playlist: water

Water from l.doan on 8tracks Radio.

Tracklist:
1. Patrick Watson - Man Under The Sea
2. Bahamas - Waves
3. Vetiver - Rolling Sea
4. Loudon Wainwright IIII - The Swimming Song
5. Grizzly Bear - Deep Blue Sea
6. Blitzen Trapper - Lady On The Water
7. Johnny Flynn feat. Laura Marling - The Water
8. The Bravery - The Ocean
9. Patrick Watson - Lighthouse
10. Phosphorescent - The Waves At Night

summer days

I've been bad at posting lately because I'm trying to take in the last days of summer. These are some of the things I've been up to lately. 

local produce box and cauliflower tabbouleh

I ordered my first produce box from On The Move Organics (London, ON) last week and I so wish I had done it earlier! It's $30 (free delivery) each week, with a one-time $15 deposit for the rubbermaid tote the food is delivered in. The food is almost entirely local, and all organic.

Last week's box contained:

4 cobs of sweet corn, 1 head of purple cauliflower, 1 bunch of parsley, 2 lemon cucumbers, 1 lb. hot house tomatoes, 1 bunch of rainbow beets (1 of which is pictured above), 1 bunch of celery, 1 grapefruit, a mini red watermelon, 2 packham pears.

I think it's pretty great value, and plan to keep up with it next year, especially for those weeks where I sincerely don't have time to make it to the grocery store, such as exam week. I also like that it makes me experiment with new foods. They include a suggested recipe, using many of the ingredients each week, too, like last week's for cauliflower tabbouleh, which I'm including below:

1 head cauliflower, grated or finely chopped (I used my purple one)

1 cup chopped parsley

1/2 cup chopped mint

3 green onions, chopped

1 cup tomatoes, chopped

2 lemon cucumbers, chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

dressing:

juice from 1 lemon

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

2 tbsp olive oil

salt and pepper

Mix the chopped veggies, mix the dressing and toss together. I liked it better after it had sat in the fridge overnight, and I also made only a half recipe because that's a lot of tabbouleh, otherwise! I'd also recommend chopping more finely than I did in the photo, and I will do that next time for sure.

Also, the beets came with gorgeous greens attached that I couldn't bear to waste so I went recipe hunting and also made this wicked salad, that I will be making AGAIN for dinner tonight.