the hunter-gatherer has returned!

that would refer to me, which i know is not how it traditionally goes, but SO can't pick out produce to save his life (he'll freely admit it- just ask him), so when we need veggies, i'm the one schlepping the card around kroger.

and schlep, i did.

our last trip to the grocery store was a good 2 or 3 months ago, mostly because my schedule was so busy that i wasn't getting home until 11 (or later) at night, and who wants to cook at 11 at night? (disregard the fact that i'm cooking now- i'm multitasking, as i'm trying to scribble down avon orders and talk on the phone while cooking. i'm on "blog break" right now.....or something like that.)

anyway, it's been a while since i last made it to the store, but my schedule has since changed (ahem- for the better), and i have time to cook again, which means maybe i can wean SO off of his steady diet of fried crap, which has contributed to his ever-expanding waistline.

after several near-collisions with the driver who couldn't settle on a parking space (for one frightening moment, i though his big-ass truck was going to wind up next to mine....but then he saw a handicapped space more suited to his special needs), i grabbed a cart out of the parking lot (yep- i'm one of those people), and headed in toward fruits and veggies and other healthy delights to please the palate. kroger added an "exotic" fruits and vegetables section to their produce department, and i have long awaited the day that i'd find some lonely pomegranate, begging to be taken home.

friends, today was that day. (and tomorrow will be the day i find out how many pomegranate seeds i can get stuck in my braces....but that's okay- i'm prepared, as i bought a spiffy new toothbrush which looks like a regular brush, yet vibrates. i figure this'll inspire me to brush my teeth enough to make the orthodontist happy, and therefore earn my colored bands back. oh- and this toothbrush is supposed to clear out plaque between my teeth even better than flossing does, which is great, because, quite frankly, the only time my teeth have ever been flossed is at the dentist, and i'm certainly not going to do it now that i have to use this flexible little plastic needle to thread the damned floss through the brackets.)

so anyway, i adopted a pomegranate, as well as a baby pineapple, the likes of which i'd never seen before, but it looked like a good size for a picture with bodhi.....perhaps we'll explore that the next time i go shopping.

i also bought artichokes (my favorite veggie, just in case you ever invite me over for dinner), snapn beans (steaming as we speak), broccoli (i have a great recipe that involves butter, lemon juice and horseradish- it and the broccoli are becoming fast friends in the fridge right now), grapes, avocados, tomoatoes (homemade guacamole, anyone?).....well, you get the picture.

seventy-six dollars later, i'm back at home, cooking up a storm (just in case i'm home too late tomorrow night...plus i'm procrastinating when it comes to this avon order), and running a load of dishes so i might be able to match up enough plasticware lids and bowls to be able to store all this stuff.

now if you'll excuse me, i have to create some sort of "nasty ol' experiment" (that's what my parents used to reply when we asked what was for dinner....i mean when the answer wasn't "food") involving chicken, canned soup, corn, and the mushrooms i just bought.....and maybe salsa, because, quite frankly, salsa makes everything better.

but i digress......