Had a great time in Seattle. Pike Place Market was packed, as usual. Got some great deals on some beautiful produce though. Also bought my honey a big ol' bouquet of flowers. The market has some gorgeous arrangements for $10-$15. So I picked up about 2-1/2 lbs of ginger for only $7.50, two big bunches of purple kale for just $2/ea., some fresh from the garden carrots, two bunches of 3 fist-sized beets for just $2/ea., big cukes for a buck apiece, and 20 big lemons @ 2/$1. And my impulse buy of the day was $54 worth of fresh wild caught Alaskan coho salmon. I think I'll bake it with some parsley, butter, pepper and lemon. Yeah, the kids and Tresa are gonna eat great tomorrow. I brought the second half of this morning's juice with me and drank it on the way. We'll call it "2nd breakfast." Around 2, I had a serving of Odwalla Superfood. I knew that stuff was gonna come in handy. Downtown Seattle is full of smells coming from scores of restaurants. It really tested my willpower, and the bottled juice helped.
Drove home from Seattle instead of taking the ferry. That gave us an excuse to stop at Tacoma Boys and see what deals we could find. $0.50/lb for Fuji apples! They weren't the pretty grade A ones you find in a grocery store, but who cares?! I'm juicing them! So I grabbed about 15 lbs. I also picked up kiwis at 4/$1, celery for $1/lb., spinach ($10/lb.? Good grief!) a head each of purple and green cabbage, and some radishes. I love Tacoma Boys. They have great produce, great meat, and a sweets counter all at pretty good prices. A lot of things you can't find other places. They also sell fresh local salsas, jams and candies. I wished I lived closer.
Came home and went straight to work making scratch sauce for tonight's spaghetti and meatballs. Fresh parsley and fresh basil from our garden made this sauce out of this world. Yes, I tasted half a teaspoon of sauce before I served it. What cook doesn't? I love spaghetti. I love all pasta, for that matter. I used to ask my mom to make a huge pan of lasagna each year for my birthday. I would wolf down 3 pieces by myself, each the size of one serving at Olive Garden. It's no wonder I'm fat. But this time I was good, and made a big batch of Mean Green for my dinner. My kids are eating gourmet and I'm choking down liquefied fruit and veggies. What's wrong with this picture?! I feel good though. Spaghetti is relatively cheap and I made enough for the kids to have some for lunch tomorrow and some to freeze for another day. Juicing is time-consuming, and I'm always looking for ways to save time in the kitchen cooking for everyone else.
Anyway, the kids had fun at the Pacific Science Center, we did a fair amount of walking, the weather was nice, and my fridge is re-stocked. I'll need to buy some more cucumbers soon, but I'm set for making Mean Green for the next few days.
On our agenda for tomorrow is a trip to Hunter Farms down in Union so the kids can play in the corn and hay mazes and pick out their pumpkins. They also have a little produce stand I wanna check out. What I'm not looking forward to, however, is the kettle corn, roasted ears of corn, caramel apples, handmade ice cream and hot dogs that they'll be selling there. I'll do alright though. My cravings don't control me.
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