bok choy bolt

We planted some heirloom baby bok choy this fall - - - the seed packet said baby and they meant it!!!

So we didn't harvest it quick enough or plant enough of it to have a meal, so we let it bolt.  Aaron and I always enjoy seeing flowers in the fall and winter.  Here are the beautiful cluster of yellow flowers from the bolted baby bok choy.

I think that Aarons enjoyment of seeing flowers this time of year stems from the years he lived in Alaska.  When there are 24 hours of sunlight the pansies get HUGE!!!!

And I just love seeing the colors and shapes!

SIDE NOTE:
After greens (collards, lettuce, spinach, basil) bolt the leaves are way to bitter to munch on - I think its best to just leave the plant in place and admire.

Kosher Nation

Aaron and I heard Sue Fishkoff talk last night at the UNC Hillel.  (Thanks for the tip Emily)  She was brilliant, funny, and witty.  She engaged the audience of 50 people for over an hour.  Here is a link to her book - check it out.  And there is also Amazon.

http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780805242652

In this link it says, "She explains why 86 percent of the 11.2 million Americans who regularly buy kosher food are not observant Jews—they are Muslims, Seventh-day Adventists, vegetarians, people with food allergies, and consumers who pay top dollar for food they believe “answers to a higher authority.”

I can't wait to read it.