Everyone suffers at least one bad betrayal in their lifetime. It’s what unites us. The trick is not to let it destroy your trust in others when that happens. Don’t let them take that from you.
–Sherrilyn Kenyon
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Paleo Wraps!
Last night I made veggie wraps using fresh veggies from the garden right off the vine and our paleo Wraps! Fortunately Seth and I live in San Diego, where we can venture over to La Jolla and buy paleo products at The Julian Bakery (which we do after a yummy breakfast on the coast) 🙂 The last time I was in their La Jolla Bakery it had been redone, and was filled with paleo products, books, resources, foods, etc.!
I really liked the wraps. They’re only 70 calories (if you count), high in dietary fiber, and nothing but coconut. They had a very slight coconut flavor, every now and then depending on the bite, but not always. I was most impressed with how sturdy they were. I filled them with a moist summer vegetable mixture that I thought for sure would make them tear easy, or get soggy-not so. They never broke, even by the time I got to the third one. A bonus for me is that they’re non-gmo and vegan (yay for clean food!).
I don’t really miss tortillas, but every now and then I want a burrito, enchilada, or even just a wrap with meat/veggies. I will definitely use these again, and really the opportunities for fillings are endless! 
Urban Garden Update!
I haven’t posted about my garden in a while, but we’re still trucking right along and I’m almost to the point of permanently stained neon green fingertips 🙂 Seth and I just staked again with 8ft stakes and trellises, because the tomatoes are out of control:
I haven’t had a lot of difficulty this year with snails and slugs, aphids or tomato worms, which is great! Partially due to the lack of moisture here in San Diego (it’s extremely dry this summer), but also because I began spraying with neem oil and BT at the very first signs. I am still struggling a little to combat blight organically, especially on the Roma. Still, nothing relaxes me like gardening does (guaranteed blood sugar drop):
I have noticed grasshoppers for the first time-and they’re HUGE (they particularly like the catnip). They don’t seem to be doing much damage…so I guess I’ll just be thankful for that at this point. I’ve also found quite a few ladybugs, which I love, and could also be contributing to the lack of aphids.
I’ve been harvesting zucchini and cucumbers for about 6 weeks or so, and still going strong. The tomatoes are really coming into season now and last night I harvested Cherry, Roma, Yellow Pear, and the large San Diego and Beefsteak are just about there. I can’t wait for BLTs on Paleo Bread! Food truly is beautiful-notice the rich color as compared with commercially grown produce:
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The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.
–Elbert Hubbard
Cotreated Seafood
This past weekend I was perusing the seafood at the commissary-sometimes they have great seafood, but not always. I saw there was some great looking ahi, so I approached it and grabbed it to take a look. I noticed the words “cotreated pf wild.” My first thought was probably not as “wild” if it’s treated? I have never heard this, so I asked the seafood guys who were making their delivery right then, they had no idea, said they’d never heard of it before either (amazing just how out of touch we are with food in this country).
I know longer buy food unless I know what it is, what’s in it, where it came from and if I’m comfortable with it (I try my best anyway). So, I put the cotreated seafood back and did what I usually do, started googling in the aisle to investigate further. After reading, I passed on the ahi. I need to do more research because I honestly don’t know what the labeling requirements are for cotreated seafood in the US. I did read that it’s banned in Japan, Europe and Canada-shocker. Apparently it’s a fairly common practice to gas brown seafood with carbon monoxide to make it look lively again. Joy!
Read more here: Pink doesn’t always Mean Fresh
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