Friday, July 8, 2011

brook's garden tour







four garden boxes.

each kid has there own box to plant, water and harvest.

i have an herb garden.

we have been harvesting lettuce and herbs and patiently waiting for the rest.

the kids love it.

i love having it right outside my kitchen, on the deck.

we planted: tomatoes, peas, chard (green, red and rainbow), kale, buttercrunch lettuce, radishes, beets, cucumbers, peppers, and lots of herbs.

i planted a few zuchinni, squash and pumpkins in our yard (i hear the deer won't touch squash. . .).

i feel very blessed. i wasn't sure if we would get a garden in our new house at all this year--so everything feels like a bonus to me. and i couldn't be happier than to see davis watering his garden every single day -- munching on stevia leaves. at dinner i declare, "this basil courtesy of davis' garden." awesome stuff.

lemon honey dressing


our new favorite dressing. . .by robyn openshaw

3/4 extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup honey
1 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp. sea salt

Blend until smooth.

fish tacos


i made up some fish from this creation.

added corn tortillas, lime, lettuce, homemade mango salsa.

the family loved it.

banana ice cream



frozen banans + food processor = banana ice cream

ellen's garden tour





ellen's garden tour.

herb garden.

melons in containers.

fruit and nut trees.

berrie bushes.

veggie garden.

greenhouse.

composter.

sprouting and dehydrating class





thank you ellen for your wonderful class in june.

we learned how simple it is to sprout and dehydrate (ellen makes fast work of slicing her fruits and veggies with an electric meat slicer).

we had some delicious food--fruit leather, tropical smoothies, sprout salads, nuttie pat, hummus and spring water.