I would keep in mind that anything in a box that has corn, soy, canola, or items derived from those products on the ingredients list or any fruits/vegetables with a PLU sticker code that start with an 8 are GMO items. Just so you know, because they aren't required to label GMOs in America.
Foremost on my mind right now is a good friend of ours online who just had a stroke 2 days ago. I hadn't been online in about two months but I had to renew my subscription and talk to everyone who was affected by the whole situation. I hear that he is talking now but we are all still worried about him, his wife and young daughter. It's a difficult place to be in. All I can do sadly is send them cookies and love. It is one of those unfortunate consequences of having friends who live so far away. Keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
Another huge happening in our life is the possibility that we will be buying a house some time soon. Incredibly, there are houses in Indianapolis that are very cheap. Probably due to the fact that Indianapolis is not exactly a prime destination for most people and the area is extremely depressed. It works out in our favor simply because with a mortgage payment that will come out under our current rent amount by quite a lot and my excellent credit, it looks like that dream will come true. The struggle is obviously finding a house that is not going to take a ton of work to fix up or maintain. A lot of the repossessed homes we have been looking at are less than ten years old. In fact, the one we are most interested in is a 2007. At any rate, if all this works out, it could be the best (or worst) thing that ever happened to us. :)
One of the houses we saw recently had a kitchen similar to one of my favorite cooking shows, Bitchin' Kitchen. Basically bright red walls and black and white checked floor with some retro curtains and padded cabinets. So yeah, that is what I would love to have my kitchen look like. The skull would NOT be in my kitchen but John would probably think it's funny. We bought a black and red sign for our kitchen that says I <3 Bacon. I think it will be a good start to my decorating scheme.
With my thirtieth approaching this fall, a major goal of mine has been to get in shape. John and I have been walking just about every day for the last 3 weeks. I am starting to run a little bit on our 3 mile route but my knees are still a bit week so I try to keep it slow and steady. It definitely helps to have my ipod on the route when John is too busy to come with me. I've downloaded a few books of Thai. I've really wanted to be able to communicate with my sister-in-law, Tu and it gives me something to look forward to during the walk/run. It's not just about exercising either sadly. It is about eating a vegetable with each meal and cutting out snacks. Due to my research on CAFOs and GMOs, I have been a bit more inspired to try to limit those items in my cooking as well. It feels as if I'm cutting something out every week and soon all we'll be able to eat are BEANS! Ugh.
Anyway, we already eat hardly any meat to begin with but when you start buying humane meat, it's $10+ for 3 chicken breasts and you start thinking that perhaps you should have more meatless days a week than just Monday. Organic tofu is only $3 for 4 portion sizes and I'm learning some great ways to cook it. I found Deborah Madison's Vegetarian cookbook at Half Price Books the other day and I've been cooking from Vegan with a Vengeance. We are going to try a horseradish crusted tofu with wasabi potatoes tonight. Sounds tasty! As we are transitioning into the spring/summer, the farmer's markets are opening up. Unfortunately this year we don't have the cash to buy a CSA share but I am going to attempt to get out there each Saturday when my classes are over and pick up some veggies and fruits. Not everything is organic but there are so many causes to root for, it's good to at least hit one of them. Either get something organic, something locally grown or something from a small business.
Well this has been a bit rambly. I have a lot on my mind and now to leave you with one more thing. I got another book from Half Price Book call Cute Yummy Time. It is based around bento boxes and how crazy some Japanese moms go to make their kids' lunches look adorable. I bought it because I want to make myself adorable lunches but now Gavin has commandeered the book and is just going crazy over all the cute bunny eggs and elephant pancakes. I am curious if I make him something from the book if he'll actually eat it. Currently he eats peanut butter toast, fruit, some cereal, chips and chicken tenders and fries. That is it. And his clothes are falling off his skinny skinny frame. I am hopeful that "kawaii" will make him interested in eating! Here's a pic of some bento ideas from Aibento.
Finally, Earth Day is this upcoming weekend. Visit the Earth Day website or your local one like Earth Day Indiana to do a little sumpin sumpin for your planet this year.
Have a great week!
P.S. Gavin is watching the Backyardigans right now and they have a song about this robot who "has a screw loose." Lol
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