Its been awhile...

and i do have some excuses for my lack of posts. It is with a sad heart that i say things have not been going well. But...we are resilient and we will continue to truck forward. I know the universe has its reasons for things, and i know others may call the universe "god". I think i may have to have a little meeting with the night sky tonight.

Either way, my brain is in need of some R&R before something goes terribly awry in there...so i imagine i will be filling my days with cooking, baking and canning (and cleaning, and dog walks, and perhaps some meditation) Despite my talent at appearing cool as a cuke on the outside, really my mind is still a reeling.

ok so...last week we picked our 3rd green bean harvest and i dilled them. I won't lie i used a bernardin online recipe and their "dill" mix. Not sure how they turned out yet, as we are to wait 4wks before eating them.
here is the recipe for anyone who may want to make them:

http://www.bernardin.ca/pages/recipe_page/51.php?pid=219

The zucchini's continue to grow like mad...not sure if i will attempt zucchini pickles or not this year...i sorta prefer them bbq'd.

Tonight's dinner is slow cooker beef stew. Yes typically that is a meal i prefer on cooler autumn nights, but its a nice meal that won't heat the house up while it cooks. Since they are calling for +28C today...i like that option. We also have half of our potato harvest in...mostly the norland reds....i can't believe how many we picked considering we only planted 2 rows of each the norlands and the superiors. I would say just the norlands alone was 30lbs of taters. I have sent some to my parents, friends, and us...and still have a grocery bag FULL of them in the basement, with all the superiors yet to be picked.
So dinner is basically
one pkg stewing beef
1 can diced tomatoes
couple handfuls of baby carrots
couple handfuls of baby red norland potatoes.

spices include but are not limited to:
garlic
worcheshire (sp?!)
ground pepper

i like to keep my stew simple, so the natural flavours of the meat and veg can come out. Most likely i will whip up some fresh biscuits or rolls.

add a nice salad to the side and voila. a delicious and easy dinner! which means more time for a long walk in nature.