My Cute little pepper fell off the plant in our last storm..... And it was starting to look hopeless that any others would pop out of their flowers......But look who showed up today...
3 Little Peppers.. For some reason they just aren't as cute as the first one, but they do look tasty....
Grow little peppers GROW!!!
Well today was just one of Surprises...
I'm not sure why, but that was actually pretty funny. Especially when he said "That's not mine"...
<Ummm, well then someone else must be driving your car Bud.....Here are the pictures.....>
"Yeah well, the pictures show my brakes... I stopped before turning right"....
<Yes, but the video shows you didn't stop long enough>...
"There's a Video"...
<YUP, let me show it to you!!!>
Can you tell I'm anti-butterfly today?And...... I came home to little baby tomatoes growing in my basement. They finally popped out of the flowers and are soooooooooooo Cute! Can a tomato be cute? Not Bob the Tomato, but just a regular one?
Maybe I should call him Bob...
And this little Pepper just gets cuter every day. I'm not sure I will be able to eat it... It is just so darn cute! It has a lot of siblings today too. They all poked their little heads out! This one is by far the leader of the pack. It even points like an arrow straight to my kitchen!
A Day of Surprises Alright! Some good, Some not so good, and Some that I WILL MAKE GOOD!
Because when life gives you Lemons... Make a Sweet Green Smoothie!
Good Night! *smile*
While I'm still eating a lot more raw food then the average bear, my time to prep the food has been limited.
Which means my variety, has been limited.... And that means my food choices have not been the best.
But this week, I'm making a conscious effort to try new things again, as well as get my greens!!
So here are the events of this day:
Morning Green Goodness:
Spinach, Kale, Avocado, Celery Root, Banana, Fresh Coconut Chunks, Apple, Peach, Kiwi, Coconut Water and Ice...
Peach Goodness - Organic Peaches from the Farmer's Market... I do love Farmer's Market Season... especially when I can find peaches.
Awesome Salad Goodness:
Romaine, Kale, Carrots, Cucumbers, Sunflower Seeds, Sprouts, & Avocado Dressing.
My first batch of home grown sprouts are finished.. Veg said they taste like dirt.
But I kind of like them..And when thrown in his stir fry, he won't know the difference. As for me and Hubs. We'll eat them raw on our salads and by the handful.
Sprouts are Good for ya! Or so I've been told.
Here is the Salad dressing I concocted today:
1/2 Avocado guts mashed, then mixed with a little olive oil, a little lemon juice, dash of Agave Nectar, sprinkle of Garlic Salt and some fresh chopped basil from my Deck Garden.
Do you see the GREEN Theme today???
Now these are NOT Green, but look what Hubby harvested from the real garden this week:
Anyone need some potatoes?
<NO MOM - I won't eat those raw! *smile*>
After all that Goodness, I accepted an Anniversary Dinner Invitation from my Hubby and our Kiddo...
That nice Dinner date consisted of Veggie Fajitas (not raw) and a shared Vegan Brownie for dessert.
It was a GooooooooD Food day!!
As for the Anniversary.. It is #19, Which is just CRAZY Talk... Just Crazy!
I can't believe I've been married to this Wonderful, Funny, Annoying, Sweet, Aggravating, Loving, Strong, Silly, Caring Goofball for 19 Years... Wow... I usually reflect on our anniversary and leave a nice blog post with all of that reflecting.. but for some reason... This year, I'm just saying WOW!
So I'll leave you with that! Some Green Goodness and WOW!
When I left on Sunday, we had no Veggies in the garden.. (except for tiny potatoes) I came back 4.5 days later to find these... lots of cute little beans:
And a teeny tiny pepper growing on the pepper plant... can you see it?
My Basil, was almost out of leaves when I left. But now it is full again:
And the Tomato Plants in the basement have gone crazy (about to flower even):
While everything was doing so well on the growing frontier.... I decided to try sprouts....Mung Sprouts to be Exact... Mung Sprouts in a bag...
I started them last night, and look how cute they are already... See its little baby tail?
Good Night Sprouts... I'll rinse you again tomorrow....
