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Summer Joys

so many joyful moments...does it really have to end?

A Day at the Park

Fun Photos

I'm really diggin' the fresh produce and foods....so glad the market is running every week again!  And I'll be done with school at the end of the week.  So exciting!  Here's what's going on in my kitchen:

Homemade Falafels, tzatziki, and spelt wrap.  The lettuce was from our garden!

She loves boots.

Yes, they can spin together!  And that floor is a goner!  As soon as the new floor is in, I'll post pictures.

Strawberries from market, cream from the local dairy, and homemade shortbreads....YUM! (The sausages were from the market too!)

ALL but one cabinet is painted now.  Isn't it a lovely blue?  It makes our kitchen seem so much happier!

I sent these out to all of my students.  I created the seed packet in Word, printed and cut them out.  The post office took them too! :-)  If I can figure out how to post them, I will.

Yummy!  These little delicacies are lemon cupcakes, with lemon curd inside, and a lovely buttercream on top!

Well, that's it for now!  I'll see you all more this summer! :-)

What's for Dinner?

Mmm...I love food!  I've always cooked my family healthy, real food, but I've been trying to cook cheaper healthy foods.  So, I've been cooking a lot of beans! Steve loves them, and the kids generally eat them too.  I just cook mine up in a crock pot.  I throw a few cups of dry beans in, put at least 3 cups of water for each cup of beans and turn it on high for the day.  You have to keep an eye on it until you can see how your crock pot cooks them so the beans don't dry out.  But I make a huge batch and freeze them so they are readily available.  I buy organic beans for about a $1 per lb (remember, they cook up to about 3x their volume!)....if that's not cheap food, I don't know what is!  Also, besides beans, my new favorite love is quinoa...I'll have to post a recipe for delicious quinoa cakes!

Mmm..fajitas!  I pinned the tortilla recipe if you are interested.  They came out so soft!  you can freeze them too, so make a big batch for another meal.  The fajita mixture contains whatever veg I have (this time I had cauliflower, carrots, kale, and spicy peppers), rice, black beans, and then a special sauce that has some lemon, hot sauce, cumin, chili powder, salt, oil, and I'm sure something else that I'm forgetting!  Sprinkle with some cheese and you're ready to eat!  

quinoa cakes, my new comfort food!

Are you hungry for REAL food yet?