You love food, I love food, we all love food! I mean, who can help it? We’ve all gotta eat! October 24th is an extra special day in the world of food. It’s not only the official celebration of Food Day, but also the birthday of one of my all-time favorite food lovers- my dear ol’ Dad! It’s only fitting that he was born on the day we celebrate one of his most beloved things (other than his darling children, of course! 😉 ). He sure loves himself some good vittles! Love you and a big happy birthday holler, Daddy!
Food Day isn’t just about any food. It’s about making an effort to eat real, healthy food and about the people who work hard to make sure these choices are readily available. It’s about encouraging families to choose more natural and less processed. According to http://www.foodday.org : In 2014, Food Day will have a special focus on food access and justice for food and farm workers.
I just finally got my late autumn garden of kale, broccoli and butter lettuce planted a couple of days ago to give us a continued supply of some fresh healthy green veggies for a couple more months while produce is getting more and more expensive. I wanted to plant spinach, too, but I waited too long to start the seeds and couldn’t find the plants anywhere locally. I’d love to have more in, but life interfered with my larger plans for this year. The only thing still producing well from my summer garden is the jalapenos you see pictured. They are doing amazingly well! 🙂 If you want to know how I made those yummy unfried poppers in the picture, just click the photo for instructions.
What are you doing to make healthy food choices for your family? How knowledgeable do you think you are about things related to the growth and production of the food we eat? Take this quiz, and let me know how you did! http://www.foodday.org/food_literacy_quiz I took it, and got 12 out of 15 right. A couple of my wrong answers surprised me! Can you outdo me?
October 24, 2014 at 11:25 AM
Oh I am making this for sure this weekend:) We love hot & bacon!!
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October 24, 2014 at 11:28 AM
It’s delicious, and so quick & simple. 🙂
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October 24, 2014 at 11:28 AM
I did Okay… I thought they’d give me my total at the end.. I didn’t count but I know I got at least 4 wrong! 😦 Happy Birthday to your dad!
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October 24, 2014 at 11:31 AM
I kept count as a habit, so I didn’t notice they didn’t give a score. It was interesting, though!
Thanks! 🙂
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October 24, 2014 at 6:54 PM
Nothing like produce fresh from the garden! This reminds me: I need to plant some butter lettuce and kale. Thanks for the recipe!
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October 29, 2014 at 4:21 PM
It’s really yummy! I love my greens, too. 🙂
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October 28, 2014 at 9:04 PM
Lots of best wishes for your dad’s birthday. I love those fresh picked jalapenos. I have a tiny balcony garden too. It is my main source of fresh herbs for pasta and pizzas 😀
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October 29, 2014 at 5:03 PM
Thanks! I love my little garden! I have a semi raised bed garden that’s about 16′ by 3′ and several potted edibles on my porches.
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