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Lentils and a Birthday

cutting board fresh vegetables bulger I mentioned last week that I’ve been feeling the need to “get back on the wagon,” so to speak. October was fun, but it came with too much sugar and too little exercise.

So, last night, we had lentils and vegetables with roasted roots. The intent was to make lentil loaf and mashed potatoes, but I was short on legumes. I also cooked some chickpeas for an almost-vegan “cheese” sauce. It’ll likely end up on macaroni tonight.

As the Halloween candy dwindles and the days get shorter, I foresee more time spent putzing around the kitchen. Hopefully it’ll result in some new quinoa and persimmon recipes, rather than an over-indulgence of seasonal Leelanau wine and pasta casserole. Hopefully there’s a fine balance of all of that.

For something completely different, it’s my baby sister’s birthday. A few years back today, an overjoyed almost-five-year-old met a puffy, six pound redhead who’s since turned into just about the most intelligent, hilarious, poised and reliable person I know. She’s also a knockout with knacks for food and fashion. Heads up, Bella – the planning for your 30th starts today.

And it’s Hump Day.

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Spooky Ginger Vamp and her sister Yoko

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Rock the Broccoli

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Broccoli – the stereotypical bane of fun loving children everywhere. I’ve always wondered how kids can hate food that looks like trees…

First, the facts. Broccoli is a part of the cabbage, or cruciferous, vegetable family. Other members of this crew include cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and cabbages. Broccoli develops best during the cool months of the spring and autumn.

For the best storage, keep dry broccoli in a loose or perforated bag in your fridge’s vegetable crisper. As with any produce, the fresher it is the better it will taste and be for you, so try to eat your broccoli within three to five days.

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Monster Squash

About an hour ago, I found these two hiding out in the squash plants in the back yard. Whoops.

I check the garden relatively often – I guess zucchini squash grow a little more quickly than I realized. Either that, or they’re really good at camouflaging themselves under the gigantic leaves of their plants.

So now I’m looking around the interwebs for what the heck to do with overgrown organic zucchini… I can’t bear the thought of composting the beautiful behemoths. Is it possible to make bread out of ones so large?

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