For me, I am discovering that having a happy belly is pretty darn important. I think of the saying "happy wife, happy life" (which I am ashamed to admit makes me think of Joe Gudice on RHNJ) and I think for me that saying is true for me and my belly.
Happy belly, happy life. If I'm treating my belly the right way, then everything else seems to flow the way it should. It's a work in progress for sure - the fact that I attacked the chocolate covered almonds I keep stashed in the pantry earlier today attests to that. But, I'm rediscovering my love and interest in food.
This time of the year, it's so much easier to have a love for local, fresh food. And, I'm lucky because where I live there's an abundance of it. But, the more I eat "real" food the better I feel.
Last weekend I went a little crazy at the Roanoke Farmer's Market and "may" have overbought peaches. Yesterday I realized how bruised and overripe they were getting. I made my first ever peach salsa, and I think it's something I could very easily live on for quite a while before I get sick of it.
It was super easy to make too. I peeled the peaches I had left - they were so ripe the skins pretty much fell off. Also, they were cling free, so getting them off their stones didn't take any work. I chopped them up, chopped up a red bell pepper, a green onion, some cilantro, one hot pepper and threw all that in a bowl. I squeezed on some lime juice - and voila! Yummy and awesome salsa.
It was a happy belly night last night!
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