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Wow, so it's been about 9 months from my last admittedly piddly post. Quite sad, actually. So what have I been doing lately?

1.  Started a New Job

I started a new job at a local, extremely large company doing what I've been doing on a much GRANDER scale. I'm working with people who are smart, and there are a bunch of people I've worked with before in the same company. What can I say - it's been a good gig so far!

2.  Gearing up for the Great Elementary School Search

Testing the connection between my RSS feed and Facebook... :) I'm getting into the NOW, aren't I?

This week is shaping up to look pretty darned yummy. We just had a wonderful Sta. Maria BBQ today with a few good friends with lots of good wine and all sorts of wonderful sides.  I also made my first Pavlova today!  It turned out extremely good, and not too difficult to make.  Definitely a keeper for the future!

 Monday:  Filet Mignon (on sale!  yippee!)

Now that we're members of a CSA, it's even more important to do the weekly meal planning that I've been remiss in doing for the last year or so. So here's to starting the tradition back up again, and this time with both entrees and sides listed!

Monday - Wok Sauteed Mizuna with Minced Chicken

Tuesday - Leftover Tuesday

Happy Father's Day to all those dads out there, both old and new!

This Father's Day we had something extra special to celebrate - the arrival of our son Dyson Alexander.  We're now a family of four, and as a result we're now feeling like a real *FAMILY*. 

Having never heard of or seen Italian Flatbeans before getting them from the CSA last time, I wasn't quite sure what to make with them.  A few searches on Google and Yahoo brought up nothing interesting, and then I remembered A Veggie Venture, an awesome food blog specifically focusing on vegetables.

Now that the new boy is getting to the point he's sleeping 5 hrs or so at night, I now have the energy to get back into blogging!

We joined the Tierra Miguel CSA almost 2 months ago, and have been receiving shipments biweekly. What better way to document our experience than to blog about it here!  I'll be documenting some of the new and interesting recipes we try along the way. 

A few weeks ago, my husband Henry came down with an extremely sore throat. Hurt to swallow and everything. As our doctor has recently decided to charge thousands of dollars a year for his new little "concierge" service, we've decided to no longer remain his patients. Thus, we're currently in limbo between doctors, which was not good for his situation.

Today is Henry and my 5th anniversary! These have been 5 of the best years of my life, and I'm the luckiest gal in the world to have landed Henry. We're going to go do some celebrating tonight - dinner and a movie (Slumdog Millionaire), so no meal planning necessary this evening at least!

Sunday -Pan seared cod over vegetable ragout

Monday - Leftovers

Tuesday - Order out (friends over)

I can't believe it's been over a year since I last posted here! Time flies when you're in a startup and trying to stay awake through pregnancy I guess.

With the economy in its current state, working in a startup, and with baby #2 on the way, I've begun to think more about how our family can tighten our belts and try to put as much away in savings as we can, just in case a rainy day comes.

This site is a perfect vehicle to organize my thoughts and to document our family's experience as we try to live as efficiently as possible.