<Insert Veg saying "Mom, you are so weird"> .... Yes, Yes I am!
Last but certainly not least... We tried a Coconut today. A real one... The kind with fuzz that you have to crack open....
<Insert Veg saying "Mom, Why are you taking pictures of a coconut, you are so weird">.... Yes, we've established I'm weird.
Thankfully, I have a man with some Big Muscles.... Look at those arms, will ya?
(they aren't really sunburned, not sure why it looks like that)
Hello Yummy Coconut...
I thought we were done.... But NOPE.. This thing was a PAIN... Hubby put in place a new Veg-House policy...
----NO MORE COCONUTS----
He chopped and peeled... Such a nice Hubby!
Oh, but those little chunks were tasty..Hubby thought so too..
And all of these went in the fridge for something yummy tomorrow.
Not sure what just yet, but I can tell you, it will be Yummy!
And we all sipped some of the inside Juice of this bad boy:
It was quite tasty!
OOH OH OH.. and you thought I was done... One more thing... Have you ever cut open a watermelon, set on its side, and just looked at the image.... Or do only I do that? (Don't answer)
Lately I've seen hearts, butterflies, and today, this Beautiful Floral design:
If you haven't ever taken a peak, you should... Insides of watermelons are quite pretty... AND TASTY TOO....
OH MY YUM!!
OK, really done now... Have a Happy Saturday!
Believe it or not, "I" was not the person that HAD to peak under the ground this year... Hubby couldn't wait any longer and had to see what the potatoes looked like...
I now introduce you to our first Garden Potato:
Yup - the size of a quarter... Really! Isn't it so cute?? *smile*
I have Tomato Plants growing in my basement.... We finally retired the Lettuce plants as they reached maturity. We had lettuce for about 5 months though. That Aerogarden thing-a-majig is quite cool.
And that picture was taken with my new camera.... WHY do I have a new camera????
Because we were at Veg's last day of school performance..... I turned on my camera, and nothing... Nada... ZIP!!! Showed up in the screen. It seemed to take pictures but the screen was fried. I couldn't adjust settings, didn't know if I was zoomed, didn't know if the pictures took... I was in camera crisis mode!
I can't complain really... This camera has been used just about every day for several years. It has been a good little friend and helped record every event in Veg's young life... Alas, it died!
RIP little camera buddy:
So now I have a new camera....like this one.... For some reason, getting a new camera should excite me, but I guess, I'm just kind of blah about the whole thing. It wasn't something I planned to spend money on. At the same time, I'm not sure I can go a day without a camera....
As I told my oldest friend once... if there is not a picture in my album, then it DID NOT happen! haha...
Speaking of Money, I took the Pup to Vet today for his check up and they said he was Fine.... No damage from the toxic foods. His ear Hematoma will go away on its own and they will grant my wishes of no surgery.....
They also checked all his lumps and bumps, and they are all fatty deposits or tags that don't need to be removed. The new big one was a concern, so they did a little investigative thing with syringe and microscope. But said all was fine.... Thankfully they didn't charge us for this part... I do like our Vet.
Sadly, I realized my best canine companion EVER is 11 years old.... when did he get that old? I can't believe that.
As for the Vegman...... School is over, his "production" was grand. (except for at 7:30 this morning when he said... "OH MOM, I need green pants for the show today"....... Ummmm, could you have told me that yesterday, last week, maybe? Just sayin???
The kids all did so great (even without green pants)! And then school was over...He was fine when we left.... NO TEARS! He was really OK.... We had a great day, granting all his wishes for his last day of school. We went to eat, he got a book.... the list goes on...
And then about 9:30 tonight, he just started the waterworks.... realizing he wouldn't be going to school in the morning. I mean he was BooHooing!! This is the first year that he really "gets" how long 2 1/2 months can be. And that when some kids leave the school, they don't come back, etc.
He also did sooooo much this year academically and didn't want to stop the things he was working on. Told me that he loves his school, and would go every day if he could.
A little part of me was really happy to hear that. But another part of me ached for him. Even a Green Smoothie can't fix this little heart... The girl he plans to marry won't be back next year. And we also found his best school male friend won't be back either.... Of course he didn't want to talk about it all day.
