Sorry for that latest rant, I just need to say things "out loud" sometimes, air them out to realize the root of the issue and all. But life is great, actually! I have lots of projects going on and lots of love from my boys all around me.
One thing I've been thinking about lately is food; vegetables in particular (as is the substance of my food since I am a vegetarian) and how much of a veggie rut I've been in. Friday night the mister and I went to Dish, where I had a chickpea patty "burger" and collard greens. Mmmm, vegetarian collards are an art, and they have them perfected.
Then the next night we went to Merts, where I had collards again! Again, perfection in the form of a cabbagey cousin.
So what is the point of all this? The point is, C and I are all too faithful to a very limited number of veggies, failing miserably at expanding our flora consumption. Broccoli, corn, green beans, tomatoes. . . really these are the ones we eat most often.
The solution: expand the (our?) palette by eating at least 1 different vegetable a day for 2 weeks. (I'm easing the family carnivore into vegetable consumption, so if this is successful maybe the adventure will go longer.)
Meaning: 14 days of fruit/vegetable based dinners, at least 14 different vegetables involved. Maybe more! Hopefully this will help us gain foodie adventure, but it will also enhance the deliberate nature of a well-prepared meal while inspiring us to eat at home.
The list so far:
Sunday: Black eyed peas, corn, green beans. (All three of these are standbys, so we've gotten them out of the way early in the game.)
Monday: Leftover peas, sauteed cabbage, steamed carrots.
The Tally: 2 days down, 5 different veggies.
It's gonna be a little tougher from here on out!
One thing I've been thinking about lately is food; vegetables in particular (as is the substance of my food since I am a vegetarian) and how much of a veggie rut I've been in. Friday night the mister and I went to Dish, where I had a chickpea patty "burger" and collard greens. Mmmm, vegetarian collards are an art, and they have them perfected.
Then the next night we went to Merts, where I had collards again! Again, perfection in the form of a cabbagey cousin.
So what is the point of all this? The point is, C and I are all too faithful to a very limited number of veggies, failing miserably at expanding our flora consumption. Broccoli, corn, green beans, tomatoes. . . really these are the ones we eat most often.
The solution: expand the (our?) palette by eating at least 1 different vegetable a day for 2 weeks. (I'm easing the family carnivore into vegetable consumption, so if this is successful maybe the adventure will go longer.)
Meaning: 14 days of fruit/vegetable based dinners, at least 14 different vegetables involved. Maybe more! Hopefully this will help us gain foodie adventure, but it will also enhance the deliberate nature of a well-prepared meal while inspiring us to eat at home.
The list so far:
Sunday: Black eyed peas, corn, green beans. (All three of these are standbys, so we've gotten them out of the way early in the game.)
Monday: Leftover peas, sauteed cabbage, steamed carrots.
The Tally: 2 days down, 5 different veggies.
It's gonna be a little tougher from here on out!