Normally, my life seems full of excuses, or road blocks as I usually say, and yet I am a 20% of my way into this one tiny goal of sharing what I eat for the next 50 days. It seems time for a bit of reflection. First, I am thrilled to have made it even this far. With a newborn in my arms and a toddler who constantly seems to not be getting enough of my attention, the last thing I would have thought to do is add something else to my list. But, in many ways this goal is small. When Juliette was just a few months old I launched Lilly’s Table. Apparently, sitting around loving up, caring for and nursing a newborn gives me a strange boost of work adrenaline.
Launching something new now, in all reality, seems inappropriate. However, maybe that is actually why I am doing with this. I really want to learn something during this period. How to write better. How to love what I eat and cook even more. How to feed my family during what is a seemingly hectic time. How to share my love of eating, cooking, being with my family to anyone who will listen. How to talk more about how we are here to dine on what the earth provides.
I hope that our day-to-day eating habits reflect those values, but I also am far from perfect. Let’s just say that just like yoga or dance, eating consciously is a practice. The performances are those amazing farm-fresh meals that somehow give you superpowers to love, live and feel more alive on this planet.
So, today I was just practicing. No performance, not even a real dress rehearsal. Breakfast was simple, but the company was divine as we sat on our front porch taking note of the briskness in the air and the warm mugs in our hands.
Our morning started with a playdate with friends at the Denver Botanic Gardens. We were surprisingly the first to arrive, giving us time to notice this:
That’s my kind of vending machine! I still consider pretty much everything to be a processed food, but certainly a bit less scary than most vending machines. I gushed over it for awhile. Although, with a bag full of lunch, I did not feel the need to purchase any items.
The feeding schedule of five young children and three infants gets a bit crazy. In other words, there are a lot of snack breaks. But, we still snuck in lunch before we had to dash off to Zed’s two-month well-baby visit. That’s right, my baby boy is growing fast! Our lunch consisted of yogurt for Juliette, two cheese-lettuce-cucumber sandwiches on honey whole wheat, nut & seed butter on brown rice cakes and a couple of big carrots. By the end of the day, we managed to eat it all.
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Zed’s pediatric appointment was a bit stressful as blood work was needed and a shot. I really don’t do well listening to my babies scream hysterically. Especially for an extended inconsolable period of time. Sheesh. I declared we needed ice cream after all of that drama and upset. Juliette and I picked up some Salted Caramel Ice Cream Bars coated with Dark Chocolate and devoured them outside the grocery store. Bliss!
Juliette had Music Together with Xerxes at 5pm. They took off together and I had a blissful hour with just Zed and my computer. I got a tiny bit of work done and it felt great.
We then all met at the Farmers Market. I stocked up on veggies for tomorrow: carrots, yellow wax & green beans, peaches, a cucumber, and green onions. We also grabbed some Black Lentils and had a long chit-chat with the stand lady about raising chickens. We are excited to get another mini-flock. We had four in Tucson and I’d love to have more here in Colorado. One of these days!
We were a bit late getting back to make dinner, but instead of going out to eat we made super speedy tacos. I cooked up and crumbled chorizo with onions and made a super simple kale salad with lime zest & juice, shredded carrots and some Juliet tomatoes. Some greek yogurt, chips & salsa made it all feel like a full meal and we loved it up.
Good night dear friends!
