Cute picture from one of my kids

I laughed when I went to the computer and found that one of the younger girls left this for me.  She created it with paint features on the computer.  A treasure for sure!  Any Mom who writes will find this worth keeping.

Herb drying and mixing it up

With the help of a book I borrowed from a library, I located a recipe for a dry Italian mix.  I used dry herbs, as many as I could, from my herb garden to make it.  We then used it to flavor a cucumber spread to top slices of pumpernickel bread.  We toasted the bread, topped it with the herb flavored spread, and topped that with sliced cucumbers. 

There is no end to utilizing my herbs, eating healthy, and saving money.  I can't wait to mix up another dry herb mix.