September has been such a busy month - every week has been full of events.
There was a root canal - ouch, big girl bed, a week of camping, a weekend of camping,
a cousin's wedding, a mid-week dinner party, etc. etc.
We are truly blessed!
The Fall garden has exploded.
This week we pulled the vines and best crop of weeds ever
to find at least a bushel of candy cane beets, spaghetti squash,
the last dig of potatoes and last picking of tomatoes!
Still more weeding and tilling to do.
I'm not at all sure what to do with all the beets, especially since
I discovered that the farmer really doesn't even like beets!
I've been experimenting with some recipes for this abundant vegetable
but need to give away as many as I can as they can not be stored too long.
Beware your porch stoop my friends, neighbours and family!
Lunch today was stir fried spiralized beets
My newest kitchen gadget ...
The Cuisinart Spiralizer
BTW, I am not paid for this post by Cuisinart. In fact,
I picked up this sweet little slicer at a local liquidation store for a mere $8 - shhhh
I used
1 candy cane beet - peeled and spiralized
1 candy cane beet - peeled and spiralized
1 yellow beet -peeled and spiralized
a small chunk of cabbage - shredded
1 clove garlic - crushed
a few slices of red onion - sliced
1/2 carrot - peeled and spiralized
Any combination of veggies would work.
Zucchini would be great!
Stir fry the vegetables in 1 Tbsp. Coconut Oil for approx. 10 minutes.
Seasoning - salt and pepper to taste,
1/4 tsp. curry, 1/4 tsp. chili powder.
I added some sliced (left-over) steak to the mix and it was delicious.
It was more than I could eat but very tasty.
I think the secret ingredient is using
I think the secret ingredient is using
coconut oil - it gives such a nice flavour to the stir fry.
September 2018
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| Crib to bed for big girl. Cradle to crib for growing baby. Nammie's big girl bed with pool noodle "rail". They are growing too fast! |
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| Labour Day Weekend camping on Lake Huron. Visitors from home and watching the Monarch Butterflies head South! |
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| An exciting win (red asym Eternelle sweater) from Shepherd's Fashions in Ottawa -one of my favourite stores! Want to visit there some day. In the meantime, mail order works well too. |
Meanwhile back at the ranch farm, we bake bread and enjoy the simple things in life!
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| She shaped the loaf all by herself! |
September has one more week and we will be busy every day - whew, I'm ready for
a less busy month in October - or is it???
Till next time ..... make these last few days of Summer 2018 count!
I have had several people ask me what I am going to do with myself when I "retire" from homeschooling at the end of this year. So tell me, do you find enough to keep you busy now that you are retired? :D
ReplyDeleteOf course, I am saying this tongue-in-cheek! Your life is filled with good things!
I have missed reading your posts. You always have delicious looking dishes and the vegetable stir-fry looks very tasty. Your cute little grand daughter has surely grown. And by the way, my money says October will be just as busy (if not more so) than September!
ReplyDeleteOh...wimping out and giving them away... 😉 I think that’s a great option, especially if the Mr. is not a fan. A gal can only eat so many beets. My, the grands are growing fast...a little sous chef in the kitchen is a great help.
ReplyDeleteNow he tells you he doesn't like beets! Your beet stir-fry looks amazing! I still need to dig my beets and do something with them. I quite beets...every which way. You look great in red (and I love the matching car too!).
ReplyDeleteHappy fall to you and yours!
Your grandgirlies sure are growing and I love to see how much joy they bring to you. Our youngest refused to sit on a high chair at our (early) Thanksgiving dinner. I guess that finishes a long era in our home.
ReplyDeleteBTW Beautiful photo of you with that hot car! =)