zen fridge

Fridge is pretty empty today - it almost feels organized!

Didn't make banana bread (but moved bananas to freezer to save for making later). Meant to make chicken stock but didn't do that either (chicken remains still in bag in fridge - hopefully, Steve will toss on garbage day).

from the top ...

leftover quinoa stew from dinner club night, cottage cheese, strawberry yogurt (do you know they color it with beets?), leftover milk, an avocado (yep, still there - can it possibly be edible?), the same jarred food from last week.

middle shelf - lettuce (the first of the non-CSA greens, now that the season is over), 2 cartons of milk, 2 containers of hummus, ricotta cheese, sour cream, tortillas, beef for stew, brussel sprouts, 3 packages of tofu (yep, same as last week).

bottom shelf - 3 cabbages, large rutabaga, small turnips and rutabagas, leftover chicken/rice stew, 2 packages of fresh eggs, 1 package of hard-boiled eggs

drawers - hmmm... carrots, cabbage, beets, apples, a pepper, scallions, radishes, limes.

I'm leaving town for almost a week for a business trip to Boulder (okay, the business trip is only 2 days and I'm taking a mini-vacation by myself (yah!). Since it's pretty tough to entertain a two-year-old and make dinner, let alone try to decide WHAT to make, I've left them with a list o simple suggestions. None of which involve rutabaga or cabbage so I'm guessing the fridge will look very similar next week.

btw, I did try to encourage SnS to come with me and visit our friends Josh and Carmel who live in Boulder but Steve is pretty busy at work with a deadline so he decided it didn't make sense. I guess Sawyer will never get to fly for free, since his birthday is in two weeks and we are staying here for thanksgiving.