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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It’s mid-July already! Can you believe it? Its finally 100 degrees out here in SoCal and we are doing our very best to stay cool during the hottest part of the day. Around 5pm, when I start to make dinner it is still in the upper 90s so I am always trying to avoid cooking inside. Just using the stove makes the air conditioner kick on every time so to avoid astronomical electric bills I am doing 75% of my cooking on my amazing gas grill.
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I know its been three months since my last post. I haven’t forgotten you, as a matter of fact, I think about blogging all the time! I have been stuck trying to get back into my blogging groove. So much has changed in my life from when I blogged weekly. I am having trouble getting a rhythm going. But instead of just waiting for the perfect moment to strike (which will never happen) I’m just going to jump in and see where it takes me.
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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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When I first heard of chia seeds I immediately thought of my college archaeology classes where I learned that chia was a staple food for prehistoric people. I thought that it couldn’t be the same stuff, but it actually is!
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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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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 