Friday, May 27, 2011

Organic All the Way?

So I've always been a proponent of organic milk and produce...but am I ready to take the next step? How far do I go in making the household more organic? It's a big task, and it's not cheap...but the more we all express an interest in wanting organic products and foods for our homes, the more they will become available to us, and the lower the prices will become. In the meantime, what I will do is continue to buy organic milk (and as many dairy products as I can afford), and organic produce as much as possible. Especially for strawberries (all berries, really), lettuce, spinach, potatoes, apples etc. I might hold back on bananas, pumpkins, etc for now. If you can't eat the packaging, then my feeling is I can wait to buy organic on those.

Look for sales...and Costco even has some organic products now.
Trader Joe's is also your friend!

I also will be growing some of my own veggies this year as well. This is a great, easy way to be eco-friendly, and ensure that your produce is organic. No need to use pesticides, just hose or pick off the bad visitors (aphids, tomato hornworms) in your garden, and leave the good ones! (ex. praying mantis, ladybugs, bees)

Things I want to be doing soon: Composting on a large scale, having an even bigger veggie garden and going all-organic!

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Halibut and Fresh Spinach and Pasta Salad



Ok, it's time to post some pics and get back into this food blog! I am super busy right now, as always...but I need to just do it! I will always be busy, but I still have to (and want to!) cook for my family and friends...so here we go!

Thanks to some awesome friends who go fishing in Alaska...we have some awesome halibut to grill tonight! I didn't do much to it, this halibut is so delicious it doesn't need much of anything! Just a little lemon juice, salt and fresh cracked pepper. Maybe a little garlic powder just for kicks!

Thrown on the grill...it's just so good! Don't overcook it and it's the best, sweetest type fish I've ever had. I don't think it's fishy at all, just nice and moist, melts in your mouth.


To go with...I didn't want to head to grocery store today, so looked to the pantry! Came up with this fresh spinach and pasta salad...really good!
Cooked up some veggie pasta, added a little lite mayo (maybe 1/2 a cup), a squeeze of lemon juice, salt and pepper, fresh spinach and some fresh tomato. You could add whatever is in your fridge, really! It was very tasty and went well with the halibut for a nice healthy summertime meal!

Quick meals like this are all I have time for these days...but this didn't take long at all!