8/23 Evanston Farmer's Market

not feeling particularly well today thanks to my new classmates and their tequila drinking habits. in any event i decided to walk it off by going to the farmer's market this morning. when i arrived last week, i was pleasantly surprised to find out that the evanston farmer's market is only a couple blocks away from the house. so, at least through october, i wont have to rely on whole foods for my food. the market is actually quite large - they claim to have about 30 vendors - and seems very popular, always a good thing to see. the farmers seem to come from pretty far away, michigan and indiana for example, though some are more local. unfortunately i couldn't buy much of anything since i'm leaving on a big jet plane tomorrow. i did pick up a few tomatoes and some arugula to enjoy for lunch however. overall, i couldn't be happier to have this essentially next door. good news for me!

9/7 cali summer salad

Here is a simple salad that took advantage of an overflow of veggies and some leftover pesto. I made a dressing with the pesto, a squeeze of lemon juice, some red wine vinegar, and a little extra olive oil. The salad is frisee, radicchio, arugula, red butter lettuce, tomatoes, and avocado. Very filling and satisfying.