After urging everyone to get outside, take their own bag, and do something generally good for the planet yesterday, we feel compelled to report back.
It was a gorgeous day, literally scented with crab-apple blossoms. We walked (didn't drive!) to the (simply amazing) neighborhood café, which was giving away its (simply amazing) veggie burgers for free in honor of Earth Day.
We were heartily grateful, my dining companion and I, for this delicious way to celebrate the day. Their burgers are flame grilled, rich with beets, brown rice, and other crispy and chewy unidentifiable bits. We're working on that, but don't have a lot of hope of recreating the recipe! It's superb - really the best veggie burger we've ever had, and just as good as meat, in its own way.
So we went veggie for the day, and had a small breakfast and lunch, keeping it light.
Then we went off to Whole Foods (canvas Trader Joe's bags in tow!) and got into a long, long conversation with the fishmonger about Dover sole, gray sole, West Coast sole, and sole meuniere in general.
It was a lovely Earth Day, and we hope that you enjoyed the sunshine, good food, and the pleasure of living simply and attentively on the Earth yesterday and going forward as well.
Did you do anything special, and if so, how did you observe the day?
• Happy Earth Day 2008: Twelve Activities to Celebrate Earth
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i went veggie for the day. i had cereal for breakfast, carrot soup for lunch, and veggie tostadas for dinner. my husband grumbled a bit about the veggie tostadas, usually they have shredded chicken in them too, but i think he was pleasantly surprised.
overall i'm trying to cut down the amount of meat that we eat. it's expensive in so many ways.
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I too went veggie for the day - I normally eat just cereal and fruit for breakfast, but had leftover risotto and Greek strawberry yogurt for lunch, then made ziti with broccoli and ricotta for dinner. Hubby also made a face, but enjoyed the dinner after all! I also signed up to plant some sunflowers with my daughter and help count the honeybees - they need our help! The address below will tell you how to help the bees. I am not sure how to link it....
www.greatsunflower.org
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