spending yo sweet dolla dolla bills in the yay bay

Holla! Sorry I've been mia. All is good and well in the yay area. We were just without the internets for a couple weeks (our router broke and Oliver and I operate at our own special pace of never getting around to anything (and no Mom, we haven't been back to Ikea (it is highly questionable that this will ever occur))).
Anyways, I'm back! I made an awesome dish tonight (pasta with vegan ricotta and green garlic sauce), but that is not what I am preaching to y'all tonight. No, I would like to tell you what $32 magical dollars (magically charged to Robin's credit card account) will buy you at whole foods. The answer, in short, is pure bliss.
Mom insisted I "test out" the new emergency credit card by buying myself groceries. Instead of doing a sensible grocery trip, I made a late night trip to whole foods. I was drop dead, no dinner, post-spin class hungry, too. I bought all the things I always wanted but haven't tried because they are expensive (okay, not all the things, but many). So what did I buy? Well, I started out with a $3 bottle of kombucha tea with ginger, orange peel and hibiscus infusion. Then I got a blueberry nut food bar. Of course, hummus and babaganoush were purchased (essential vitamins for the Jody species). I also selected an organic zinfandel from Paso Robles. And finally, I went to the salad bar. I rarely do the whole foods salad bar because it is so expensive. And when I do, I pull a Reeves and only buy the light items. Well not this time. I went hog wild (all O-town slang I could think of to describe my actions was too raunchy for this blog). I got micro-greens, sprouts, red cabbage, chives, beets, sunflower seeds, currants, marinated mushrooms, marinated giant beans, roasted red onions, lentils, black quinoa, roasted sweet potatoes, grilled tofu and balsamic vinaigrette. It was the most amazing salad EVER. There is probably a lost book of the bible about this salad. It was $11.
I also got toilet paper (anticlimactic, sorry).
In retrospect, that's kind of a lot of stuff for $32. Respect, whole foods.
I promise more recipes and CSA adventures soon. Its good to be back :)