Working on another item from my 31 comes before 32 list! #29. GROW SOME LETTUCE!
So here’s what I’ve got growing in our galvanized steel trough! Herbs & lettuce! I already know I’m going to add some basil to the mix. I’m thinking of ripping out the parsley because it’s not doing well since I transported it. Still trying to figure out if I’m going to grown some tomatoes this year…..hmm.
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We wanted to do something different today…something that would take up a large chunk of the day and take advantage of the beautiful weather we’ve been having in the Bay Area. Casey suggested we go to Roaring Camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The last time he went was on a field trip as a kid! Cooper and I were totally down to ride a steam engine train! Here’s what we saw:
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A food related photo everyday until 2012. Here’s week 14:
104/365 New ceramic container from Anthro! I’m gonna give one away soon. Stay tuned!
I was a bit worried about the configuration of our new Electrolux fridge because I’ve always had the impression that pull-out freezers have less storage. The install was a tad stressful because I had a TON of frozen items WAITING for a home and what if they all didn’t fit?l!! When I finally put everything away in the new freezer I was SHOCKED because not only did all of the items fit, I had EXTRA ROOM. This is big news, people! It means I can be an even BIGGER freezer hoarder!!! Costco, HERE I COME!
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For as long as I can remember, our family celebrated Easter at my grandparent’s house. We would all pour out of my mom’s avocado green station wagon and us kids would run right into the house to find my grandma working in the kitchen and my grandpa grilling lamb in their sunny backyard. We would immediately check out grandma’s candy dish to survey our Easter loot, then we’d run right into the kitchen for a slab of her infamous Italian Easter bread. That thick, delicious bread studded with Italian sausage, cheese and egg proved more tempting than EASTER CANDY. Can you imagine? Bread better than Easter candy?? We ate our pieces so fast, they’d get stuck in the bottom of our throats. No doubt, we were enthusiastic about that bread.
This year my grandma will be in New York while I’m here in California celebrating Easter without her Easter bread! I hope she makes some for our relatives back east. Eat a few slices for me, will ya? Where am I going with this? Let me get to it… I made these little biscuits last weekend and they totally tasted like my grandma’s Easter bread! I mean, they’re definitely not a 100% replacement for her legit Easter bread, but they’re a nice knockoff, if I do say so myself.
Carbs + Meat + Cheese = Trouble. The kind of trouble that I love getting into.
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Spring. When I hear that word I think: Asparagus, Lemon, Eggs, Green & Yellow.
I looked into my archives this morning for some inspiration and found exactly what I was looking for.
So here’s a little roundup of SPRING EATS for you!
New post! Roasted Strawberries!
I’m no stranger to roasted fruit. I know how intense fruit becomes when it’s been sizzling & caramelizing in a high-temperature oven. I also know how intense those thick, syrupy juices are when they burst out of the roasted fruit. I know because I’m the first one to dip my finger along the sides of the pan to collect the runoff. Can we just have a moment to look at this? Thank you.
What I didn’t know about roasting strawberries is that the seeds add a whole new dimension to the experience. Their poppy crunch is pretty unreal mixed with the tender, supple structure of the roasted strawberry. I think I might really like it! Wait. I really do! How does your house smell when you roast strawberries? Divine. It’s like the fruit roll-up factory made a new Strawberry Pie flavor in your kitchen. A whole new revelation is waiting for you. You’re gonna love it!
