Happy Easter! I hope everyone is having a wonderful, relaxing holiday. I am currently at the ILs getting ready for Easter dinner. My contribution to dinner was dessert - cupcakes of course. I started with my favorite chocolate cupcakes. For the frosting I wanted to do something special since it was Easter. I looked through… Continue reading Dye Frosting Naturally
We Have Sprouts
I went out to the garden when I got home from work last night. Everything looks the same right? Look a little closer, my friends..... SPROUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those sprouts above are radishes. This is lettuce: Hello sprout babies! Welcome to the garden! Radishes and baby lettuce should be ready on May 1st. Gah I'm so excited!
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Breaking Ground
Hello! It's lunch time and I'm at the library, sorting through a bunch of pictures I took during my gardening session on Tuesday night. We've been enjoying four glorious days of weather here in Kansas. I've been trying to get outside as much as possible. And I've worn a skirt four days in a row! … Continue reading Breaking Ground
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What is it Wednesday: Maltodextrin
Wow I'm so late putting this post up today. But better late than never right? I'm heading into two busy weeks at work, so there may be a few days in the next two weeks when I don't post at all, or I may be putting up really short posts with some pictures. Anyway this… Continue reading What is it Wednesday: Maltodextrin
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There’s a Cotyledon in My Spinach
Last night when I was making salads to go with dinner, I noticed this little leaf in my spinach: It doesn't look like the rest of the spinach leaves. That's because it's a cotyledon spinach leaf. I recognized it from growing spinach last year in the garden. When spinach plants sprout, their first two leaves… Continue reading There’s a Cotyledon in My Spinach
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Racing & Mexican Food
Well here we are at Monday again. Did everyone have a good weekend? I had a pretty decent one myself. I never get as much done as I want to, but hey that's life. Friday night Benzo and I went out for a pre-race meal at Fazolis. This has become our traditional meal the night… Continue reading Weekend Wrap-Up: Racing & Mexican Food
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Three Week Seed Update
Three weeks ago today I started my first seeds of the season indoors - roma tomatoes, various peppers and brussel sprouts. About a week later they started to sprout. And about a week after that, I started thinning them out. Now three weeks later, here's what they look like. First the roma tomatoes: They are the tallest and best… Continue reading Three Week Seed Update
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Salmon Salad & Toasted Walnut Dressing
After working in the garden on Tuesday night, Benzo and I decided to keep enjoying the sunny evening by grilling our dinner outside on the deck. We had some salmon burgers and some ears of corn from last summer in the freezer. Onto the grill they went! I used my salmon burger to make the best salmon… Continue reading Salmon Salad & Toasted Walnut Dressing
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Eco Events This Weekend
Two eco-events are going on this weekend that I wanted to let you know about. Earth Hour Earth Hour is a movement around the world that calls people together to turn their lights off for one hour on Saturday, March 27th, 8:30pm local time. This simple action is a symbolic gesture that small changes do… Continue reading Eco Events This Weekend
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Chocolate Covered Cheezecake
In honor of Chocolate-Covered Katie, I present to you a chocolate covered post about chocolate covered cheezecake. Chocolate-Covered Katie has quickly become one of my favorite blogs to read. She is such a sweet person who posts about lots of sweet eats! And not just sweet eats but very creative sweet eats. Like Raw Cheesecake Filling. And not… Continue reading Chocolate Covered Cheezecake
Everything Is Homemade 