It has truly been a long time.

I would like to take this blog in a new direction as I try to do the same in my life.

In the past my husband and I have spent quite a few $$ on books about living more sustainably and eating well. I am definitely at a point where I know I need to crack those spines and make a few changes.

We are currently environmentally savvy enough to recycle, use reusable containers, and buy locally produced food. However, I know there are places that I can improve upon. And this improvement can definitely be applied to our diets as well. Overall, we are relatively healthy eaters, but eating out is a weakness we face. I am a little sheepish to admit that we were buying pizza or other fast food almost twice every ten days. In fact our online budgeting tool allocates almost $600. to restaurants and fast food. It's shocking!

Luckily, two weeks ago our pre-school requested that students start packing their lunches. This request coincided with me watching the entire season of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. Since then I have made an effort to make home-made meals from the whole foods we were already buying at the Farmer's Market and grocery store. Honestly, all that eating out is a waste of resources. So far, I have successfully prepared 10 meals in a row and also portioned off some to fill my children's lunch boxes each day.

I guess the focus of my blog, for now, is to keep on track with healthy meals prepared in my kitchen and to explore all of the resources my husband and I have accrued throughout the past several years and put those suggestions into use.

P.s. Tonight I am serving a marinara sauce over locally made pasta. I hope to start sharing recipes and photos soon.