We Like Grass

By Tamika Whitenack I am just really, really amused by the amount of food that I have at the moment, so I am going to give you a full inventory. I did not spend a penny of my own money to obtain any of it. 1 futsu squash 2 delicata squash Assorted green tomatoes Assorted red tomatoes 3 lemons 4 cups of cooked chickpeas 1 cup white beans 3 bunches of cilantro A bag of shredded carrots and a few grape tomatoes Radish greens 1 beet A lot of pluots/plums Some apples A pear or two Some Cabot cheddar Some parmesan Balsamic vinagrette Assorted spices 5 cloves of garlic Butter 2 cups of hummus 2 cups of better hummus some tabbouleh 2 cups of greek yogurt a container of cream cheese 3 roasted sweet potatoes 3 cups of cooked peas 1 eggplant 1 bell pepper 1 cucumber a small head of cabbage some tofu 4 eggs some tomato paste a bit of assorted salad mix And that is not even accounting for my baking supplies, snack collection, and stash of dark chocolate!! ...

By Tamika Whitenack Three weeks into the semester, and I still haven’t blogged! What a hiatus. The explanation is that I have been caught up in a whirlwind of activities and busy weekends, but I will do my best to include everything in this blog post. Although it took me a couple weeks to adjust back to the Vassar pace of life and mindset for doing schoolwork, I’m quite pleased to be back at school and enjoying everything now. I spent Thursday afternoon watching my Spanish telenovela Velvet and baking for the Climate Strike on Friday, and I was just so happy! I also got a lot of compliments on my outfit that day, which was a good confidence booster hehe. Where to start? I suppose the main reason I am at Vassar is for school, so I’ll share about classes. I have 4 this semester and really enjoy all of them. My Intro to Special Education class is allowing me to engage more with disability studies work, which is something I haven’t thought about too much but am grow...