More farm fresh vegetables

Here we are at the end of August! I am sad to see summer on the way out.

My friend S dropped off some more vegetables for me from her sister's farm. It was rainbow chard, kale and a bunch of cilantro.

I set about making kale chips and did a rainbow chard dish using both the stems and the leaves. I found a recipe for this that I had luckily saved on my blog here.

Paint Party Friday - a pretty outfit

It is our last long weekend of the summer, boo hoo.  Have a great one!

Welcome to Paint Party Friday! In a coffee shop, I saw this older lady in a pretty outfit, I was drawn to the back of the shirt as pictured below. In fact, I complimented her on her top and she thanked me, saying it was so comfortable. I said 'the statement is at the back!' She thanked me again.

This is a greeting card (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") in permanent markers, sharpie oil paint marker, outlined with a PITT fine point marker.

Rain's Thursday Art Date - One

Bringing back an older piece I had done to meet Rain's Thursday Art Date today. It is a snowflake done in my sketchbook in permanent marker! There are no two alike.

Stuffed zucchini

My friend S had given me this huge zucchini from her sister's farm. I found a recipe for stuffed zucchini and it did not disappoint!  It is a great low carb dish too.

Bees and Coneflowers

I captured these bees buzzing around the coneflowers and black eyed susans in my summer garden, hope you can see them in the photos.

Ikea veggie balls

We went to Ikea the other day and saw that for once their veggie balls were not sold out in their restaurant. We passed on the mashed potatoes and got double servings of vegetables. It was delicious. They sell packets of frozen veggie balls but it is also hard to find those in stock, they seem to sell out quickly. I think the trend now is veggie balls and veggie burgers.

Roasted Kohlrabi

Recently I made some roasted kohlrabi, given to me by my friend S. They had a taste of turnips, or even parsnips and are low carb. It required peeling the skins and cutting them into slices, looking much like potato. I roasted them for 30 minutes at 350F with some olive oil and salt.