Leaf crazy and Rule #23

This past week we had leaves everyday....chard, kale, various types of lettuce, arugula, spinach, etc. etc. We added leaves to things we would normally not just to make this goal and everything turned out to be very tasty. In terms of the eating mostly plants part of the rule.....we were pretty good about this too. I thought I was going to have to take back the part about this being hard for Ryan because we ended up cooking ZERO meat this week. However, when we went to our friend's pool party with spicy black bean garden burgers in hand, Ryan ended up backing out and eating a beef burger and hot dog. To his credit he also loaded the burger up with veggies and had two salads so all in all I am not complaining. He impressed me. See some of our leaf pictures below.

This next week the rule is pretty similar to last week's: Rule 23: Treat meat as a flavoring or special occasion food. This means we will not eat any meat as a main course unless a special occasion arises. The only special occasion I can anticipate would take place at Ryan's parent's house this weekend, as they are known to cook amazing dinners with locally farmed meat (Ryan's step-mom has a fantastic rule where she only eats meat if she knows where it came from).

One of our many salads this week.....


We never figured out what the darker leaf was in this picture--it was really stringy, bitter, and I almost wondered if I was supposed to cook it before eating.




Ryan's veggie quiche complete with spinach leaves


When we went to my mom's for brunch she used one of my favorite leaves (arugula) to make savory crepes. They were amazing.