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Plant Buying Day!
Apr 30th, 2010 by Ann

The community garden is well on its way!  We met earlier in the week to buy our seedlings.  We found some great plants…everything from jalapenos to potatoes to eggplant to onions to cucumbers to okra.  Plus several people in the group have seedlings of their own they will contribute to the garden.  From what it sounds like, we’ll have LOTS of tomatoes :)   We’re planting this Sunday afternoon so I’ll be sure to post pictures early next.  And keep your fingers crossed that the frost stays away!

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And two more things…Thanks Aunt Lori for my new cookbook :)   And finally I want to share my father-in-law’s dinner tonight…He wants a little blog love too :)

Oatastic
Apr 29th, 2010 by Ann

I’ve never really been a breakfast person.  Just ask my mom.  In high school, I remember having a quick glass of OJ and a granola bar before running out the door.  And I have never liked cereal!  I used to refuse to eat it but now tolerate it :)

Well, I’ve seen “overnight oats” on food blogs for quite a while and had never tried them.  When Kath made them earlier in the week, I decided I had to go for it!  I had oats at home and picked a few more ingredients at the grocery store including bulk organic cranberries, unsweetened organic coconut, and sliced almonds. 

So the basic premise is that you add equal parts oats, milk, and yogurt.  You mix it all together in a container and leave it in the refrigerator overnight. 

When you wake up…TA-DA!  Perfectly “cooked” oats.   Then you just add the toppings you want.  I used my local sourwood honey too!

It seriously tasted like ice cream…I’m not lying.  Try it.  You’ll love it!  And there is almost ZERO work involved.  Nothing like waking up in the morning and having breakfast already made :)

I forgot peanut butter the first time…a necessary addition for that little burst of protein :)   So when I saw this post, I knew I had the perfect thing:  an almost empty jar of pb!

So the next night, I added my oats, milk, and yogurt to the jar!  I also added a dash of cinnamon.  I went to bed excited to wake up the next morning :)

The following morning there was the perfect taste of pb…you’ll be surprised how much is left in there!  I could definitely taste it mixed in with all the other ingredients.  And trust me, the jar was clean when I finished :)

Sagey Zucchini
Apr 28th, 2010 by Ann

I wanted to fix a light and quick meal last night and remembered several recipes I’ve seen lately using both sage and zucchini.  Weird, huh?  I mean the combination!  Just Google it and see how many you come up with it!  Amazing!  Since I had never heard of using sage while cooking zucchini, I decided I was up for trying it!

I tore this recipe out of a May 2010 issue of Ladies’ Home Journal.  It was found in an article about 50 great budget meals.  And of course, it uses sage and zucchini :)

I used the sage Regina gave me for my birthday…the smell of torn sage leaves is amazing!

I cooked the sage in olive oil on the stove…

And when it was a bit crispy, I pulled it out, and added sliced zucchini.

And when I finished cooking all the zucchini, I topped it with the sage!  Quite pretty…

And quite tasty!  I definitely recommend the combination…They complimented each other well!

I added a side of whole wheat spaghetti and some jarred marinara sauce…A perfect light and quick and meal :)  

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