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.