Good Things

Just like that section in Martha Stewart Living.

Friday was my last day at work! Yay! My co-workers brought in cupcakes from The Cupcakery in Central West End. I'm almost sad that I won't be working so close to that little gem. But I got my fill on Friday of their delicious red velvet cupcakes, so I should be good for a while.

I finally made these blueberry crumble bars I've been mouth-watering over ever since I saw them here. They turned out just as delicious as the pictures hint at. My nesting instinct has really been more of a baking instinct. In the past month I've made chocolate chip cookies, banana bread, zucchini bread, peach cobbler, peach cake, and now the blueberry bars. At least all our fruit and vegetable picking has not been in vain!

Today we picked the mother load of grape tomatoes from our garden. There must be at least 100 in the bowl on the counter. Looks like lots of salads are in our future. Some of the Brandywine tomatoes are finally ripening on the vines and they are the best tomatoes I've ever had! We've been eating a lot of BLTs lately and these tomatoes really make them outstanding!

Gardening Update

I just posted a ton of new pics in Flickr showing the progression of our first attempt at a vegetable garden. We went all out this year, starting from seeds with almost everything. Despite our lack of any experience whatsoever, I think we did pretty well. We're harvesting more than we can eat at least. I think we definitely have a huge list of "what we can do better next year" so we're already looking forward to the coming spring. Right now though, the garden thrives even though it's taken on a sort of "jungle" look. With my pregnancy and Mike's schedule, we just haven't been able to keep up with the maintenance as much as we'd like. In the end, our thumbs are a little greener and our grocery bill is a little less. And amazingly, the veggies are actually tasty! We've used them in so many recipes...here's a quick list:

Lemon balm bread

Basil pizza

Salads galore

Omelets

Zucchini bread

Chicken & veggie kabobs

Lasagna

Pasta salad

Not to mention just eating fresh off the vine!