Even though this morning’s walk to the gym required a long-sleeved shirt, we haven’t given up on summer just yet. And neither has our local farm share. In fact, the CSA seems to have finally hit its stride.
On Saturday morning, I came home with more vegetables than any other distribution this summer. In order to figure out what to do with them all, I had to lay the bounty out on our picnic table to take inventory.
After racing at the HyVee Triathlon last year, I knew the odds of finding healthy, gluten-free meals in downtown Des Moines were slim. The few restaurants within walking distance of my hotel catered to the 9 to 5 crowd and were closed on weekends. I subsisted on the free hotel breakfast and a jar of peanut butter. 
As I mentioned yesterday, last night we hosted a second year anniversary party for two of our friends. After a LONG day spent at the Mohonk Preserve - rock climbing for some, trail running for others - we came back to RL to a feast fit for hungry athletes
