Instead of the usual links posts, each Friday we’re going to start sharing some tidbits from our week. We want to break down these internet barriers and invite you into our lives and we’re hoping you’ll do the same. You are welcome to share your a bit of your week or day in the comments, or if they’re better represented by a photo, tag us on instagram @liveseasoned
Sarah here:
This week I had two firsts! Last night I went to the North Carolina State Fair and the night before I successfully canned a batch of caramelized onions. Simple pleasures, right? The canning was actually easier than I expected. I helped with a few canning projects in the past, but this was the first time doing it all by myself, with no instruction and in my own ill-prepared kitchen. Cutting nine pounds of yellow onions by hand was a bit of a challenge tear fest. Besides a food processor, my kitchen is also lacking large pots. This made the whole process a little more time consuming, but nonetheless I ended up with ten half pints of delicious caramelized onions! If you have a seasonal recipe I should try, please let me know 🙂
The NC State Fair was an equally awesome first. I’m a big fan of fairs and festivals and this one didn’t disappoint. It was much bigger than past fairs I’ve frequented, which meant more livestock, crafts, food and games. I love winding my way through the exhibit halls and seeing the largest pumpkin or most prettiest cross-stitch. I was a little disappointed in my appetite though. I only had room for one order of mozzarella sticks! I replaced my time allotted for eating towards playing games. I couldn’t find the bingo tent (it wasn’t listed on the map-can you believe that?!), but I did throw a few darts and toss a couple ping pong balls. K even won three gold fish! We named them Peppy, Grumpy & Stooge.
Katie here:
Late for the second week in a row, I know! For me this week seems to have been all about food and moments of startitis.
On the food front, I can’t help but talk about our CSA yet again, because it’s so amazing how getting a box of vegetables delivered to you each week influences your eating, cooking, and recipe searches (and I know we’ve had a CSA before, but when you take a break and then start again, it’s BAM! vegetables in your face, fridge, and dreams). I could spend my whole day looking up new recipes and experimenting, but I don’t have that time at the moment, so I squeeze it in between moments of work and trips to the playground. This weekend I have plans to make a salsa verde with tomatillos that arrived last night and a cabbage-filled savory hand pie with a recipe from the original Moosewood Cookbook. The photo above is from my night of experimenting with new toppings for my favorite roasted veggie soup – more on that soon!
On my terrible case of startitis, this week has been a particularly slow work week, which is fantastic, but I realized that I should be taking advantage of the lull and working on every idea I’ve ever had. Which leads to finishing almost nothing! I started a new sweater for Alex, picked out a pattern for a sweater for me, dug into my fabric stash for a new halloween decoration idea (will share the details next week if it works), cheesecloth is sitting in the middle of the floor because I wanted to make ghosts for the front porch, and that’s next to a pile of yarn tagged for new winter hats for Calder and me. Let’s hope I accomplish one or two of those projects before my motivation wanes!