home sweet home

I have been on vacation in Pennsylvania and New England. It was a great trip and I am oh so glad to be home. It was good for this Californian to get a dose of beautiful changing leaves, chilly weather, a bit of snow.

I made some good realizations. I almost take it for granted the good food I eat. Almost everything is organic, hardly anything comes from a box or can, and a lot of it is raised and produced right here in California. I spent many days at the residence where my mother lives and they are at the opposite end of that spectrum! "Good" food according to the USDA guidelines but that certainly doesn't meet my idea of good food... nothing organic, mostly overcooked, under seasoned. They do have to make many people happy which is pretty impossible!  I also became painfully aware of the importance of my way of eating for my health. My digestive system is not too happy with the 10 days of being off the wagon. Time away from the kitchen, too, is always a good reminder of how much I love to cook. I missed it.

Today I went grocery shopping and got things to make my tummy healthy and happy again... beets, avocados, organic chicken, really good tortillas, kale, arugula, kombucha, persimmons. Let the cooking begin! I will report back soon with the results.