Muffins for Everyone

Remember these?

I used one of these in making 72 muffins to take to work tomorrow.
Looks as if I'll be looking for more creative ways to prepare zucchini squash...

Oneirology

I vividly remember the morning I read of Susannah McCorkle's suicide...

More...

Zucchini continue to multiple...


And I wait in anticipation of what this volunteer plant may produce...

Local Harvest...

Onions and the first green beans from my backyard garden...

Honey harvested from a friend's local hives...

Catnip I've clipped for a friend's harlequin kitten...

Craig's Creek

Last weekend my husband and a group of his friends meet for their annual golfing/canoeing/fishing/card playing weekend on the banks of Craig's Creek in Eagle Rock, VA. We put in the canoe at this store with the colorful sign promoting their rib dinner night....
The creek level was down considerably so a bit of creek walking was done...
This couple were relaxing Jimmy Buffet style...
An Airstream lurking among the vegetation...
I did some knitting while sitting in the creek post canoeing....
Oh, I neglected to mention bonfire building is also part of this tradition.

Over and Through the Fence...

Harvest begins...

Beets are one of my favorite vegetables - their nutritional punch makes their sweetness all the more enjoyable. The greens are also tasty prepared as one would cook swiss chard. I picked up these locally grown beets at the downtown market the other day. I sauteed garlic and onion in olive oil, adding thinly sliced beets and beet greens to the mix once the onions had carmelized. After a bit, I added sundried tomatoes and served over whole wheat pasta with a liberal dose of capers and fresh basil to offset the sweetness. Kalamata olives would also complement this dish nicely.


For a snack that satified my cravings for potato chips I thinly sliced beets and sweet potatoes roasting them in a 375 degree oven with olive oil and kosher salt. Yes, I did add four slices of Yukon Gold potato to the mix....


Now what can I do with these two huge zucchini squash?




Oh, I seem to be included in that 10-14% of the population that experience beeturia...