food and baby

1. some good eats recently.  many thanks to the otts' prolific garden, we were able to eat giada's sausage pasta with rapini (also known as broccoli rabe) the way it was meant, and it is HAPPY.  if you like slightly bitter vegetables (kind of like chinese gai lan, but tastes like broc?) ... rapini will do it for you.

2. today, for the first time, i attempted to shamelessly use my child for personal gain.  namely, i tried to score an additional free taco at taco bell (thank you, tacoby bellsbury).  i was foiled in the attempt, but baby did earn me some coupons.  that is something.

3. when baby is hungry, i think he yanks on the umbilical cord.  hideyo calls it his dinner bell.

4. tonight we had hearty, healthy, almost all-organic food.  it was butternut squash risotto with swiss chard and heirloom tomatoes, flavored with sage and parsley from the afore-mentioned prolific garden.  thanks again otts.  not something i would exactly get up for in the morning (absence of sausage and/or bacon extremely noticeable) but good-for-us and filling nonetheless.

5. did you know a pair of lean pockets from target is only $2.44?  might i suggest the broccoli, chicken and cheddar ones?  does have a substantial bit of calcium in them.

6. there is going to be free breakfast treats and coffee at collaboration tomorrow morning.  yahoo!

7. we are getting cicero's jalapeno and pepperoni pizza tomorrow for a halloween treat.  that is worth two yahoo's, and i am going to make caramel corn with pecans.  throw in an extra yahoo.

8. i think about food waaaaay too much.  and i notice that almost none of it has to do with baby.  hm.  time to go to trader joe's.