Go Local Challenge Week #2

Yesterday was kind of a rough day. I was grouchy due to a sunburn and Isha was grouchy just because! On my way to the fruit stand I drove past a pizza place and thought "I'm in such a bad mood I could eat a whole pizza" and that's when it hit me, home made pizza for dinner.

The only local part of this meal was the zucchini and tomatoes, unfortunately the rest came from the grocery store. I used an already made pizza crust because I was in no mood to role out dough. This pizza was really good. I at a ton of it for dinner and didn't feel totally guilty because it wasn't all meat covered and greasy.

Jai had boy's night out yesterday so he ate buffalo wings and went to the movies. He was excited that he picked local food night to be gone! If he could have gotten over the fact that there was no meat on the pizza I think he would actually have liked it.

This local food challenge has been really good for me. Not only am I finding local food, but I am being creative with veggies. I like lots of veggies, but I am never very creative with them. Usually they are just a side dish to meat and either potatoes or rice. The thought of a vegetarian meal is really foreign to me, but I am starting to incorporate more veggies into my cooking and realizing it can be a full meal with out meat. I want to cook with lots of different foods so that Isha gets used to eating lots of different things and not just meat and potatoes. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with potatoes, I'm from Idaho, I love the things, but there are also lots of other great foods out there.

Once again, thank you H for getting me to try something new and challenging myself!