Cake and Cumin

This week, we got our first CSA basket full of produce from Smucker Farms. This is the first time we’ve participated in a farmshare and we are excited! Here are some pics of our first basket.

The basket included some spinach and kale (which will be sauteed up), radishes (I think we’ll use those in salad), strawberries and rhubarb (see the crisp below!), scallions (which we used a bit in a tagine this weekend and I think the rest will make a delicious addition to a few pasta and tofu dishes this week), some mint, and romaine lettuce. Keep checking back for our weekly CSA basket plan.

The number of hours in the day is always a challenge. You always want to do more of what you love. The 6 hobbies below are things I would do more of if I had more time.

1. Dance! I have been dancing since I was 3. All kinds of dance. You name it, I’ve done it. Recently, I’ve limited my dance classes to tap which is my favorite type of dance, but I would definitely do that and lots of other classes more if I had more time.
2. Paint. I have always kinda wanted to be a painter… mostly because I love getting dirty and using my hands, but with more time, I would finger paint more.
3. Sew. Years ago, I took sewing lessons so I have the skills and the know-how. Often I see a purse or item of clothing in a store and go, ugh, I could totally make that! And because I can make it, I won’t buy it… but then of course I never have time to make it.
4. Wander. I love wandering. I also happening to live in a neighborhood that is particularly “wander friendly” but if I had more time, I would just wander around exploring neighborhoods and places.
5. Write. I started this blog because I knew it would be the only way I would be sure to make time to write creatively and about things that interest me. If I had more time, I’d do more than just this blog… or even more entries on the blog.
6. Travel. Okay, this one requires more money as well but I would love to travel more. Click here to see the places I would go first.