Cream of Tomato Soup

This one is entirely with veggies straight from our garden, plus a little bit of dairy:

Cook with 1/2 tsp of salt and pepper:

4 cups pulped tomato

2 cups shredded zucchini

Saute in olive oil, salt and pepper:

1/2 chopped large yellow onion

2 stalks chopped celery

4 cloves of garlic

1 cup chopped carrots

Blend the sauteed veggies with some of the tomato soup - then add it all back to the soup pot.

In a separate pot melt 2 tbsp butter or garlic butter with 1/4 cup of flour, then add 1 cup milk.  Add it all back to the soup pot.  Add more milk until the taste and texture is creamy and yummy.  Serve it up to anyone who doesn't hate "veggables".

Cheesy Rice and Beans

Saute 1/2 chopped large yellow onion with 1 chopped tomato in olive oil.  Add 1-2 cups rice of any kind, salt and pepper, and mix.  Put mixture in a mixing bowl.  Heat up 1 can of pinto beans, rinsed off.  Add to the mixing bowl.  Add 1/2 cup grated cheddar.  Mix until the cheese melts.  Serve it up to the kids.

Fennel Potatoes

Cut in medium pieces and boil - a bunch of red potatoes - 4 to 6 cups worth, or as many as you have.

In a large casserole pot saute:

olive oil

2 tbsp butter

1/2 of a chopped yellow onion

several chopped green onions

handful of thinly sliced celery (1/2 - 1 cup)

handful of thinly sliced fennel bulb (1/2 - 1 cup)

salt, pepper

Add the soft boiled potatoes, mash and mix with more olive oil over medium heat until lumpy, mushy, smashed.  Add 1/2 cup shredded parmesan and mix until melted in.  Then serve it up.

Tweet

I learned how to twitter recently, and one of my friends found me there.  I discovered a snazzy "twidget" with which to tweet while online.

The newest updates are that Detlef passed away last summer, and his new friend Squeaky, who I think misses him, is bringing kittenish excitement back into the house.  And chipmunks, and mice, and birds, and little rabbits...

I've now laid a wood floor in the office, removed and reconfigured cabinets in the kitchen, and will be working on re-finishing stairs next.  Fun stuff.