How would it be?

In Northern Michigan, during the spring, sugar maples are tapped
to make syrup. These jars are examples of different grades of maple syrup.  

Beet, Avocado, and Greens
I have eaten this every day for lunch for the last week and love it more each day I eat it.  Make sure you prepare the beet slaw ahead of time, then add to your salad each day!

Beet slaw (combine together):
   4 pickled beets, thinly sliced
   4 stalks celery, thinly sliced
   1 cucumber, seeded and thinly sliced
   2 scallion greens, thinly sliced

Each salad:
   1 cup packed greens (arugula, spinach, romaine, or escarole)
   2 TBSP olive oil
   2 TBSP lemon juice
   Coarse sea salt and freshly ground pepper
   1/2 avocado, diced
   3 TBSP sunflower seeds, toasted

Prepare the greens, then toss with 1/2 cup slaw.  Enjoy!



     "Secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square.... The majority of great reformers in American history.... were not only motivated by faith, but repeatedly used religious language to argue for their cause."
                                                                                      - President Barack Obama


     How would it be 
     if just for today
     we thought less about contests and rivalries,
     profits and politics,
     winners and sinners,
     and more about 
     helping and giving,
     mending and blending,
     reaching out 
     and pitching in?


     How would it be?
               
                  -Anonymous