But at 9:30 it all came out..... (not sure where he gets that from Mom..ha!)
Anyway... we have lots of fun things planned this summer. And he'll get to see his friends as well. Everything will work out in a good way... I know that, as it always does!
Wow... another long post... busy day! *smile*
I found these two Beauties at the Farmer's Market today. Basil and Sweet Bell Pepper.
So I got to use my Compost for the first time.. hello, stinky compost dirt...
We planted the Pepper on the deck with some organic soil and our compost:
Here is an update on our real Outside Garden:
Those things going crazy, are potatoes... I think they were planted by Jack and the Beanstalk...
The things not going crazy are Beans, Carrots and Chard... Which is why I didn't put the Pepper down there. Anyone want some potatoes? I think we will have a bunch.... Seriously did NOT know they grew like this.
As for the Basil, we brought it inside to see how it will grow next to our tomatoes which are growing under the fancy Aerogarden light.
The little green pot is a Tomato Plant that Veg planted from seed on Earth Day. He didn't want to put it outside for fear of bugs and birds. So we decided to try growing it under the Aerogarden light. And it worked!!!
Now we are doing the same with the basil... If it gets droopy, I'll put it back outside though.
As for the Aerogarden, those little seedlings are also Tomatoes. We shall see how they all do.
So there ya have it... An indoor and outdoor garden at the Veg house... never thought it would happen, but it has... If I can keep everything alive, NOW, that will be the tricky part!
Hubby has been working really hard to keep our "crops" happy this year and it looks like the plants seem happy...
Supposedly when leaves from the Potatoes pop through, you are supposed to cover them back up... We did... And they keep playing Peek-a-boo..
Here they are today:
The Chard is getting taller each day and may just survive, compared to last time we tried that one:
The Garlic, will be touching the top of the fence at this rate... Of course I have no idea what is happening below the surface and I'm being patient... Really I am.... Promise....(Unlike last year)
And them Beans... I may get some Green Beans!!! Woohoooo!
No longer sprouts people... I'm Talking REAL LEAVES!.... Maybe, possibly, we'll get some goodness...
But even if we don't... The Farmer's Markets are coming to town...Only 2 more weeks till my favorite one opens! Yippeee!
Look Look... The Great 2010 Garden of Veg House Row.... Not really great, or row.... but it sounded good at the time of typing.
We have Potatoes, Carrots and Chard popping up..
Some Beans:
Some Garlic:
And A bunny that will probably eat every last bit of my Chard:
But the bunny is so cute, I can not care... He likes to hop to this little tree:
It does look awfully pretty this time of year...Could it be?? Could we have a Garden that actually produces a crop this year???
Oooh The anticipation!!!
Hubby spent several days last week volunteering on a farm.. While there, he learned lots about our own Garden and decided to give it another try.
This time we have Potatoes & Garlic from the Farm. Then Chard and Carrots from our last year's stash. I hope to get some Beans also.
The farm lady said we may or may not get the Garlic but wanted us to give it a try. The rest, has a better chance this year then last as she gave him some tips, including covering with leaves during a freeze. We shall see.
While at the farm on Saturday, we were shown how her carrots grow all winter long. She said you just have to cover them with leaves... I posted about how that would be nice to know for next year.
Then Sunday, I was standing out on the deck and noticed our garden was sort of covered with leaves that the trees had dropped, and I thought to myself.... "Hmm? Wonder if there are any carrots down there"
Guess what???
There were carrots... BIG FAT Carrots!! Left to become their own compost.. I had no idea... Most of their tops were gone, as you can tell, but look at that Orange Goodness!! (under all the clay, dirt and worms)
I still have yet to wash them real good... But how fun!! Who Knew they were growing in there all this time.
Something else I learned.... While at the farm.... RAISED BEDS ARE SO MUCH BETTER *smile*.... She plucked her carrots out with a little bit of black dirt, shwooped it off and rinse then eat....
OH NO, not my in ground garden... LOOK at the scrubbing that will take place to make these carrots edible....
