had a busy weekend in addition to our visit to the Farmers’ Market and the Greenfield Berry Farm.

On Saturday, while we were still in the Peninsula area, we picked up our Wee Hoo I-Go bicycle trailer at Century Cycles.  We ended up riding 4 miles on Saturday as a family.  Stephen took Sally in the Burley trailer and Nick and I rode the I-Go.  Nick and I also rode on Monday while Stephen and Sally ran (with Sally in the stroller).  We did about 6 miles.  This evening we rode about 3 miles while they ran.  So far, Nick and I really like riding together.  It’s kind of like riding a tandem.

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Stephen and Nick camped in the backyard one night.

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The kids and I made it to the JCC for my workout on Sunday.  I did a 10 minute warm up on the elliptical and then completed the exercises (minus core) that I did with Chelsea on Wednesday.  It wasn’t a long workout, but it felt empowering to do free weight exercises on my own.

Monday, we spent the evening at Blossom Music Center.  My parents joined us for a picnic, concert and fireworks.  The kids were not fans of the fireworks, but the rest of the evening was great!

The Blossom Festival is always a great series of concerts.  We enjoyed the Blossom Festival Band last night.   Although we usually sit on the lawn, we took Nick down to look at the stage area.

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We entertained the kids in the garden for a bit.  While we were gone, the lawn was filling up.

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Here’s Nick and Sally with Grandma.  And, here’s Sally with a nice smile.

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It was a jam-packed weekend and we took today off.  I spent most of the day reclaiming the kitchen.  I was double booked for tomorrow.  I guess I thought it would be Tuesday and it’s already going to be Wednesday.  Enjoy the rest of your short week!

Food Log for Tuesday

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Jul 052011
 

My food intake has been good lately.  Yesterday and today, I didn’t keep my log.  I’m ok with a break once in a while.  We mostly ate at home for the holiday weekend and packed a picnic for Blossom.  I did enjoy homemade ice cream and some baked potato chips and snacks.  I didn’t overdo it and I kept up with activity.  My best non scale victory was choosing left over zucchini fritters over a local bison hot dog.  I’m happy with my progress and will be back with a log tomorrow.

 Posted by at 8:20 PM

U-Pick Tour–Greenfield Berry Farm, Peninsula Ohio

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Jul 032011
 

Yesterday, we picked our first blueberries and currants of the season.  We traveled to Greenfield Berry Farm in Peninsula.  We had wanted to try this farm out during strawberry season, but there were too many farms and not enough time.  The family was already going to Peninsula today to visit a Farmer’s Market and go to Century Cycles, so we stopped by for a bit.  I ran into Michelle from the farm at the market and was able to verify that they were open for picking from 10-2 PM.  I also bought some local honey from her stand.  The downside of this farm is that they open at 10 AM.  This is a late schedule for my kids.  Most of the time, we try to be done picking by 10 AM so we can travel home, eat lunch and have nap time.

The farm is on Major Road, near the intersection of Oak Hill.  It was very easy to find and would be about 40 minutes from our house in Mayfield Heights if we were driving straight there.  It’s actually pretty close to 303/271 interchange.

Blueberries are one of my favorite fruits for U-Pick.  I love the ease of freezing and how versatile they are in pancakes, muffins, oatmeal, etc.  Blueberry season is fairly long and should be around for the entire month of July and maybe into August.

I loved the sign at the road for the farm.  The other one is near where you park.  It’s simple and effective.

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After we talked to the farmer, we took our containers and walked a short distance to the field.  We past some nice flowers on our way.

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Nick has really been enjoying all of the different farms.  Since this was the holiday weekend, Stephen joined us for some picking.  It was the first time all 4 of us went together.  He’s picking red currants here.  We didn’t pick many, but I hope to make a bit of strawberry currant spread or sauce.

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Sally is starting to learn how to pick.  Too bad she doesn’t understand the colors yet.  Here’s a photo of Farmer Daniel.  He’s in charge.

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We didn’t stay too long since we had errands to run, but we managed to pick $10 worth of fruit.  It’s maybe a quart and a half of blueberries and a cup of currants.  The prices are a little higher at this farm, but they are naturally grown, so no sprays.  It’s similar to organic but without all of the paperwork.  The farm is also part of the Countryside Initiative to rehabilitate farms in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park area.  I really appreciate this aspect of this particular farm.

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Food Log for Sunday

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Jul 032011
 
Breakfast
kodiak cakes with blueberries
Morning Snack
handful of almonds
Lunch
chicken, quinoa, lettuce, honey mustard, red pepper salad
yellow squash fritters
Dinner
kale chips
bison hot dog
kohlrabi augratin surprise
Harvard beets
Late Snack
maple ice cream with pecans and banana
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Food Log for Saturday

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Jul 022011
 
Breakfast
raw oats with sweet cherries, banana, raisins, cinnamon, milk
Morning Snack
apple
Lunch
salad with quinoa, chicken, lettuce, honey mustard
Dinner
quinoa, onions, chorizo, beet greens, lime juice
Late Snack
blueberry banana smoothie
handful of cashews
 Posted by at 9:25 PM

Countryside Farmers’ Market–Howe Meadow

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Jul 022011
 

Today, we ventured to Peninsula, Ohio to visit the Countryside Farmers’ Market.  This market is located on Riverview Road at Howe Meadow, which is part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. It’s about a 40 minute drive from our house in Mayfield Heights.
It’s a beautiful location for the market.  They had plenty of parking, attendants and traffic control.   We arrived just before the 9 AM opening bell.

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We didn’t really need anything, but we thought it would be fun to go since we used to go to a farmers’ market in the valley after marathon training runs and we had an errand to run in the area.  Nick and Sally were excited to see all of the tents.

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Nick was fascinated by knife and tool sharpening.  The produce was breathtakingly beautiful.

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Of course, we made a few purchases as well.

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We bought Melrose apples ($3).  There was one more, but it became a snack on our way home.  We also bought whole wheat pastry flour ($6 for 4 pounds), 5 pounds of honey ($22), 8 oz. of honey ($5), gouda and chive/onion grass fed cheese ($10), bison hot dogs and bison country sausage ($19.68) and curly kale ($3).  So, we spent quite a bit today.  It was so much fun and something that we wouldn’t do very often.  We haven’t been eating out much since I quit eating white flour and most sweeteners, but we sure eat well.

We also considered buying a mushroom kit, but decided we wanted to research it a bit more first.  I see a kit in our future.

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