It is HOT here. So I'm trying going to keep the oven off with three slow-cooker recipes this week.  (A completely oven-free week is just to much for me to think about.)

Sunday: Ryan's Roast, carrots and potatoes.  Yum!
Monday: Leftovers
Tuesday: Slow cooker pork chops, grilled zucchini
Wednesday: Chicken Nuggets, green beans
Thursday: Apple Cheddar Turkey meatballs, veggies and rice
Friday: Buffalo Chicken Pizza

An Omelet

Today we picked up our third CSA bag. For one option we had a choice of pink oyster mushrooms, basil or scallions. As you see in the post below, we have plenty of basil, so it was between the mushrooms and scallions.  But we also got onions...

Me: "What would you do with the mushrooms?"
CSA gal #1: "We always just saute them with butter and eat."
Me: "Hmm, that might be good with the kale, too. Wilted kale and mushrooms..."
CSA gal #2: "That would make a good omelet."
Me: "Yea. Good idea."
CSA gal #2: "That's one fun part of this... listening to what others would do with all the food and getting ideas."

On our way home.
Me to Ryan: "A kale and mushroom omelet sounds really good. Are you any good at making omelets? Mine always end up sort of scrambled."
Ryan: "Umm... well, it would be bi-fold not tri-fold." (ok Mr Not-too-fancy .)
Me: "Yea, that's what I was thinking. Mine still end up scrambled."


Professional omelet maker husband's however, do not end up scrambled.

We also used a green pepper and onion from the CSA produce.  And it was GOOD!

Vegetable Adventures: Cucumber and squash flowers

A little garden update:

There has been some beautiful squash blooms in the garden this week. I hope some delicious zucchini and acorn squash follow.

The West bed with it's squash and tomatoes.  Lots of green tomatoes and one almost red one.  Neither my husband or I actually like raw tomatoes, so I hope they ripen all at once and I'll make some fresh salsa, Yum!

The cucumber plant has vined all up and around the trellis, with some guidance.  Lots of blooms on it, too.  I'm not quite sure what to look for as far as cucumber starts, but I suppose I'll learn as long as some grow.

The parsley in front of the cucumber is flourishing, as are all of the herbs.  It's definitely time for me to 'harvest' some for drying and storing.  That is something I still know little about.  Here's some basil haphazardly drying in the kitchen.

I also have rosemary, thyme, oregano and chives. Does anyone have recommendations for a good website or blog post about drying and storing herbs?


Click below for more garden inspiration:

Simple Saturday Pleasures.

Peaches on my oatmeal. Dee-licious!  Peaches definitely have my vote for best food ever!

Line drying sheets hanging in the early morning sun. I love the smell of putting the wet sheets on the line and love the smell of crawling into bed that night.

Naps all around.

Zucchini bread falling apart because it wasn't done. Just zucchini bread.  
Simple pleasures.

I love Saturdays!!!

Fun Changes

Good by wierd khaki, seventies pea pod, ugly green...

Hello blue!