Gone For So Long… April 3, 2013

I know that I haven’t posted since I stopped talking my Eco-Feminism course. Although I’ve completed the course, I have continued practicing the concepts we learned. I will be posting more recipes that I’ve made since then and I hope to most more information about living sustainable lives!

Take care

Delicious Dinner! November 29, 2012

 

 

 

For another class that I’m taking, each Thursday night we as a class prepare sustainable meals. Being sustainable in this course means our food products are coming from local sources, whether they be from the Geneva Farmer’s Market, Mother Earth, or if need be, the organic section in Wegman’s. Below is a simple recipe for stuffed peppers that I found in a cook book. At first I was nervous that with all the products being from organic shops that the price would be very high. This was the exact opposite. The total cost for this meal was about $12 for 4 people (in my class there are 12 people, so the price was a little higher). This meal was a big hit in class because everyone realized how easy it was to make. I recently repeated this meal on my own, but added organic chicken as a side to it..it was DELICIOUS!

 

 

 

 

 

Couscous Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients: (serving size: 4 people with the below ingredients)

• 6 oz. couscous [From Mother Earth]
• 1 medium carrot, shredded/cut into small pieces [From Red Jacket]
• Sweet Peppers [From Wegman’s; Organic]
• 1/2 cup shredded cheese [From Red Jacket]
• 1 1/2 cup pasta sauce [From Mother Earth]
  

Instructions:

• Preheat oven at 350F
• Prepare Couscous according to packaging. Then add shredded/cut up carrots into the couscous
• Meanwhile, cut the tops off of the peppers; completely gut the peppers. Then cook the peppers in boiling water for 5 mins. Then drain.
• Place the peppers in a rectangular baking dish and fill the cooked peppers with couscous mix.
• Bake peppers, covered for 20-25min (or until peppers are tender).
• Sprinkle cheese over the top and bake for 5 more min until the cheese is melted.
• In a small sauce pan, heat up pasta sauce.
• Serve stuffed peppers with pasta sauce on top.

For those struggling.. November 28, 2012

Here is a site that I sent out a few weeks back after our trip to the Farm Sanctuary. On this site are tons of recipes for both vegan and vegetarian diets. There are also cool guides to help in the switch. I found this to be very helpful when I was deciding on my project..I was torn as to what I should do being an athlete during my season. This cleared up a lot of unclarity that I had. 

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Break Time November 27, 2012

Thanksgiving break went more smoothly then expected. We went to to my aunt’s house, where my cousins as well as my aunt and uncle are very earthy and use a lot of local foods. With that, most of the food we consumed was either bought from local farmers in the area, or farmers markets, and the turkey was also from a local farm. While I was at dinner, some of my other cousins and relatives asked how I was doing in school, so of course I felt the need to inform them about my class project. When I began talking about my project, my family became very interested in how I came about such an idea. So I told them all about our trip to the Farm Sanctuary and how that really sparked all of our projects. I wasn’t able to recruit anymore followers, but my mom and step-dad were more than willing to change their lifestyle as a way to help me out. Overall, my project is going pretty well!

So far so good.. November 20, 2012

Up to this point, my project of living a sustainable life is going smoothly. Although, i’m finding that I can’t make a complete transformation because my budget doesn’t allow it. For those that are vegan, I use a products that come from LUSH, you need to check it out. I’ve recently bought more things from them and couldn’t be happier. The struggle that I’m facing now is Turkey break…there will be a lot of food to consume…meaning i will just be eating and not worrying about whether my turkey was a happy turkey or not. I will do my best to ask questions and find the origins but it is Thanksgiving and the temptation to consume the abundance of food will be almost impossible. I feel this is that bad since I’m able to accept my faults. Hope everyone travels safe and has a great break!