But ALAS, Hubby wanted this kind of garden, so this kind of garden we shall have.... Even if Carrots are the only things that will grow *smile*
Continuing with the theme of 2010 of no plans... just doing and going.. I woke up this morning with a brilliant idea...
Wait a minute... back up.....>>>>> A couple years ago we went to a festival where we saw a local farm family with their animals and teachings....
Then Last year we saw the same couple at the Farmer's Market every weekend. We would buy their goodies, and one day grabbed a brochure.
Turns out they give tours and other fun things, but most people would go in the summer, when their gardens are actually in full bloom.
I however, woke up this morning with 20degree temps, flurries of snow, and middle of winter, decided it would be a GREAT idea to go to the farm for a tour.
The sweet kind lady obliged me with my last minute phone call, and off we went!!! Soooooo Glad we did this!
You see, they are a working farm with Chickens, Llamas, Rabbits, veggie gardens, fruit orchards and Honey bees. BUT..
They are all organic, self sustaining, and use or sell almost everything that comes from the farm. Even the Llama Poop.. Really! It makes for good soil apparently. They compost Everything with lots of compost beds. And spin their own yarn from the llama and rabbit fur. They also have Solar panels, and showed us how much coal is saved by using them.
Because it is an Organic Farm, they encourage good bugs and birds, so they plant things that attract them. And shared that info with us. But also have natural ways to discourage the critters they prefer to not have on their farm.
We saw everything from the animals, to the yarn being spun, a couple different wheels, what happens to the fur...to how the compost is turned and the worms that were busy working. We also got to feed the chickens, grab some of their eggs, fill their water buckets, give the Llamas treats, and take one of the Llamas for a walk.
The dogs on the farm were Hubby's favorite... And I think they liked him too...
We also saw how carrots will stay growing all year if covered with leaves... Sigh, wish I would have done that to ours. *smile* We learned about soil, compost, raised beds, rotating crops, and saw a new green house being built.
Such a great winter day of learning and fun....
Feeding the chickens..
Sweet little bunny face:
Taking a Llama for a walk... Much like a dog for a walk, only a lot bigger...
Yup, there are bees in there! (listen closely) Yeah, I didn't like this part so much :-)
But the Vegman was right in to the action.
You lookin' at me? I know you aren't lookin' at me!
Normally the llamas can roam in that big field, but they came up close for us to visit with them.
Next thing I knew, we were in there with them and they didn't care a bit.
Sometimes having no plans are the best kind!!!
I know you really don't care.. but I'm loving the lettuce pics :-)
Today's update is here... AND, I've been eating some, so this is picture, minus some pieces in my belly...
Each morning, I send Veg down to the "garden" for some lettuce that we add to our smoothies.
Probably the coolest gift from my MIL Ever... (shhhh, don't tell her)
Ok, this little indoor growing contraption has been pretty darn cool..
We started our Aerogarden with lettuce, and have about two dud pods that didn't grow..... But the rest are growing like crazy!!
This is what they looked like the first week:
And a couple weeks later, its a forest:
All I have to do is add water once in a while if it gets low, and the little timer doohicky lights up if I need to add nutrients or more water. Raise the lights when needed... Even I could make these grow!
If only we could get the garden outside to be this happy! :-)
Veg loves watching, and we come down to visit the plants everyday.... Our little lettuce forest is now a part of the family *smile*
I can't believe how fast this stuff is growing!! Still hasn't been a month.. and Look:
Look-see... we have lettuce! Its growing quite quickly...
In fact this picture was yesterday....
And this picture is today:
The other pods are about 1/2 this size.. but they will catch up, I think.
And I actually tried a piece today... Guess what? It tastes like Lettuce! :-)Very cool indeed! Lettuce is growing in my basement.... So Fun!
It's growing...
So I got one of these things from my In-laws for Christmas... I think my MIL figured, if I couldn't plant outside, maybe I'd have better luck with an "inside-do-everything-for-you-can't-mess-up" machine
Little does she know, I can still mess this up! But we are giving it a try, and supposedly in a few weeks, I will have Salad Greens....
Can she do it folks????
