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scroll all the way down for recipes for all sorts of veggies, A-Z.

i want this book but so far it is only available in the UK. boo.

I went to the gym and did 30 minutes on the bike. I will try the elliptical next time. I have to be careful because I have bad knees, so running is completely out. boo.

I eat way too many carbs. Rarely do I get vegetables or fruit, unless it is part of a recipe for dinner. Today I went to the grocery and only bought fruits and vegetables (and that new V8 fusion stuff that is a serving of both fruits and veggies, looked tasty).

I read an article that said beets are a superfood, and I should be eating them. I have always shied away from them with the assumption that they are bitter.

The are NOT. In fact, they are super sweet! I grated some fresh beet onto my salad (romaine, radishes and beets). I bought lots of lettuce to keep myself eating salads more often.

Now that I know I like beets - anyone have any beet recipes to share with me? Favorite ways to eat them? I kept the stems and the leaves, what should I do with those?

I also learned that lemon juice will remove the stain from your hands if you are cutting them.

I think I am going to pick out one new produce item each time I go to the grocery as a challenge to myself.

I'll be there! :)

David Sedaris is #1 for non-fiction on the NYT list for When You Are Engulfed In Flames.

I cannot wait to read it. I should go buy it, but I have a just a few books ahead on the docket (I am ALMOST finished with Pillars of the Earth, which just dragged for the first, oh, 600 of 900 pages.)

What are YOU reading?

One had spread across nearly 6 square miles by early Sunday after starting the previous afternoon in Napa County and quickly moving into a mostly rural area of Solano County.

The fire threatened more than 100 buildings as it fed on grassy woodland about 40 miles southwest of Sacramento, said Roger Archey, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.

It was 10 percent contained Sunday morning and had destroyed one home, Archey said. Evacuations were ordered for some residents, said agency spokeswoman Nancy Carniglia.

We saw this yesterday after a day in Napa, as we headed back to Suisun City to drop our friends home. The setting sun was red and the smoke was so thick that the sky really looked apocalyptic. Today everything in Vacaville is very smoky and hazy.  Hopefully they get this one contained soon.