Ruby Sipes

  I finally got around to painting the front door.    The pumpkin seeds were delicious. 

So realistically this is not our first Thanksgiving together. It is number 17 or 18 it has been so long I don't remember if we spent Thanksgiving together the first year. This is however our first Thanksgiving where we are preparing the food. I am not going to pretend to recreate the lovely food our families have prepared over the years but we will create our own versions of traditional favorites. Probably with a lot of help from the web. I think the real magic is picking the right combinations so the food is ready at the same time. Getting things done in advanced so there is time to relax too. I think there will be only 4 of us. Here is my initial thoughts on the food. I am sure things will change but I like to plan. Pre-meal snackage: The foods hanging out while preparing for the main gorge. *Spinach Artichoke Dip *Olive Tapenade *Hummus *Cheese Selection *Veggies and bread for Dipping The Dinner: *Turkey *Stuffing/Dressing *Green Beans with Caramelized Onions...

Meet Astrid. She is a German Shepard/Corgie mix and totally loveable. We had a great day at the beach. Oliver and Astrid got their run on.

Some of the tomatoes I picked today... So yesterday I made salsa. And it is delicious. 3 cups tomatoes 1/4 cup diced red onion 5 garlic cloves chopped 1 jalapeno pepper juice of 1 lime salt

I really do like these graphics. I like the idea that when I am bored with them they are removable.

So after three months of patiently waiting for the tomatoes to turn red the have... all of them. I think we are going to have a very tomato full couple of weeks. This is what I picked this morning. None of them are very large but there are plenty. I think I will take the sweet 100's to work. Roma, Beefsteak, and Black Krim Sweet 100's (too sweet for me), Chocolate Cherry these are delicious. We will be growing them again next year. Breakfast... Yum Everything Bagel with Better Than Cream Cheese, sliced tomatoes and salt and pepper

So because of everything going on this year we kept the garden to a minimum. We did get a few different types of tomatoes. As well as some zucchini, dill, cilantro, leeks, and cucumbers. The tomatoes have exploded hundreds of green tomatoes cover the plants here are our first red ones. Black Krim, Beefsteak, Roma, Sweet 100 Mega Zucchini... mmm zucchini bread.