I didn't get Saturday Farmer's Market Pics of food, but our new try for the week was Butternut Squash.. We have decided that we like it in Smoothies, we like it Raw and cold, cut in to chunks.. (sorta crunchy, sorta Pumpkin flavor... kinda tasty) But only Hubby likes it in Dehydrated Chip form.
I also didn't do Sunday Fridge Picture, because there wasn't anything to show yesterday... BUT TODAY, I have a LOT TO SHOW... We were busy home bodies... I was busy.... and there was some Kitchen fun going on...
Mr. Vita-mix put on a great show and Mr. Dehydrator is still going strong... Veg said "I like Mr. Dehydrator, he gives us lots of good food"
I would have to agree....
And so here are a whole lot of photos.... Enjoy!
I call this one, The Berry Fruity Veggie Coconut Stay Healthy Smoothie...
It has Coconut Water and Coconut Shreds, Spinach, Banana, Elderberry, Echinacea, (flu is going around these parts, and we will avoid it.... yes we will, by golly by gosh)... Blueberries, strawberries, apples, grapes, peaches, Ice and Butternut Squash...
It was a Hit... Veg and I drank ours ALLL LLLLL up!
Mr. Vita-mix made me some Delicious Nut Butter... Almonds, Walnuts, and a dribble of Maple Syrup:
Thank you Mr. Vitamix... It will last me a little while too.... WooHoo!!
Mr. Vita-Mix also made some Banana Pudding (Veg's favorite)....
Bananas with a dribble of Vanilla and a tiny bit of lemon juice to keep the color.... In the fridge this went...
You may be able to tell a Banana theme today.... Here I am Pouring some Banana Popsicles... Thank you again Mr. Vita-mix... Very helpful!
And these babies went in the Freezer ....
I made Granola (again..) Note to self, don't add more peanut butter....Trying this made the results not so crunchy and way way way too crumbly.... Dear Self...Stick to the original Recipe!! OK Will Do!
But these are Still MIGHTY GOOD... just a little messy!
Next came some Breakfast Oat Cookies for Tomorrow, using my fresh nut butter, bananas, oats, cocoa, hemp seeds, and almonds....(I really want to eat mine now... but I shall wait)
Mr. Vita-Mix also made us some Coconut Bites... With Coconut Shreds, Walnuts, Macadamia Nuts and Dates.... OH MY YUM!!!
Mash it good Mr. Vita-Mix, I see my goop down there!
Thank You, Mr. Vita-Mix, that was perfect! And these were DELICIOUS!!!
Veg and Hubby liked them a little too much... next time I shall hide some for myself. *smile*
I put a couple on the dehydrator also to see if I could make cookies...
There was some cutting and freezing going on... Thank you Mr. Food Saver
Peaches, Bananas and Strawberries.... These will make their appearance in the form of Raw Vegan Ice Cream some day soon... Oooh Patience!
And some Cutting, cleaning, and Fridgerating.....
Did I mention that it was a busy Kitchen Day today??? We will eat GOoooood this week!
And now.... For Mr. Dehydrator...
Tray 1 - Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash chips:
And here they are all dried... They are good, but could use salt or something. Hubby liked them more then Veg and I did.
Trays 2, 3 and 4:
Peaches, Apples, Strawberries, Raspberries, some Coconut Cookies...
And Veg wanted to Experiment with a piece of watermelon and Grapes to see what they would do...
He ran down EVERY HOUR as the watermelon slowly frizzled up to a tiny piece of sponge.... It was quite fun... The Grapes surprised me though... Its been almost 12 hours and they've done Nothing!
The Strawberries and raspberries and everything else.... OH MY YUM!!!
Here are the Peaches and Apples:
Veg and I made some Trail Mix to grab during the week:
Cereal, pretzels, Macadamia, Walnuts, dried fruit, Dark Choco Chips and Granola...
Problem was... he grabbed a bunch today! So I had to refill it for the week....
And last picture of the day.... Garden Update:
Look how big the little baby Chard is getting...They are one week old now.... Soon they will be Walking and off to school... Or not... But they are almost big enough for me to thin already... And how will I ever choose who to keep and who to destroy.. Poor little Chard...
