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| Water Spinach |
Today, I went to the office and, during my morning break, I went to the bank and to the farmers market. I made a stop at the bakery stall and bought two croissants ($1.75 each), one for me and one for daughter. Then, I stopped by the Asian vegetables stall and bought a bunch of water spinach ($1.50). Water spinach is a leafy vegetable that is usually sauted and served with rice and curries. I plan to cook it for Friday night's dinner.
Daughter met up with one of her friends (friends since middle school) and they went out for sushi in the afternoon. She and her friend came home soon after I got home and her friend went through my button box to get some buttons for a costume she was sewing. I have a collection of buttons my mother and I have bought on sale, over the years. There used to be a clearance bin full of buttons selling for 10 cents a card at the fabric store. We used to pick up 10 or 20 cards of buttons for a dollar or two and have them on hand. We'd rarely pay full price for buttons.
Today, I am grateful for:
- Another, air conditioned day at the office
- Farmers markets
- Homemade strawberry jam to spread on my homemade bread
- Daughter's good friends
- Helpful colleagues at work
How was your Thursday? Have you tried water spinach?
We've spent the evening relaxing and talking.
Proud you two are having such a good week.
ReplyDeleteI have never had water spinach/only regular spinach... Which we love.
I love farmers markets too. I went and bought 8 zucchini to grate up and put in the freezer [for making breads]. Our squash plants died this year, as we had too much rain on them.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Judy, good idea to get the zucchini and grate it for freezing. Sorry your squash plants died. Hope you have a lovely weekend, too.
DeleteI miss being able to find interesting and inexpensive cards of buttons! My mother and grandmother both sewed and I always enjoyed looking through the button container. My favorite was a clear plastic button that appeared to be filled with multicolored shiny stars. Very fond memories. Thanks for reminding me of that, Bless!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Carolyn, glad I reminded you of it. :)
DeleteWhat an interesting vegetable. I'll check to see if any of our grocery stores stock it. What spices do you use when you cook it, Bless?
ReplyDeleteIf there are any Asian grocery stores in your area ask if they have kangkung. That's what we call it. I just saute it with a little garlic, salt, chili flakes, and soy sauce.
DeleteThanks! Sounds yummy. :)
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