• Home
  • Blog
  • CBD
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter

Balancing Today

Learning To Balance It All

  • Ashley’s Life
  • Around DC
  • Motherhood
  • Self Care
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Fitness and Workouts
  • Weight Loss

in Cooking

CSA Week 1 – Egg and Avocado Salad

This week Neal and I got our first box of vegetables from our CSA!  I’ve been looking forward to this week ever since we signed up… I don’t know if I’ve ever been so pumped for produce!

Sandy Spring CSA Week 1

Our CSA runs from this week until the week of October 28, 2013.  For the next 24 weeks we’ll receive a 60% share of vegetables and a full share of fruits.  We’ll also get a dozen eggs every other week.

Sandy Spring CSA Week 1

This week we got a lot of GREEN!  Starting in the upper left hand corner and moving clockwise we have…

  • Spinach
  • Butter lettuce
  • Green leaf lettuce
  • Kale
  • Scallions
  • Bok Choy
  • Oregano (in the center)

Sandy Spring CSA Week 1

I’m just so excited to get new produce every week and to not have to pick it out!  To be able to eat seasonally really makes me happy and I’m grateful to be able to support local farms.

Sandy Spring CSA Week 1

I have a few ideas up my sleeve for the bok choy and the kale this weekend and hope to enjoy the other produce in lunches and various dinners.

Sandy Spring CSA Week 1

Last night for dinner I used some of the scallions and spinach from the CSA to make an egg and avocado salad sandwich.

  • 2 avocados
  • 4 hard boiled eggs
  • 2 diced scallions
  • 1 tbsp of light sour cream
  • 1 tbsp of lime juice
  • Tabasco (to taste)
  • Salt and pepper (to taste)

To start, I added 4 eggs to a pot of cold water.  I place the pot of the burner and bring it to a boil.  Once the water starts to boil I set the timer for 10 minutes.  Makes perfect hard boiled eggs every time!

While the eggs boiled I diced the avocado and added it to a small bowl.

egg and avocado salad

To the avocado I added the sour cream and lime juice.  Once the eggs had cooled I chopped them and added them and the scallions to the salad.

egg and avocado salad

Lastly I seasoned the salad with salt, pepper, and Tabasco to taste.

egg and avocado salad

I served the egg and avocado salad on Ezekiel bread and added a healthy bed of spinach to the sandwich.

egg and avocado salad

Egg and avocado salad is incredibly healthy (and tasty) and was a great way to start using some of the produce from our first CSA box.

egg and avocado salad

Have you ever signed up for a CSA or are you a part of one now?

If you live in the Charlottesville, Richmond, Williamsburg, NOVA, DC, and/or Baltimore areas and are interested in trying out a produce box without signing up for a full CSA program, be sure to check out Relay Foods! If you’re a first time Relay Foods customer, you can use this coupon code and receive $30 off your order of $50 or more!!  Love this deal!

Related Posts

  • Homemade Pico de GalloHomemade Pico de Gallo
  • Getting Creative with CSA IngredientsGetting Creative with CSA Ingredients
  • Kicking Off The Long WeekendKicking Off The Long Weekend
  • Tangy Tuna SaladTangy Tuna Salad
  • Healthy Bacon and Tomato QuicheHealthy Bacon and Tomato Quiche
« When You Don’t Plan Ahead
7 Week Challenge: Week 3 Weigh In »

let’s connect

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Categories

Archives

More about Ashley

I'm Ashley, a full-time working mom who lives in the Washington, DC area. Balancing Today is all about learning to balance family, work, wellness, and most of all, life's simple joys! Read More!

Let’s Connect

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Looking for something?

Some of my goals for this year included saving mon Some of my goals for this year included saving money, planning out dinners for the week ahead, and getting back to the simple things that spark joy. Tonight’s dinner was the perfect culmination of all 3 goals.  I loved BLTs growing up, they’re easy on our budget, and my family loved them! What’s a dinner from your childhood you remember fondly?
Has my life changed since I started using CBD??? 1 Has my life changed since I started using CBD??? 10000%! CBD gave me the head space, freedom from anxiety, and control back to be able to focus on ME!! Did taking CBD cause weight loss, no!, but with the absence of stress, anxiety, and pain from using CBD I could focus on my body, health, wellness, and fitness. CBD has been a big piece of my puzzle these past 10 months. This time last year I was miserable and now, I’m thriving!
The past month has been one of the most fulfilling The past month has been one of the most fulfilling months for me personally in who knows how long! On December 1, I took a leap and decided to start a business selling Green Compass CBD after 9 months of using CBD to reduce my anxiety, lessen feelings of panic, and to manage my stress and body aches/pain (and boy has it changed my days!!). 

