The Way, Way Back

I saw this last night... It was truly incredible, especially if you wanna break molds.  I've never seen Steve Carrel like this either... see it when it goes wide!

Anything but "Garbage Salad"

Anything but "Garbage Salad", a photo by Petunia21 on Flickr.

Red Letils
Shark
Walnuts
Cranberries
Carrots
Pumpkin Seeds
Red Onion
Lettuce
Cucumbers

Garlic powder
Salt
Pepper
Olive Oil
Red Wine Vinegar

pretty tasty! I also finished a lot of things that were "on their way out!"

I still want a cookie though... just saying.

Pretty in Purple

More pretty functional decor in my bathroom!

Spanish Lavender Bath Salts from ArboreDerm turn into...

PURPLE on my bathroom sink!!!!

I also reused a smaller Yankee Candle jar.  

**This was actually a perfect re-use because for the life of me, I could not get the scent of the Xmas Pine out of the glass no matter how many times I ran that sucker through the dishwasher, used baking soda and such...

Kroger's Blueberry Pomegranate Chocolate Chunk

Check out the Husband's delicious looking ice cream!

I won't eat this for many reasons... but just LOOK at the gorgeous colors!  Marketing to our inner children is really a gold mine. 

Check out the ingredient list... 

Gone are the days of cream and sugar

























But still VERY PRETTY!

Farm Fresh to You 6-19-13 csa box

Farm Fresh to You 6-19-13 csa box, a photo by Petunia21 on Flickr.

I'm pretty stocked about this week's box... Eggplant... avocado... peppers!!!


1 Seedless Watermelon
4 Haas avocados
4 White nectarines
1 container of Apricots
1 lb Sweet Gypsy Peppers
1 Purple Globe Eggplant
1 bundle carrots
1 Romaine Lettuce
1 lb Vintage Wine Tomatos

Ihsan's Falafel

It's a happy day when you visit a Farmer's Market... and they actually have ... 

ORGANIC, FLOUR-LESS Falafel!!!

Hot out of the deep fryer!

 Check out Ihsan!!! http://ilovemacrobiotics.com/ihsans-falafel/

 

Bag of falafel

The Great Spring Strawberry Harvest

I decided to "shop locally" for my strawberries this year... guestimating that that which I spend at Whole Foods on frozen organic strawberries bares... little fruit!

I sampled strawberries each week at my farmer's market and when I felt that they were at their height of sweetness... went in for the kill (on my debit card... but I'm sure it was worth it!)

Step 1 ... bring home more strawberries than you can hold in your arms...

 

Step 2 ... line up each washed, dried and hulled top onto cookie sheets like a neurotic OCD patient... 

Step 3 ... scold your husband for the "missing" drying strawberry. Ignore his proclamation "I don't know what you're talking about" ...

Step 4 ... stick as many trays of strawberries as you can in the freezer and let them become rock hard...

Step 5 ... pull out your vacuum seal machine that you got as a birthday present YEARS ago and simply do not use enough...

 

Step 6 ... call up and beg your awesome brother-in-law who you know has these special freezer bags as well, and take some of his... because of course you ran out of your own!...

Step 7 ... jam your own freezer with endless bags of frozen, pre-measured strawberries for easy access...  

Step 8 ... take all of the remaining frozen bags of strawberries (because you have already eating about 4 bags worth) out of your freezer, line them up on the couch like solders on the front line and photograph them for your blog...

 

Step 9 ... freak out that you might not have "enough" strawberries to last... the year? Then just say "oh F' it... if I need more, there is always WF" ...

Step 10 ... discard the box, the hulls and the plastic pint containers...

 

Step 11 ... reminisce on how pretty your "before photos" looked piled high strawberries in your gorgeous Emile Henry pie dish in FIG that you got as a wedding gift... 

 

Step 12 ... make more and more sorbet and smoothies! ...