I made the most delicious meal tonight! Sauteed tamari kale and grilled sesame ginger shrimp, with leftover risotto on the side. It was so delicious! For the kale, I heated a saucepan with a little olive oil, lightly tossed in the kale cut in strips and let cook. At the end, I added a bit of tamari sauce, chilis powder and sesame seeds.

For the shrimp, I coated the shrimp in Lawry’s Sesame Ginger marinade and some chilis powder and grilled on the Foreman until ready.

The risotto was from Trader Joe’s. I followed the box instructions.

Here’s a close up of the kale and shrimp. Nom nom nom.

I took Hot Pinkness on her first full ride of the season to the Green City Market. It was in the 60s when I left—definitely doable working up a sweat on a bike. However, the temps dropped to the 50s the closer I got to the lake and the later into the morning it got. It was a pretty chilly day for the market’s Saturday debut.

However, it was a good time. The booths had lots of options—cheeses, breads, milk, meat, flowers and plants, veggies and food for the sampling. I got some Garlic Cheddar cheese that is just delicious. I made a grilled cheese with it and it was soooo good.

Later that day I did some cleaning and got ready to go out. I was sooo tired though, and really should’ve taken a nap. Oh well, there’s always tomorrow.

I went on a field trip to an LYS (local yarn store) and bought some yarn. I count this as pretty eco-friendly since I’m supporting a local vendor. That’s pretty good. They took home a lot too in my contribution to Mama Earth. My group also carpooled. Yay, reducing the carbon footprint. (I know, already counted the carpool thing, but this is a daily effort blog so it’s a good thing.)