Now that we have our back porch furniture out (although it's all covered up today again), and we are enjoying it every now and then. We all noticed something - birds in my camper bird house.
Lucky for me, they are happily singing wrens. They are so tiny, but sing a mighty beautiful song. They make me happy. They make me smile.
And that's not all who is camping in the backyard.
Our 16 year-old turned sixteen last month, and is having her "Sweet sixteen" party - a backyard camp-out with her friends this weekend. Tents will be pitched, games played, a scavenger hunt, fun food, and cake and ice cream. Maybe a campfire and some roasted mallows and s'mores. I agreed to water balloons, as long as the balloons get picked up afterwards too. If it rains, or is too wet, we'll just have to go to "Plan B."
The most recent new recipe we tried, was Sesame Noodles with Spinach and Zucchini Saute. I used shell peas, but had to buy the spinach. I actually had organic ginger on hand and used it, although it says optional in the recipe. The only thing I changed, was the type of noodle. No big deal. I even had organic green tea on hand and was intrigued it went in this recipe (love, love, love my tea infuser). I had zero noodles on hand that the recipe suggested, including homemade. I only had spaghetti, so I used that, and I mixed everything together in the end. Note: Spectrum makes a non-gmo, organic sesame oil, sold in most organic sections of stores (maybe health stores too).
Taste tester results? A few felt the taste was a bit bland. A few felt it needed more soy sauce. I thought it was a bit bland at first too, but after eating it, the flavors all went together. For me I wouldn't change a thing. I really liked it. Next time I make it, I'll use homemade linguine noodles.
Although I don't have a photo to share, Hubby and I spent time on the porch watching Mama deer and her babe again. Ah, the good things in life....
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I so admire you, Kristina, for keeping your upbeat attitude and appreciation for the small things in life when I know you're battling one heckuva lot of unpleasantness right now. We all can (and do!) learn a lot from you.
I fall so short on trying new recipes this time of year. (How do you do it??) I rely heavily on eggs for breakfast, smoothies for lunch (but they are super-good with homemade yogurt and/or kefir and the fresh fruits from our garden and all the other nutritional stuff I throw in!) and either a big salad or homemade burgers and buns for dinner. Where's that gourmet cook I hired for the summer months?
Hot and dry here. Clouds are building. But we probably won't get rain in this location today because it looks like it's all going east of us.
Have a great weekend.
God bless.
RB
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That camper is so cute!
Read about the party...and the plan B action/ and the FB issues. Not a fan of that site, myself.
The pasta looks good with the veggies... I'm trying the ww pasta again, I might have told you this already. But I do like it and if it's not over cooked, it's a very good change for me.
We're not sitting out too much lately...mosquitos and heat. I don't like either. ;)