This Gardening is hard work...:-)
And so there ya have it.... A Monday Food Prep Day!! And a week full of eating to follow!!
Ooooh ... Happy Labor Day! :-) Hope it was a good Food day and everything day where ever you are!
Some strange things you may have seen if visiting my house yesterday:
Exhibit A - Why would a person have broken CD's hanging from their house?
Because, Mr. Wood Pecker is back and NOT happy about the paint color. He's already tried to remove said paint 3 times... Hubby has re-painted three times... Supposedly shiny CD's hanging from a house will make Mr. Wood Pecker stay away... We shall see!
Exhibit B - What is this glob of berry gunk stationed in front of my garage?
I suppose it is from a bird that really really likes berries.. Could it be Mr. Wood Pecker??....Do they eat berries? Sure, Peck at my house and poop on my driveway... he is not a nice bird! I never did like that cartoon!
Exhibit C - Sprouts... I HAVE SPROUTS.... I fixed my soil and planted on Saturday and have Sprouts by Wednesday... All the lettuce Rows have lots of sprouts. The Chard Rows only have 2 sprouts... but that's OK. As long as they don't turn out to be Buckwheat sprouts... pretty sure we can't get rid of that stuff... Phooey on Cover Crops.. note to self... no more buckwheat!
But I have sprouts and they are in the right rows, so I think I'm good!
Exhibit D - Veggie Plate! What Kid says "Mom, can I just have a plate of Vegetables for dinner?"
Well My Kid apparently... Still wonder where he came from:
Exhibit E: This blog... Where can you find Bird Poop, Sprouts and Vegetables in one place....
HERE! Thanks for stopping by! :-)
This is what the garden looked like originally when Hubby tilled in the cover crop for spring:
He did good last year by preparing the ground and planting a cover crop. Then tilled again in the spring and planted our seeds. Obviously not knowing what we were doing, he planted everything too early in the season. (still some frost) We also noticed a lot of rain water flowing through that probably washed some of our seeds out.
AND, we didn't add any conditioner or dirt to our Clay/rock mess... The only thing that grew out of 6 things were Carrots....
Fast forward to Saturday.... I finally found some Organic Soil and Conditioner that I liked. Brought home several bags and we "Worked" it in to the clay. manually tilling and turning....until it looked like this when we were done:
Much better... It actually looks like SOIL... The clay is still in there and so are the rocks, but I'm hoping the lettuce and chard I planted will give the soil a chance... And maybe pop up just enough leaves to eat... Maybe even a few smoothies worth... We shall see.
I was a little bit smarter then hubby by waiting till after a rain to "Work" the soil. Made the clay much easier to work with. And also because the moist new soil should make my seeds happy.... Granted I was covered in orange and my shoes will never be the same. But Maybe I will get something to grow and that would be really cool.
I even went out and watered my mud/dirt/clay pit twice since saturday as the sun dried it up pretty quick.
You'll notice the carrots are gone. Hubby yanked them ALL OUT... the ones that weren't big enough for us to eat, he threw to the yard for our bunny visitors. The rest I brought in and cleaned for the week.
See, I'm not the only impatient one in this house!
To the Left we have Mack Daddy Carrot, he's the biggest of the Garden batch so far... On the far right is Momma Carrot. She's been running marathons to get away from the Bunnies, and has curves to show for all her hard work.
The two chubby babies in the middle are the carrot top twins.. When I pulled one, the other popped out too. They just don't like being separated.
So our Garden may not have much, considering it is like 14FT square and nothing else survived, but these carrots sure do taste good (even if they are small) so I'm not complaining.
Is this Normal?
Our Second Sunflower to grow, bloom, and wilt.... Totally flower less, and ready for seed, blowing in the wind marilly waiting for the birds to come find her....
When suddenly we come home to find a baby.... popped out of the wilted sunflower... It bloomed... See?
Is that supposed to happen? Or should I just add this to the strange things that happen at my house list?
I caught this post from Crafty Crow which linked me to Urban Organica.... And then I stored that little creation in the back of mind.
