>We almost ate spaghetti. But we held firm and had lentil bean soup.
It was pretty simple. Chopped up an onion and some garlic (both from
the CSA) and sauteed in olive oil. Added 3 carrots and 1 potato (also
from the CSA) and let that cook for a few minutes. Then I added some
salt, some ginger, and some cumin, and let that cook. Finally, I
added 1.5 cups of dry lentil beans and a ton of water. Let that cook
for a good while. We had some bread on the side and some broccoli.

Bee and Frankie didnt realize what they were getting themselves into
when we made this pact. I think getting out of this rut might be
better for them than for us. They both ate the lentils tonight, so we
were proud of them. We did let them have some leftover spaghetti with
the lentils though.

>I think we are going to start up blogging again after a 5 week
hiatus. We've decided we're in a rut with respect to dinner. We eat
about 3 meals: Pasta, spaghetti, and noodles. Sad thing is, I dont
think Im exaggerating! Well, that is if you dont count the san su or
pizza house orders. So, Scott and I made a pact. We were going to
start making new meals (well, that is, new to us). And, to keep us
honest, we are also going to report what we've had for supper here at
bartobreezy. A little boring i know but, but Im hoping some of you
might have good suggestions or maybe you will find a fun recipe or
maybe you can just laugh at how often we do eat pasta, although we
are honestly trying not to do that. Also we seem to be getting into
the root vegetable season of our CSA and i need to figure out how we
can eat all of those roots. I do think my friend Judy will be getting
her rutabega deliveries from me because we tried on those last year,
but couldnt quite eat them as fast and furious as they came in.

So last night we had salmon. I ground up some almonds, coconut,
garlic, salt, and bread, and the rolled the salmon in it. Then I
baked it for 20 minutes at 475. Then I cooked up a squash (I dont
know what kind it was… Bee picked it out from many from the CSA so
we figured it was edible), and then chopped that up, sauteed it with
garlic and olive oil, and then added it to some risotto, water and a
little milk, and cooked that also for about 20 minutes. Then we made
broccoli rabe on the side. So, that marks our getting out of a rut.
How long will it last? Stay tuned!

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Congratulations President-elect Obama!

>So, we went to vote today as a family, and for the first time in our lives had to wait in line to cast a vote! It was exciting to see so many people out there trying to get their voices heard. In fact when I went running this morning I passed by our polling place at about 5:40 am (which was scheduled to open at 7am) and there were already people in line! So, what is your voting story, if you have one?

>Each monday I ask my students (seniors at MSU) for any interesting
science experiences from the week. As you can imagine I have my own
to share (including bringing in those super sized mushrooms from a
few weeks ago and asking my students to dissect them!). Anyhow, Well,
here is an interesting science experience I thought I'd share here. I
was driving home from a meeting in Detroit on monday and a wicked
cold front was coming through. Its a long drive, about an hour and
half, most of which is on the highway. We were having bands of "ice
pellets and snow" interspersed with sunshine and wind. it was really
odd. So anyway, I was passing through an ice pellet and snow band and
the sun came out and i saw a rainbow. Im not sure Ive ever seen a
rainbow with ice and snow before so it was cool and reminded me of
the rainbow I saw in hawaii! I would have taken a picture, but i was
trying to drive on the highway and take in the rainbow at the same
time, so couldnt manage the pic.

>so my last post with pics from hawaii (I think!). We saw a rainbow,
which as full and bright and dipped below the clouds into the valley!
it was beautiful and amazing! We also went to Honolulu Harbor and
looked over into the water and saw lots of fish, including the
Humuhumunukunukuapuaa. I learned how to pronounce while there, but
havent tried to pronounce it since! This beautiful blue water is
water in the harbor where the ships come in and its still bright
blue! We also took a drive on the Pali parkway and stopped at the
Nuuanu Pali Lookout. It is very windy! In 1795, Kamehameha I and his
army invaded Oahu in an effort to "unite" the hawaiian islands, and
led the Kalanikupule's troops to their deaths by forcing them over
the steep cliffs at the Nuuanu Pali Lookout. And now lets see, the
last picture is the view from our hotel room!

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the most exciting picture from the falls… scott aka tarzan swinging
on the vine tree in the parking lot!

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Here are the girls playing in the sand on the beach in honolulu.
Frankie drew herself playing with Bee and Bee wrote her name in
cursive. The water is warm and a bright breen – perfect for playing
in!