My 24-hour interval yesterday consisted of running all to a greater extent than or less town, which meant null much of involvement happened at home. When I checked my photographic idiot box camera this morning, it displayed this message: "Memory Contains no Images." I know the feeling well.
Undaunted, I went exterior to walk to a greater extent than or less taking pictures of the every final blooming matter of the year. Smitty was thence excited, he could barely incorporate himself.
He went flying around equally nosotros walked, me taking pictures, him taking a stab at climbing to the top of every tree nosotros passed together with thence jumping to the dry reason for to a greater extent than running. Soon, Sadie joined inwards the chase.
They were having thence much fun, I vowed to accept a walk to a greater extent than or less the trouble solid every dry out morn simply to larn them upwards together with running. (They tin privy larn lazy equally the mutual frigidity weather condition sets in...not that I would e'er follow suit.)
So nigh every final blooming thing...the annuals create got been real gratifying this year. When they were planted this spring, I hitting on a expert combination of colors. They were also fairly fuss-free together with drought tolerant. The carmine verbena combined amongst those yellowish doo-dads create got been a pretty combination. There was also carmine verbena inwards our hanging petunia baskets this year.
The marigolds create got done good too. I've been to a greater extent than diligent nigh deadheading them together with that has kept them blooming for a long time.
The catnip is inwards bloom. This year, I desire to clip some for drying. Purchasing dried catnip for the kitties is rather expensive. In a "Duh" minute this year, I realized I could easily dry out my ain together with salve some money.
The Dominicus Gold tomato plant has been surprisingly prolific. It continues to produce, together with I human face it volition hold until the starting fourth dimension freeze.
Check out the color on these echinacea blossoms. They human face equally if they would glow inwards the dark.
The zucchini is however blooming together with producing, although I'm good past times wanting or needing whatever to a greater extent than zucchini. We're however using it, together with I dear it grilled for sandwiches, but it's pretty piece of cake to larn overwhelmed past times zucchini. I planted it to brand relish this year. Between our ain plants together with our CSA, nosotros could easily create a trouble solid amongst it...or perhaps salve some of the larger ones for cord woods to hold warm this winter...if nosotros had a wood-burning fireplace, that is.
Okay, thence the 1 matter I did that was fun yesterday was to endeavour out a novel recipe for stuffed bell peppers. Now, I don't know nigh you, but I've never eaten an actual stuffed bell pepper. I brand stuffed poblano peppers, together with I similar those. My woman nurture never, ever, e'er made stuffed bell peppers. There are a lot of things my mother...a talented together with smart woman...never did. Canning together with quilting, for instance, although her woman nurture (my grandmother) did those things amongst bully gusto. I wishing my woman nurture had lived a piffling longer...she's been gone to a greater extent than than twenty years now, together with at that spot are thence many questions I wishing I could enquire her. Like, why didn't yous e'er quilt? She was an first-class seamstress. And, why did yous never tin privy anything? I suspect she got all of that she could e'er create got wanted when she was a kid, beingness the alone daughter inwards their farm family. She was probably, similar many of us, resistant to doing the things her ain woman nurture did. But I can't enquire her. I'll never know. She was a kind-hearted person, together with I immature adult woman her.
So anyway... final week, I happened to uncovering a Kindle Daily Deal of America's Test Kitchens' Slow Cooker Revolution Vol. 2 mass for $3.99. I wishing I could state yous that bargain however exists, but it doesn't. On the other hand, I noticed their Bread Illustrated mass is on the Kindle Daily Deal today alone for $3.99. I already create got that book, together with it's a expert one. Grab it upwards if you're interested.
But to larn dorsum to the deadening cooker book, I create got Vol. 1, which I love, together with thence count me in! I snapped that babe upwards together with bought 1 for Mae too. And I downloaded it thence I could peruse it piece nosotros were camping, together with I came upwards amongst this recipe. Pay no attending to the motion-picture demo that follows...I swiped it off the internet, together with I neglected to accept a motion-picture demo of the ones I made final night. This is a unlike recipe, but it form of looks the same...and at that spot must last pictures, right? How attain yous know if yous desire to consume something if yous can't come across it, right? Sheesh. Silly you...or light-headed me...I can't last certain which 1 of us is beingness light-headed correct now.
So anyway, this turned out great! I made it afterwards I got domicile from all my running to a greater extent than or less together with had it inwards the deadening cooker earlier I headed out to selection upwards our CSA share. I had simply 2 peppers left from our final pick-up, but I was pretty certain I'd larn to a greater extent than amongst our newest share. And I did. So I made the whole recipe for the filling together with stuffed simply 2 peppers for Mike together with me. I'll materials the 2 from yesterday's portion for dinner on Friday. Cool.
We're oftentimes eating something Mike's menage unit of measurement referred to equally "gunk over rice," together with thence I oftentimes create got leftover rice. This was a expert agency to role that. I didn't create got whatever Monterey Jack cheese, together with thence I substituted Cheddar Jack. It was expert simply similar that, together with thence I'd attain it that agency again. Also, since I alone had 2 bell peppers, I added inwards 1 of the Italian wax peppers from our CSA portion where I was supposed to chop upwards the tops of the 4 bell peppers. Otherwise, I made it simply equally the recipe said. Here's the recipe equally I made it. One pepper each was plenty.
Stuffed Bell Peppers amongst Spicy Corn together with Black Beans
Prep twenty minutes Cook 4-5 hours on low; 3-4 hours on high
Serves 4
Adapted from Slow Cooker Revolution Volume 2
Ingredients
4 (6 oz.) red, orange, or yellowish bell peppers
1 loving cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1-1/2 cups shredded Cheddar Jack cheese, divided
1 (15 oz.) tin privy dark beans, rinsed
1 loving cup cooked rice
1 loving cup frozen corn
1 loving cup jarred tomato plant salsa
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro, divided
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Directions
1. Trim 1/2 inch off top of each pepper, thence take heart together with seeds. Finely chop pepper tops, discarding stems. Microwave pepper tops, onion, oil, together with garlic inwards large bowl, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened, nigh five minutes. Stir inwards 1 loving cup Cheddar Jack, beans, rice, corn, salsa, 1 tablespoon cilantro, salt, together with pepper. Pack filling evenly into cored peppers.
2. Pour 1/3 loving cup H2O into deadening cooker. Place stuffed peppers upright inwards deadening cooker. Cover together with railroad train until peppers are tender, 4-5 hours on depression or 3-4 hours on high.
3. Sprinkle peppers evenly amongst remaining 1/2 loving cup Cheddar Jack, comprehend together with railroad train until cheese is melted, nigh five minutes. Using tongs together with slotted spoon, transfer peppers to serving dish; discard cooking liquid. Sprinkle amongst remaining 1 tablespoon cilantro together with serve.
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There was no fourth dimension for sewing yesterday, but I'm continuing to brand progress on the latest Sundress block. When I finished amongst it this morning, it looked similar this:
Enough of that tiny carmine chain stitch is done forthwith that it's starting to experience less onerous. I mightiness truly complete it 1 of these days.
Today I create got grocery shopping to do, together with thence I'll larn going on the quilting for the Starry Night wall hanging. It's a beautiful 24-hour interval here. I promise your weather condition (and your day) is lovely too.