Hey, have you noticed organic apples have been super hard to find?
I have.
I don’t buy all organic because I’m not fancy (or rich) but I do try to buy a few specific things that I eat a lot AND eat the outside of (skin) organic. My list includes apples and grapes. Beyond that I buy organic if it’s close in price to conventional. And/or if I’m feeling particularly smug that week.
Anyway.
I haven’t been able to find organic apples and was informed by a little note at Whole Foods that organic has been hard to come by for farming reasons and the organics we can get are from farther than usual. So, now ya know.
Today I have a fun announcement about Meatless Monday!
But first, here is my girl’s night Meatless Monday Costco haul. I’m having the girls over and am in charge of dinner (we take turns). I don’t have the time to cook something legit today so I am throwing together a vegetarian spread.
I mixed up the salad. Cut up the watermelon. Added beans to the quinoa and kale. Put out carrots and chips. Done and done.
Related: I am going on a fun trip with Sabra salsa this week! Stay tuned for me winning a salsa eating while salsa dancing contest*.
*That’s not on the itinerary yet, but I’m hoping I can convince them…
And in fun Meatless Monday Mexican Monican news…
My Chili Relleno Casserole recipe is going to be in the next Meatless Monday cookbook! I’m pretty excited about that 
Question: What are you eating for dinner?
I live it Washington state (<– most apples in the country are grown here) and it's just not apple season yet! Duh. Give it a month or so, otherwise you're likely getting them from China and that's just gross and unsustainable.
you never fail to amuse Monica! I am having stir fried tofu with lots of veggies tonight on top of quinoa-one of my fave easy dishes.
Yum! Can’t wait to see that recipe, it looks delicious. I keep trying to institute meatless Mondays but the man in the house isn’t a huge fan. Maybe I just need better recipes! We did actually have accidental meatless Sunday since he cooked some mushroom ravioli I had picked up and we didn’t go to the grocery store to get any meat to go with it (secret win!).
Also, never tried Sabra salsa! I didn’t even know it existed. But I’m a huge fan of their hummus so maybe I’ll branch out!
Dinner was a giant salad with hard boiled eggs and buffalo sauce. I can’t enough of eggs or salad these days. Who needs variety?
Congrats on being in the cookbook! That’s awesome!
ahhhh Late July chips do not stand a chanceeee with me. i need to never buy them again, i love them so much and have zero portion control!
I’m addicted to avocados and I saw the same sign at Whole Foods this past weekend. I’m with you – I will buy organic if the price is right and if I eat a lot of them. Enjoy your trip with Sabra – sounds like fun, even if there isn’t the dancing on the itinerary (yet). 🙂
That spread looks great! I made a pork fried rice for dinner last night.
I have been on the lookout for organic Granny Smith apples for WEEKS!! Thanks for the info!
I’ve never seen the pine nut hummus! That looks SO yummy!
I was on a plane and had a protein box I got at the airport. Hard boiled egg, cheese, almonds and grapes.
Oh man, where did you find the quinoa and kale? Is it in the freezer section??
Yes! Freezer section AND on sale right now.
That is so awesome!! Congratulations!!
Thanks Livi 🙂
we ended up eating meatless because the meat wasn’t thawed, so we had eggs
That works 🙂 and I totally love eggs every time of the day.
I made the most awesome tuna casserole. It was fairly light and I packed in tons of veggies, broccoli and cauliflower. Soo Good!
I’m not as fussy about organic as I probably should be but I try to buy organic if it’s food that has a lot of water and grows near the ground – like strawberries – cos they’ll absorb more from the soil. Buuuuut sometimes it’s just too expensive or difficult… oh well. Dinner tonight will be veggie burgers – although I fail at Meatless Monday anyway cos I’ve got a chicken wrap for lunch…. oops :/
I did that too today – had chicken on my salad because it was leftovers from yesterday 🙂
The best fruits to but organic are the ones that you eat the skin on 🙂
Agree!
Congrats on your recipe-celebrity, and have a blast at salsa-tropolis. I’m picturing Willie Wonka’s Chocolate factory, with a chunky river of salsa flowing down a moutain of hummus among jalapeño trees. The Oompa Loompas are all spicy salsa dancers. I want to move there.
Dinner tonight will probably be a salad as big as my face, some leftover gazpacho, and a turkey burger. I always buy organic, because my hippy-dippy upbringing runs deep.
Ha! I will definitely swim in the salsa river if there is one…
You made a good point about organics–often you have to buy sourced from really far away. I generally try to buy local when I can, even if it’s not organic. I keep asking myself what’s for dinner because I have no idea! I am very excited to try out your chile relleno casserole–chiles rellenos are one of my very favorite dishes! Do you think it would work to use fresh poblano peppers?
I think you might have to chop ’em super small and/or cook them a little on the stove first to get the flavor out 🙂 The ones in the can are soft and in juice and the baking just makes it firm, doesn’t really cook them.
Love all the vegetarian fare! It was Gardein crispy tenders here tonight. YUM!
The boyfriend made dinner tonight! We had grilled chicken, bean salad with greens and garlic bread. I love that he loves to cook. 🙂
I pay way less attention to organic food than I probably should. Generally price wins me over.
Lucky! I love when someone else cooks for me… that’s why I go to my mom’s so much 🙂