Over the past 46 days I have made incredible new friends, have helped men and women start using an organic CBD they can trust, made enough money to pay for an Airbnb getaway for my family, and have seen first hand how many people out there just need help! 

Help with anxiety. Help with the burnout they’re experiencing. Help with being overwhelmed from this pandemic. Help with managing the feelings of stress from virtual learning and work. Help finding a way to make an extra income. Help with joint and muscle pain. And help with needing a community. 

If you’re wanting to know how CBD can help you, take a leap and send me a note! 

If you’re needing to make extra money and don’t know where to start, let’s talk! 

I hope that all of my friends and followers here on IG know I’m an open book and love helping people reach their goals! If you’re even just a little curious about CBD or Green Compass, I’m here for you!
Start a side business for YOU! Start a side busin Start a side business for YOU! Start a side  business to invest in YOURSELF! Start a side business to make YOUR own money! Start a side business because YOU want the joy that comes from helping others! 

Investing in yourself and joining Green Compass could truly be the best decision you ever make for yourself. Is it normal to be scared, nervous, and even insecure before starting a side business? 100%! What I can reassure you is that I’m going to help you every step of the way! You will have a mentor, a friend, a business partner, and a cheerleader from the moment you message me! 

If additional income would help you, let’s talk. If a community of friends would help you, let’s talk. 

Take a leap! I’m here for YOU!!
One thing on my heart is to start each week with a One thing on my heart is to start each week with a reading. To take a few moments to sit, to take weight off my shoulders, and to focus on my root, heart, and crown. 

Crown Card (top) represents the part of me that wants to reach beyond myself. It can give you an idea of how to serve others✨The Stone - “The stone tethers us to Earth, helping to ground and connect us to stillness, quiet, and peace. 

Heart Card (middle) represents what is currently residing in my heart and tells of deep longing, calling, or conflict✨The Prayer - “Prayer leads us beyond our ego. We are in a state of prayer any time we are not the center of our own thoughts.”

Root Card (bottom) represents my grounding and current state✨The Shaman - “This card reminds us that the force of healing is ultimately not our own. We must shape it and share it with the world.”
Starting the week off with some fresh flowers. The Starting the week off with some fresh flowers. They bring me joy, make me happy, and bring life to my desk. Is there something you do for your work space/home environment that brings you joy each week?
Today I created a vision board!! More on Balancing Today I created a vision board!! More on BalancingToday.com
Woof, what a weird, sad, depressing, and confusing Woof, what a weird, sad, depressing, and confusing first week of the year. 

To focus on the good, I took care of myself this week. I did multiple meditations, took time to be outside, made realistic to do lists, established boundaries to give myself space, celebrated my daughter’s thriving in their first week back to virtual learning post break, and focused on the things I love. 

One moment I treasure each work day are those first 15 minutes. I look out the window, drink my coffee, and make a list of everything on my mind (Brain Dump). It gives me clarity, focus, and just a moment for ME. Before meetings, before projects, before serving others, I take a moment for ME! 

What did you do for YOU this week?
A quick walk between meetings on this “winter/no A quick walk between meetings on this “winter/not winter” day. Who else is ready for snow!?!
One thing on my heart is to start each week with a One thing on my heart is to start each week with a reading. To take a few moments to sit, to take weight off my shoulders, and to focus on my root, heart, and crown. 

Crown Card (top) represents the part of me that wants to reach beyond myself. It can give you an idea of how to serve others✨The Desert - embrace discomfort to tap into potential energy. 

Heart Card (middle) represents what is currently residing in my heart and tells of deep longing, calling, or conflict✨The Flame - A desire to reignite a fire inside no matter how harshly the winds blow.

Root Card (bottom) represents my grounding and current state✨The Hunter - Focused and energized. On a mission!

Copyright © 2017 · Balancing Today is running the Genesis Framework using the Market theme and is powered by Accelerated WP.