Pioneer Woman at Heart

Our egg basket has been looking a bit empty lately.  I have been using them a lot more, so I hope the newbies start laying soon. The garden is producing, but the red raspberries don't look that great this year.  The blackberries are loaded, so I'm hoping my bird netting will keep the birds out. It is such a relieving, happy, and glorious feeling to walk out and pick something fresh, and not have to get in the truck and drive to the store and spend hard earned money on our vegetables.  I am already making a list of what to plant next year  (for one, adding English type cucumbers, if you have a favorite organic/heirloom variety please do share).  If things go good this month, we may have new raised beds built for fall planting. I tried a new recipe to accommodate zucchini into our meal - Roasted Chickpea Salad.  Recipe is online with Green Healthy Cooking.  I made my own homemade ras el hanout seasoning (no sugar) using a recipe online from AllRecipes....

I intended to take a photo of the casserole with cheese (fresh out of the oven), but it smelled so good we scooped and ate right away. The only thing I did differently, was mix the pepper in with the onion (vs. sprinkle on top the cheese).  Well, that's not the only thing I did differently, I also used sage sausage vs. ground beef, and used home canned pizza sauce vs. tomato sauce.   It was delicious.  I think it smelled divine, because it was home canned pizza sauce.   I froze the other half of it, so we had an easy meal for another night. Just google the name of the recipe, and Taste of Home.  Recipe is online. Great way to use your zucchini this season (and for us avoiding pasta), and using up some home canned pizza sauce.