.ode to summer.

I've been really....blah.


I think it's the weather. Did I mention there is about 8 inches of snow atop my mod.home? (please notice my oh so modern and hip reference to the trailer.) Yeah it's cold. And I haven't left the house in 6 days... When it snows out in the country, it's really difficult to get into town.


But I gotta suck it up, winter is here. To stay. So my next posts will be documenting the many wonders of winter. I'm going to find every positive thing about this season that I can. If it kills me. And it just might ;)

BUT FIRST. One last tribute to, I'll say it again,
THE BEST SUMMER OF MY LIFE.

During the summer I look for every possible chance to stay out of doors. Last year Danny and I started new venture..



mmm, I miss it already.



okay I got sick of labeling the picture. There was also butternut and acorn squash, zucchini, pumpkins and lettuce. Oh and eggplant. oh and a bunch of different peppers.

I'm hungry.

PEPPERS!!

Basket O' Goodies

.Every Day.

mmmm tastes like summer.







oh and just in case you were wondering how we accomplish such tasks whilst chasing a 19 month old and tending to a wee baby...

we do like the indians do, baby

Strap em' to your back!
genius.

.magic brownies.

Today I made brownies...

From scratch, thank you very much...

With peanut butter frosting...

Oh but these aren't just any little brownie...

They're "special" brownies...

I put something magic in them...

It's green.

It grows outside.

It makes you forget.

Forget about the thousand of calories you just consumed after devouring the entire pan.

I don't even feel...

guilty.

And some of you may scoff...

You may laugh....

It sure does make me giggle...

I like to feed them to unsuspecting people.

Let them eat a few,

and then tell them whats in them.

Oh man, the look on their faces!






Today I made brownies...

Magic brownies...

I puts something special in them...

My secret ingredient???

































































































































ZUCCHINI!!!!







Mwahaha. Had you worried, didn't I?
Yes, I'm so hilarious, I know.

Okay, so we planted two zucchini plants and they are thriving... maybe a little too much so. We have zucchini coming out our ears.

Todays menu....

Breakfast
Zucchini pancakes (pretty good, actually)


Lunch
Veggies pizza's with peppers, onions, tomatoes and SHREDDED ZUCCHINI.


Dinner
Lemon chicken on the grill served with lemon peppered, grilled (you guessed it) zucchini.



Oh, and don't forget the brownies. You can eat like three and get a full serving of veggies! Like we need that right now. Can you eat too many vegetables? I have made probably 8 loaves of zucchini bread over the past few weeks and I have three Ziploc baggies of shredded zucchini in my freezer.





Help.


The zucchini are taking over.