Insect Encounters

Anyone who knows me will tell you, I'm not an outdoorsy girl. Don't get me wrong. I absolutely believe we should do everything we can to conserve our resources and preserve our natural habitats. I am fully committed to doing my part, but that doesn't mean that I have to enjoy spending extended periods of time in the great outdoors. I don't like dirt, and, most of all, I don't like insects. So, when an enormous grub fell out of the farm share corn that I was shucking last night and into my hands, I was pretty horrified. I started to rethink my enthusiasm for farm produce before I got to thinking about the alternative - cooking with conventional fruit and vegetables, many of which are likely to have been genetically modified and saturated in toxic pesticide. All things considered, I guess the occasional insect encounter is a fair price to pay for produce that is grown the way it should be. Nonetheless, the trusty kitchen tongs have become my new favorite tool. Anything leafy that comes our way will first be inspected using those... at least for a while.