Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Breakfast!

French toast made with homemade bread I made earlier this week, scrambled eggs, and fresh pineapple.

Trust me, I do not cook breakfast like this normally. I am off work this week for Easter break so I have time right now. I do eat breakfast every day though. I think it's strange when people say they aren't hungry in the mornings because food is the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning. I don't get up early enough to sit down and eat at home so I bring my breakfast to school. I walk around and eat with 200 wonderful kids every morning because I supervise breakfast at school. So I have to pack something kind of portable. Not perfect, but it works. My breakfast on school days usually is:
-some kind of Kashi cereal and some sort of protein (yogurt, egg, milk)
-a peanut butter and banana wrap
-real oatmeal (not the packet) or steel cut oats if I'm lucky
-egg and cheese sandwich
-whole grain english muffin and some sort of protein.
-Kashi waffles and some sort of protein

A local dinner




What a wonderful dinner. Everything tonight was grown/raised right here where I live. Grass-fed beef from a local farm. Potatoes, asparagus, and lettuce also local and in season.


Local food travels less and is better for the environmet. It is fresher, tastes better, and supports our local farmers !


Sunday, April 24, 2011

Yay Spring !

Spring is here and so is our local Farmer's Market. I love local fruits and veggies. Look at this simple salad; lettuce and strawberries grown right here where I live. Chicken, a few walnuts, and homemade vinegarette. Soooo good :-)