food diary #1

one of the most self-gratifying part of apartment living, personally anyways, is cooking! i am a little embarrassed to say that it took me nineteen years to finally get a chance to prepare my own food, but this really is new to me. thought i would document the things i make, over the duration of this summer session. here is the first of hopefully many more to come:

this morning i went to the camino real farmer's market in goleta, where i was met with rows and rows of delightfully colorful fruits and veggies. why eat over-processed junk when you can have organic? they are there every sunday; i fully intend on making this a weekly ritual.

i am getting really good at making sandwiches. hummus, tomatoes, vegan mozzarella cheese, broccoli sprouts (which i find to be slightly stronger than alfalfa, but they are quite tasty), and hass avocados on top of whole wheat bread.

actually this has been my dinner for nearly a week now... simple cobb salad: romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, more hass avocados, and grilled chicken breast. i cheated and bought the kind that comes pre-grilled and pre-sliced. have yet to venture into raw poultry and fish.

also bought a huge can of tahini, which is a type of middle eastern sesame paste, today. never tried that before, should be interesting...