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Update on food :P
Aug. 30th, 2009 11:54 amAlas, more food! Since I haven't been up to many exciting things lately, I can update you on that.
First though, I did do an exciting thing...I bought some plants yesterday! Yes, everyone is now screaming "asexy to the extreme". I got some mint, because i want to be able to make my own mint tea, even during winter months. I got some odd variety called "curly mint", because for some reason they didn't have just plain mint at the store! It doesn't look like the mint I'm used to having, but it still tastes just fine.
I also got some violas, they're orange and purple. I had an urge to have orange flowers in my room, and since the store didn't have marigolds (why would a garden store NOT have marigolds?), I picked the violas.
I also got a bigger pot for Nelly Furtado ;)
On to the food!
I had some fruit left over from when we went camping. Peaches and apples. Since I don't like peaches once they get soft/ripe, I decided to make muffins with them. I made them by looking at many inconsistant recipes and trying to figure out something that worked.
The next is a zucchini vichyssoise from here. I don't really like the show Barefoot Contessa...the host is...annoying. However, I have tonnes of zucchini from my garden, and nothing to do with it. The soup turned out delicious. I want to grow zucchini again next year just so I can make more of the soup. I'm also pleased at how my hand blender was able to puree everything. I know that's what it's supposed to do, but I had my doubts. Here is a picture of it, its not very good, but just imagine it being delicious.
First though, I did do an exciting thing...I bought some plants yesterday! Yes, everyone is now screaming "asexy to the extreme". I got some mint, because i want to be able to make my own mint tea, even during winter months. I got some odd variety called "curly mint", because for some reason they didn't have just plain mint at the store! It doesn't look like the mint I'm used to having, but it still tastes just fine.
I also got some violas, they're orange and purple. I had an urge to have orange flowers in my room, and since the store didn't have marigolds (why would a garden store NOT have marigolds?), I picked the violas.
I also got a bigger pot for Nelly Furtado ;)
On to the food!
I had some fruit left over from when we went camping. Peaches and apples. Since I don't like peaches once they get soft/ripe, I decided to make muffins with them. I made them by looking at many inconsistant recipes and trying to figure out something that worked.
The next is a zucchini vichyssoise from here. I don't really like the show Barefoot Contessa...the host is...annoying. However, I have tonnes of zucchini from my garden, and nothing to do with it. The soup turned out delicious. I want to grow zucchini again next year just so I can make more of the soup. I'm also pleased at how my hand blender was able to puree everything. I know that's what it's supposed to do, but I had my doubts. Here is a picture of it, its not very good, but just imagine it being delicious.
