Spring Rolls

Spring roll fixings, this was my first time ever making them so I left the meat out this time around, just in case they were gross or something like that, next time there will be seafood or chicken in my spring rolls!

Me rolling the spring rolls, they are relatively easy to make,

Here I'm finishing wrapping a spring roll.  I made raw veggie spring rolls, spring rolls that are deep fried use the wanton wrappers.

And dinner is served.  In case you're wondering if we are going on a raw diet?  Ummmm no, we had Italian beef sammies for both breakfast and lunch with no veggies so tonight it was a raw veggie dinner!

And this was tonight's treat.  Strawberries with Angel Food Cake!

Braised Brussel Sprouts

1 lb brussel sprouts cut in half (trim the icky stuff off)

1/4 c dried cranberries/craisins

1 medium onion finely chopped

2 cloves garlic minced

salt

pepper

red pepper flake (1/16th tsp or less just a sprinkle)

2T Olive Oil

Put all of the above into a cast iron skillet and cook up for about five minutes and then add:

1T Butter

Tamari Soy Sauce

Rice Wine Vinegar or Juice of one small Orange

Cover with a lid and let cook for five minutes.  Remove lid and cook and additional three to five minutes until you have some good coloring (carmelized). You can substitute out cauliflowerettes.

Harvey

I bought a Venus Flytrap a week or so ago, he's eaten quite a few flies in the time he's been with us.  Here he is getting ready to enjoy breakfast.

Happy Summer Solstice

Our cherry tree is loaded with cherries this year!  The picking will commence later this afternoon, now that we've been about ten hours without rain.

Oliver's pool, in his run, that he has yet to use due to all of the rain, but it's looking like this week may be a good week for him and his pool.

Pepper enjoying the cool breeze coming in through the front screened door.

Pepper Keeping me Company

Tonight's studio help is brought to you by Pepper!

There's some artwork in the basket under him so I placed a piece of synthetic velvet (which he loves) atop the stack so it wouldn't become fuzzy.

Oliver

He sat still long enough for me to snap his photo.

I've Consolidated!

I've consolidated!  I have moved most of the posts from this blog, and the other blogs I was trying to keep up with to one blog only!!!  You can now keep up with me at my main blog, and the only blog I will be posting at over here!