Hump Day

Happy Hump Day!  It's cold and rainy and suddenly feels very much like winter.  It is warm and toasty inside, so no complaints from me except my dog is never going to go outside today. He already thinks the back yard is lava, and prefers ANY other grass than what is available to him right out the kitchen door. 

It's fine.  Everything is fine.  It provides a little extra motivation to get out for a stroll most days to let him take care of his business. And look what you see on a quick walk?  Aren't these berries gorgeous?  Nature is the coolest. 

Let's see what was on the menu yesterday, shall we?  

Breakfast is my favorite meal. By a long shot. Chip takes after his mother in this area. Strong breakfast genes in the two of us. I had lawnmower scramble filled with all kinds of goodness, but all were repeat vegetables for the week, as were the raspberries.  I did add some arugula and tomatoes for a little breakfast salad and that is + 2 plants on the list for the week, bringing us to 29 (or 28, I am actually not sure!). We are in this general area!  Plant audit pending! 

For lunch, I roasted a kobucha squash from Trader Joes.  On one half I did traditional salt and pepper.  On the other half I did a jazzier version with cinnamon and cayenne pepper.  I ate the jazzy side for lunch, along with a piece of sourdough toast. Adding +1 to the list for trying a new variety of squash.  Sitting at 29 or 30 plants - we just don't know! 

For dinner, I started a big pot of chili. I mindlessly pulled some frozen "beef" from the freezer and thought I was using Beyond Meat. But once the meat hit the pan I knew something was amiss.  I actually had to go pull the wrapper out of the trash to confirm that it was real sirloin and not Beyond Meat.  

Quick pivot...making two pots of chili for dinner. One pot for Chip (who was already trying to talk me out of adding beans to the chili anyway) that would be made with ground beef, onions, garlic and spices.  Just the way he likes it.  

My chili was a pantry, fridge, freezer hodge podge of goodness!  It had it all!  Onions, garlic, jalapeños, red kidney beans, white kidney beans, edamame, green chilis, last lone Beyond bratwurst, canned tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, and the rest of the plain kobucha squash from lunch.  It was more like a bean soup than chili, but I was not complaining. Gobble it up and it hit the spot on a chilly night!  Added +5 veggies to the plant list and we are somewhere around 34 or 35!  

Today, I am thinking about trying Jackfruit "Pulled Pork" BBQ....a little wary, but how bad can it be???  

Stay tuned!