Seven days and things can really change. As a garden watcher, I rarely notice the daily changes in the plants that grow in gardens. However, as suspected, when you return from seven days- it has changed. As Noah said, "You're pumped!". When we arrived back from Sleeping Bear the menu had suddenly taken a turn for the more diverse. Give it the end of the week, and my options take a turn a little farther away from the Farmer's Markets. By weeks end, there should be an abundance of Edamame Snap Peas, kale, and maybe some beans. They, however, are looking a little lackluster and have taken a beating from some little critter. We have already indulged in rasberries and arugula salad.
All of this almost hit the fan at yesterday's lunch time. I could choose between eating a sammie on rice cake using TJ ingredients from a plastic tub or I could walk outside, cut some greens, wash them, chop them, saute them and add Farmer's Market tomatoes. That seemed like a lot of time and work and I reached for the already made hummus and rice cakes. It made me think of something I had just read and I promptly changed my mind. I grabbed the garden scissors and got my meal from the backyard- it was delicious! What did I read that had changed my mind, well let me share it with you.
How much time does it really take to make a meal from scratch, in this case, from the garden? If you assume you are super busy, panicked for time and convenience, or have a wonderful toddler on you tail- you might opt to think that getting the hummus from the tub, smearing it on a rice cake, and then chopping an apple will have be the best use of time. However, that is simply avoiding cooking. Time spent driving to get the hummus, waiting in line, sliding the debit card, driving home, putting the groceries away really took about an hour. For the convenience of today's fast lunch, I spent an hour getting ready to set it on the plate. That hour, could have been spent at home, playing in the backyard, and then visiting the garden for fresh quality ingredients without the added guar gum. I have read that with the industrialization of food, we have managed to save time by not cooking. Cooking or preparing our own food is considered problematic because it uses up precious time. However, how did I have the time to write this blog, view FB, and shop online for a toddler bed gate? It is said that over the last few decades people have managed to find two or more hours in their days to surf the web, watch TV, check Smartphones,etc. I think this is fascinating and, again, I thank my lucky stars that really- I don't have to do any of that because of personal choice and the circumstances of my employment. Long live summer!
Seven days and things can really change. As a garden watcher, I rarely notice the daily changes in the plants that grow in gardens. However, as suspected, when you return from seven days- it has changed. As Noah said, "You're pumped!". When we arrived back from Sleeping Bear the menu had suddenly taken a turn for the more diverse. Give it the end of the week, and my options take a turn a little farther away from the Farmer's Markets. By weeks end, there should be an abundance of Edamame Snap Peas, kale, and maybe some beans. They, however, are looking a little lackluster and have taken a beating from some little critter. We have already indulged in rasberries and arugula salad.
All of this almost hit the fan at yesterday's lunch time. I could choose between eating a sammie on rice cake using TJ ingredients from a plastic tub or I could walk outside, cut some greens, wash them, chop them, saute them and add Farmer's Market tomatoes. That seemed like a lot of time and work and I reached for the already made hummus and rice cakes. It made me think of something I had just read and I promptly changed my mind. I grabbed the garden scissors and got my meal from the backyard- it was delicious! What did I read that had changed my mind, well let me share it with you.
How much time does it really take to make a meal from scratch, in this case, from the garden? If you assume you are super busy, panicked for time and convenience, or have a wonderful toddler on you tail- you might opt to think that getting the hummus from the tub, smearing it on a rice cake, and then chopping an apple will have be the best use of time. However, that is simply avoiding cooking. Time spent driving to get the hummus, waiting in line, sliding the debit card, driving home, putting the groceries away really took about an hour. For the convenience of today's fast lunch, I spent an hour getting ready to set it on the plate. That hour, could have been spent at home, playing in the backyard, and then visiting the garden for fresh quality ingredients without the added guar gum. I have read that with the industrialization of food, we have managed to save time by not cooking. Cooking or preparing our own food is considered problematic because it uses up precious time. However, how did I have the time to write this blog, view FB, and shop online for a toddler bed gate? It is said that over the last few decades people have managed to find two or more hours in their days to surf the web, watch TV, check Smartphones,etc. I think this is fascinating and, again, I thank my lucky stars that really- I don't have to do any of that because of personal choice and the circumstances of my employment. Long live summer!
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