weeknight meals

we are officially back to school,

and that means official dinnertime.

i started this week with a meal plan.

each person got to choose one dinner.

also, i have decided that we'll have

soup every friday night.

here's how our week of dinners looked:

{only four since school started tuesday}

tuesday: big salad

spinach, romaine, arugula, poached eggs, beets, broccoli, onion,

peas, cheese, avocado, celery, cucumber, and this dressing.

wednesday: yum bowl

a base of mixed salad greens,

beans, rice, cheese, super sauce, salsa, avocado

{plus leftover beets & broccoli from the previous night}

thursday: panini

french baguette, fresh mozzerella, heirloom tomatoes,

basil, olive oil, salt, pepper.

friday: tomato soup

roasted:

tomatoes, leeks, garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper

simmered in the pot with:

bean broth and a little "better than bouillon"

then blended with my immersion blender

tomatoes, leeks, garlic before roasting

tomatoes, leeks, garlic after roasting

a dinner plan makes me happy.

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:: earthly delights csa - week 15 ::

our share this week

with so much

fresh basil & fresh tomatoes,

we made these

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first-day-of-school presents

my goodness, what fun!

and if your first day of school is a bummer,
there's a present waiting for you at home.

grandma & pa never disappoint with
their special first-day-of-school presents

so much happiness packed inside

ned pointed out that these were

made with real fruit juice

this truck drives over anything

in marian's bag, was this snappy blazer

in ned's bag, was this stripey shirt

thank you, grandma & pa!

they

◄-l-o-v-e-d-►

their presents

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in our planetboxes today:

salad & bread,
grapes & pluots,
pirate's booty {curious?}
and gummy worms

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first day!

we're off to a great start

{revisit our first day of school 2011 and 2010}

{hello, teenager}

{kind of glad i haven't gotten around to cutting his hair}

what's in YOUR planetbox?

we have grapes, carrots, bell pepper,

sugar snap peas, tortilla chips,

 these tacos, and these cookies

{cut into tiny squares so they fit in the teeny tiny dessert spot} 

ned & me

{my back-to-school shoes}

ned had the good sense to bring his new teacher

a white chocolate mocha  

check back tomorrow to see what's inside

their first-day-of-school presents

from grandma

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:: school supplies ::

school starts tomorrow

for marian & ned.

there's nothing quite like

crisp, fresh school supplies.

today was emily's first day

at cabrillo college in santa cruz.

i helped her find her first class

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treed

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art-paper-scissors :: handmade handkerchief

:: sweet ::

:: homey ::

:: old-fashioned ::

:: nothing to sniff at ::

head over to everythingeagle.com

and make your own

:: handmade handkerchief ::

ah-CHOO!

☼bless you☼

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a new aesthetic

i have started to tweak things at home.

editing

refining

simplifying

i test it out with my etsy treasuries.

here is one from today

= rustic kitchen =

i've been shopping my house,

piling things together on the kitchen table.

these things had to meet certain criteria

to be part of my new aesthetic

next up,

these things will find homes

on the mantel & kitchen window

and other places.

and i might just box up my

colorful fiesta-ware and search for

vintage white thrift store dishes

for a while.

♥

:: earthly delights csa - week 14 ::

our share this week

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