Currently growing in Southern California
It is supposed to snow tomorrow. Snow, in November, on Thanksgiving. I live in the desert in California. IF it snows, it snows in February or March. Never in November. Nevertheless, our plans continue. I’m making dinner and people are coming over to eat it. My uncle was hesitant to accept my invitation knowing that…
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When I get bored I want to cook. Cooking engages my brain, it smells good, it tastes good, and if I do it right, it looks good. I’ve created something wonderful from just a few random forgotten ingredients in the fridge. This quiche was no different. Its the end of the week and I have odds and ends in the fridge that need to get used up.
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When Gavin falls asleep in the middle of the afternoon I know he’s about to be hit with something big. Last week in the middle of the weekend this very thing happened. One minute he was watching a video and the next he was asleep on the floor by his bed.
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Chia is my new obsession and this past weekend I spent an entire day making things with chia seeds. Being dairy free I don’t get to eat many puddings, so when I discovered that chia seed pudding can be made with any type of milk and doesn’t require cooking I was sold!
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To be totally honest I didn’t think the kids would like these. Gavin has told me repeatedly that he doesn’t like bananas however I figured that if the kids didn’t eat them than I would take them to work and share with my other GF friends. Unfortunately for my friends, Gavin has decided they are awesome and wants to eat them all.
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This morning was calm and quiet. My neighbors are either on vacation or are staying indoors because even though its only 9 o’clock in the morning its already 95 degrees outside. The pavement is literally hot enough to cook an egg and it’s not even July. Welcome to the desert. I eat a variety of…
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At 2am last Friday, I drove my daughter to a Starbucks in a nearby town. She got out of the car, gave me a big hug and sleepily climbed into the truck of a classmate whose parents had offered to drive them to the airport. From there they would join their teacher and other…
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I made this salad in the work lunchroom once and everyone kept commenting on how good the cut veggies smelled and how beautiful it was. So it would be an easy, yet impressive side dish for a potluck. The best thing is it only takes about 15 minutes to make.
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Happy Autumn Equinox! Mother Earth decided to bless us by sending our first real Fall day. The temperature dropped from the upper 90s down to 72 and breezy in just a couple days. The wind smelled wet and cold. It blew strongest in the afternoon and the dust was so thick in places that visibility was…
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I woke up in the middle of the night freezing cold. Even though I had a fuzzy warm blanket and my son snuggled up next to me, it wasn’t enough to keep me warm. I managed to sleep the rest of the night, but first thing this morning, before I even made coffee, I lit…
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Shoots and Roots 