planning, planning & thinking about planning.

Every single time I go to QFC (the supermarket on my street) I forget my frequent shopper card. I am too much of a minimal- yet stylized-psycho- to put those key chain card things on my car keys- so the odds are against me that I will have it on me.

I think it's a sign that this project is on the right track for me!

What have I been planning this week is pretty basic. I haven't put together a menu for next week. But I've been heavily observing my eating habits to get a handle on what my farmer's market'ing will need to cover. What have I learned, by making cuckoo little notes to myself on a post it note?

Oh well...let's see:

I eat an egg or 2 every morning.
Coffee is soososososo important to me.
I like almond milk. This could get tricky. I can make my own- but are there even almonds at this damn thing? I can't remember...

Lunch doesn't really happen for me.

I like yogurt & chocolate chips.

I love hot sauce.

I really really love avocados.

I really really really love avocados with hot sauce.

I like seaweed- ocean vegetables, etc...

I like to wrap avocados in seaweed, dip it in hot sauce & pretend it's sushi.
Dinner is usually fish- sushi a lot.
Sometimes red meat.
i love mayonnaise.
Never Chicken- no reason just cause.

apple cider vinegar is something I like to pretend is medicine & drink pretty much everyday.
I like lemons.
I don't drink enough water.
I like canned beer on the times I drink.
I like red wine on the times I drink (which is sporadic- but full on when it happens...)
Kale, sweet potatoes, tomatoes & beets: I like them!

I also eat bananas & pineapple's if I have them. But I don't miss them when they're gone.

I like oaxaca (mexican string cheese) & cheese in general- but I don't really ever buy it...

I only cook with grape seed oil.

After observing this week- I'm noticing that this project isn't all that scary.
I can still eat out at restaurants- this is Seattle after all! Half the stuff at restaurants around here will most likely be from a farm anyway.
(except for when I tap into my inner bro and hit up wingmaster for budweisers, wings & the mozzarella log that I dream about on the daily).

Lucky me, I work at a sushi restaurant twice a week- so...I can eat there too.

I'm going to let the grapeseed oil that I currently have & apple cider vinegar be a part of this project until I run out of them. Then I hope there is a booth that sells both of them at this market- or I'll make an executive amendment of some sort.


Doing all my produce home shopping solely at the Ballard Farmers Market can only be a good thing. Me thinks.

wait, wait wait. so we're not going to be eating pickled beets all winter?

so, this market is really open all year??

pretty sure i've said that about 50 times since i've moved here (and i've only been here a month). the ballard farmers market is like nothing i've seen in my lifetime. having just moved to ballard from boston (cambridge specifically), famers markets are a seasonal special thing to me- add in growing up in connecticut & i'm still in complete disbelief that this market is open ALL year round. rain or shine.

i have friends back east with farms. two of the sexiest couples (separately ) that i know. they've done fun local- living off the land challenges & i'm pretty certain subliminally this is where my inspiration has spawned. but i can't imagine not wanting to try this! who cares if i screw it up- living off of everything this even half of the time will blow your mind.

i'm pumped! let's see how it goes.

this week i plan.

next week it happens.