Salt & Humor

Recently, I found out that my Gram has been enjoying spinach in her smoothies. She tells me she learned this from me!

Find this scape to be BEAUTIFUL!
Realized, how much I love sourdough bread and fresh tomatoes!
That sparkling wine is nice, for a change.

As much as I adore eggplant, it is somehow better when it is home grown.
Was reminded just how much I LOVE Cosmos!  Why I don’t have any in my yard boggles my mind!!

Remembered that this is a dear friend’s FAVORITE flower.
Always enjoy watching birds.

It seems like Autumn is right around the corner.
I found that I should wish upon a garden gazing-ball more often.

Had some of the BEST banana pancakes, ever!
Realized that I have not yet seen a grasshopper in the four years I have lived in Portland!

Still love Thistle!
It was a full moon last Tuesday.
Jason makes the best hot-wings I have had yet!
What have you realized recently??

Sometimes when a recipe fails I think it only makes me try harder the next time.  The pumpkin muffins yesterday were just OK.  They weren’t great.  While, I still have some pumpkin left I thought I would make pumpkin pancakes this morning.  This morning it was a recipe SUCCESS!

Pumpkin-Buckwheat Pancakes

1/4 cup buckwheat flour, 1/4 cup pumpkin, 1/4 milk (any kind)

1/4 tsp. cinn., 1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice, 1/4 tsp. baking powder and 1 packet of stevia

Fold in 6 tbs. whipped egg whites

Yields 2 1/2 large pancakes

Topped with pumpkin butter, walnuts and maple syrup!

Ahh, yes, breakfast was a success! Somehow the recipe turned out perfect.  I think the 1/4 cup and tsp. measurements were just my way of not getting so many utensils dirty. HA! Turned out great!

I was up early this morning with Jason.  He left to drive to Reno.  He is getting a head start on our vacation back home.  I will be flying out this Wednesday night. Feels kinda weird to know that I am on my own for four days! Even though he would normally be at work right now, it somehow still feels different. Golly!

Started my day with some fresh juice! The sun is out and the day is beautiful! I walked around the yard with the cats and looked at some of the new plants growing.  The kitties love it if they are allowed to go outside and love it even more if you hang out with them.  Silly, I know, but I’m cool with it! Seemed like a great time to take photos. So I created two new tabs for two things I love very much.  Hope you enjoy

1 beet +3 beet greens, 1 carrot, 1 peeled lemon, 1/2 apple

That was my special glass from Kate! Thanks again Kate!

The day is beautiful and so I must go get out in it! Going for a walk with some friends at a nearby golf course and take my car to the car wash! Hope the day is beautiful where you are!

So, I had heard about these Joe Joe cookies from Trader Joes and was told they were they best! Oh, sure, what-ev.  Well, I picked some up at Christmas time and had no idea that I had made a mistake when I didn’t buy a case! I cannot begin to explain how much I adore these little trouble makers! Last night the very last one left is now no more breaks my heart a little.

To make it worse, it’s not like I can simply go buy another box.  That is, not until Christmas again. I have come to the conclusion that I must make some peppermint bark with Oreos.  I am thinking that will be my birthday treat next weekend.

Dinner last night was random.

I was craving corn tortillas and Cholula sauce. Some how it led to this.  It was great!

I have wanted to try HEAB’s protein pancakes for a while now.  This morning, I made it happen.

I followed her recipe exactly.  I used Jay Robb’s vanilla rice protein powder and added about 1/4 cup of wheat germ.  They were filling for sure.  I have some leftover still.  As you may guess, Jason wasn’t convinced he wanted any.

A while later I did Jillian’s-Boost Your Metabolism.  Dang! My goal is to be able to do this all the way through with ease.  That, my friends, was not today.  One day though, BELIEVE.