May 2010
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May 28th
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Vegan Strawberry "Tallcakes"
For dinner??? Apparently so, as I have eaten 2 of them & am now in a sugar induced coma! Oh my goodness!  I was planning on making a vegan strawberry tart this weekend with the 2 pints of strawberries I received from the CSA. My cousin also mentioned it would be fun to make strawberry cupcakes, & well…you know how much I love cupcakes! I found a recipe for “Strawberry...
May 24th
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Mediterranean Arugula Panzanella
I received another bag of beautiful arugula from the CSA & had seen a recipe in Vegetarian Times for an “Arugula Panzanella.” I love Italian-style bread salads & peppery arugula, so I threw it together for lunch today. I decided to kick it up a notch & use a rustic kalamata olive loaf. It was very yummy. Arugula Panzanella Salad 4 slices rustic olive or whole grain...
May 23rd
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Adams Avenue Farmers' Market, Revisited...
For various reasons, the Adams Avenue Farmers’ Market is continuing to run into location issues! This is so frustrating for the residents, like me, & business owners of the community who greatly support this. The market was supposed to open last summer, but was met with resistance from Caltrans because of “traffic issues.” After a year of fighting for permits, scouting...
May 20th
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May 19th
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This Week's CSA Box Contents!!!!!
Yay! Tomorrow is my pick up day! I am so excited that I can now pick up from the Adams Ave Farmer’s Market in my neighborhood! Lot’s of greens this week, which is good! I’m leaving for Costa Rica in a month, & that means I need to do some detoxing & very healthy eating if I want to feel comfortable in a bathing suit! Ack! Onion Sprouts (2oz box) Strawberries...
May 19th
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May 16th
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Adams Ave. Farmer's Market
               Yippee! I feel like I have been waiting forever for this day to come: the grand opening of the Adams Avenue Farmer’s Market! It was awesome to see so many people from the community come out to support this market! There were couples, families, kids, & dogs galore. It was also super cool to see one of the owners of Blind Lady Ale House picking out fresh goodies to...
May 13th
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Mother's Day Brunch
             I am very lucky to be so close to my Mom & my Grandma. Mother’s Day is always a great reminder that there is nothing stonger than a Mother’s (or Grandmother’s) love, & I love them both so much.                 We had a lovely day up at our family house in Julian, a hidden country town in the mountains of San Diego County. Sometimes, on a clear day, you can...
May 11th
May 9th
Here It Is!!!!
I finally decided on my banner design! Yay! After being persnickety about fonts, I came to a decision & am so pleased! Thank you so much to Rita’s Sweet Shop for creating this for me! I am sure you are wondering about why chose this type of design over something more “food based,” etc. Originally, when Vegenista was dreamed up, it supposed to be about food & my...
May 8th
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Broccoli Salad with Raisins & Sunflower Seeds
I am home sick from work today. I had to get my aching body out of bed to feed & walk the Pug. So while I was up, I decided to make something healthful for lunch, as I needed something to eat while I spend the rest of the day catching up on Top Chef Masters Season 2! I still had broccoli from the last CSA box & just learned there is more coming this week! Lucky for me, there is an...
May 4th
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This Week's CSA Box Contents!!!!!
I just checked my CSA’s website to see what is coming in this week’s box. I love that they do this, so I can start planning accordingly! I am most excited about the summer sqaush variety! Looks like I will be able to put together some nice dishes for Mother’s Day Brunch! “There are a few other interesting things in this week’s box - your first, but certainly not last,...
May 4th
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May 3rd
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Sauteed Red Chard & Wheat Berry Salad
One of the things I love most about being a CSA shareholder is that I am being introduced to & falling in love with new foods & new ways of cooking! I am also starting to find my own little twist when it comes to recipe creations! Sadly, I have once again come to the end of the contents of my last box, but anxiously waiting my next pick up this Thursday! I’d forgotten about the bunch...
May 3rd