I have been going back and forth about having a little get together for the 4th of July. It would be a great excuse to have fun in the garden, but it is just so hot outside right now (107 degrees today!), so I am still torn. I have however thought of some cute ideas […]

Tonight I made a yummy turkey burger filled with four different colors of bell peppers, onion, and garlic, grilled and served on fresh baked ciabatta bread. It was quite yummy, but the star of the meal was the baked red potatoes topped with melted Colby jack cheese, crumbled bacon, and green onions. To make the […]

Today was spent with Madeline and my nephew Kingston in our backyard swimming, splashing, and picking carrots. We pulled out our blow up pool and filled it up as I watered the rest of the garden, then we played in the water, grilled hot dogs, ate fresh strawberries and blueberries, and picked our own carrots […]

My cucumber vines are going crazy and need more trellises to climb. The last few days one of my cucumber plants even started to climb up into one of our backyard trees! I love those pre-made trellises that you can get at your local hardware store, but they are always so expensive. I decided to […]

I finally got my new bag designs in, photographed, and on my website! Yay! I think that they are amazing and can’t wait for all of you to see them. There are two new laptop satchel prints that are both in a laminated cotton canvas with faux leather trim, the Red Circles and Gray Chevron, […]

Here is a photo of my yummy mixed veggie kebabs from this weekend. There were green, yellow, and orange bell peppers, tomatoes from my garden, red onion, zucchini, yellow squash, and corn. I drizzled some of my Greek vinaigrette over the veggies along with a little extra olive oil and salt and pepper. Yum! And […]

Now that the heat of summer is upon us here in central Texas, I have been grilling much more. It helps keep the heat of the oven/stove out of the house and it is super easy to clean up afterwards. As I said in my last post I have been trying to come up with […]

My cucumbers are coming in fast, too fast to eat them all, but I don’t want to waste them. So today I made a delicious cucumber agua fresca with some of my cucumbers. It was light, tasty, and very cucumbery. Overall I say it is a success and will definitely make it again. The recipe […]

Well, the heat is setting in here in central Texas. Yesterday the high was 101 degrees! That means I have been spending a lot of time making sure the plants are all adequately watered. In addition to the heat, the squash bugs and stink bugs have been making a meal out of my tomatoes, and […]

Tonight was a night of using up leftovers for dinner, but it turned out wonderfully delicious. Last night I made gnocchi with homemade and homegrown tomato sauce with grilled lemon rosemary chicken (marinated in lemon juice, olive oil, and fresh cut rosemary, then grilled with a little salt and pepper to taste). Tonight I took […]

Despite the stink bugs and squash bugs taking up residence in my tomato plants (I think I need to start the insecticidal soap soon), I have still been hauling in the mother load of tomatoes. Just take a look at these! I really need to pull out my canning jars to preserve some of these, […]

Remember how I told you about our weekend trip to the beach, well I forgot to show you pictures of the amazing watermelon shark my friends sister, Alyson, made for the party. It was super refreshing too! I just love watermelon! Alyson said it was super easy. She just chopped off the bottom at an […]