oohs and awes

My new favorite meal, makes a great hangover cure to boot!

Here are the ingredients, just cut everything in to bite sized pieces:
(Most everything is from the farmer's market and the things that aren't are still organic when possible)

Red and Green Romaine
dark leafy baby greens mixture
celery
sprouted mung beans (super easy to sprout yourself, just rinse, soak 8 hours, strain, let dry 8 hours, soak again and watch 'em grow!)
carrots
broccoli
avocado
strawberries
walnuts
currents
...Add any other vegetables you like...
For the dressing:
1 tsp. dijon mustard
1 tbsp. white balsamic vinegar
1 tsp. flax seed oil
a quick squirt of agave syrup (counters the mustard and vinegar)
several shakes of dill
freshly ground lemon pepper
...whisk these together and there you have a tangy, vibrant, and utterly delicious dressing to make this salad super satisfying (make it big!).

A creative way to get someone to rake your lawn

Ted talk given by writer Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat Pray Love)

Emily recently posted this to her blog, Get in Emily's Head, and I just watched it. Elizabeth is incredibly moving, funny, cute, sweet, humble, informative and somewhat addictive...I want to watch it again, now.

Let it motivate you...

This is a short, yet, extremely moving story of a woman who turned an unwanted life of prostitution and poverty in to a her dream life of service and creativity. I hope it inspires you.

Our coffee table is so pretty

Now for the good news...