When we came back from the beach with some perfect shells to make such a creation, I forgot where I found the posts, and couldn't find any plant people that would help me determine the right plants for the job. I thought I saw them at the farmers market, festival, nurseries, but they all told me
"No, these are out door plants and not what your needing"
Finally I found those posts , and they called for "Hen and Chicks" so while at the Farmers Market on Saturday, I saw them at our favorite organic herb booth, and they had them growing in a shoe... They are always so helpful, and gave me all the info I needed.
I let Veg choose which container we got, and the one he picked only had 3 little plants... so we made 3 shells.
Here are a couple of our creations:
Old CD case made a perfect stand and holder for our remaining shells.
So I'm not sure how long these things will live. My previous attempts at indoor plants have not gone well.
But for now they are pretty and cute and fun to make.
My thumb is becoming a little green.... Look we did it!!
Mr. Vita-Mix was busy first thing this morning.... It was Green smoothie time. Sadly I put too much iced goods and turned in to Ice Cream instead of Smoothie.
Me and Mr. Vita-Mix gotta have a talk. I haven't figured out the whole ratio thing yet and he's not really good at explaining.
But my Green Cream was quite Good!
So the day went on... we gave the machine a little break. UNTIL.. I went shopping and Hubby needed Some Coffee. He requested Organic this time, and I found some yummy smelling beans...
But in case your new to the coffee experience, you can't put Beans in the coffee maker or you may not get really good coffee....This is what Hubby said to me when I got home... "You bought the wrong kind, these are beans"....... Ah, but this is not the wrong kind.
It's Back to work for Mr. Vita-Mix... Chop Chop Grind...
Thank you Mr. Vita-Mix
And then it was time to make some of Green And Crunchy's Earth Balls.. But too much chocolate poured by mistake. I couldn't get it out... And decided to go through with my mess... which turned in to this brownie dough looking stuff.
Walnuts, Cocoa, Dates, Goji Berries... Mash, Chop, Yum...
And my new try for the week? Coconut Shreds.... Now we have macaroon tasting Brownie'ish Earth Balls:
And some plain brownie bites, is what I'm calling this batch:
By the way, making these would have taken 30 minutes with my old methods. Mr. Vita-Mix did the job in less then 1 minute!!!
I do love this machine!!
Oh... but he wasn't done yet! Dinner was yet to be served.
Thank you for mashing my Veggies Mr. Vita-Mix. Much obliged! And helpful, and Fast! A Raw Sauce was made for my not so raw noodles.
By the way.. the noodles are from Food for Life and I'm now hooked on their sprouted grain products...
The leaves you see are from my Basil plant. I haven't killed it yet!! Yippeee!
And speaking of not killing... look at my Aloe plant... it is very happy... I just have to get it a new pot. That is when the end is near. I have NEVER successfully moved a plant from one pot to another with out it shriveling up like a little prune.
But for now, she is quite happy... I shall call her a SHE because she keeps having babies. See the little pokers in the middle.. Neither of those were there when I got her. But out they poke... and they are full with the bestest of healing property juices.
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And Speaking of plants... and gardening... (wasn't really speaking of gardening, but now I am)... I was thinking of having Hubby Till up the dirt/clay (that doesn't have carrots in our garden), and try to plant some Fall Crops.
According to the little charts, If I plant them by mid August, I should have Greans by October... Now I just have to find some mature organic plants and/or seeds so I can plant them inside before mid August.
Can this work? Or am I wasting my time?? OK, don't answer that!! *smile*
There is a great farm near home that had lots of ripe produce for Picking... Apples, Peaches, Grapes, Blueberries, Blackberries....
But we got Nuthin' But Peaches and Apples...
Yup, we kept it simple... The basket was filled higher before taking this picture, but SOMEONE was dipping in to the peaches before I had a chance to snap the shot.
And these guys are getting ready to go in to the freezer for our Peach Ice Cream that I'm going to make tomorrow. Courtesy of Mr. Vita-Mix. ( I really need to give him a better name. I have a feeling I'll be spending a lot more time with him...)
