Mooooving

I'm usually pretty good with moving. I don't drag things out, I just pick a day, pack up and move on out. I am moving from my apartment by the end of the month and I'm temporarily moving in with my folks through August before I head out to NY. This shouldn't be a big deal, but I'm having a hard time getting started. I have three categories when organizing my stuff for moving. The first being things I am giving away, the second, stuff for storage and the third, things I am taking with me to Spring Valley. The things I'm taking with must all fit in one car load and so far consist of clothing, bathroom stuff, a couple of pots/pans, a small keyboard, my laptop, a sewing machine and an iron, my massage table, a couple sheets/towels and a house plant and a bag of books. I have no clue how that is all going to fit. I made this little diagram of my car (It's a ford escort station wagon) and everything fit quite well when I drew it in, but I have yet to really do this in reality. It should be quite interesting. The stuff I'm storing is probably going to be the easiest of all. I have tuperware bins that consist of all my books and research material that I've collected over the years relating to my massage practice as well as my Waldorf training and teaching experience. Along with this I have a few nice pieces of furniture, two lamps, kitchen ware, kitchen chairs, art supplies/material etc. The things I'm giving away are my couch, a comfy chair with ottoman, two side tables, a kitchen table, books, clothes, etc. So far so good right??? It's all in the imagination phase, I'm still grazing in the field, chewing and digesting the whole thing so will see what comes to pass. Outside of this I am trying to wrap my head around all the good folks I'd like to see before I go and the logistics of how that will happen. So right now if you're in Chicagoland give a shout.

Forgiveness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D4VMZb8wLY

Yum

Last night I was faced with the decision of what to throw together to eat. Normally this is really fun for me to see what's around and make up recipes, most of the time they are pretty good, although sometimes they miss the mark. Last night I came up with something that was so good. I stumbled upon the idea of adding an apple and it ended up giving it just the right touch.

What you need:

1 bunch of kale or chard
1 can garbanzo beans
1 large apple
2-3 T Tahini
1/4 C Miso paste
bit of Honey
1/2 lemon (juice)
2 onions
bow tie pasta (wheat-free or regular)

Start by slicing onions into thin half moons and saute them in a bit of oil under med heat until they carmelize.

Mix Miso paste with Tahini, honey and Lemon juice then add Water to thin the sauce until you get a consistancy of a dressing.

chop apple into cubes.

Wash and chop greens so that they are in small pieces (about the size of your palm).

Cook your noodles.

Once onions are carmelized add apples and greens. let them cook down, apples should be soft and greens should wilt, but still be a nice bright green color.
Add garbanzos and noodles.

Add the sauce to taste.