Dandelion Picker

Like right now.

I just got done making some of the most yummiest salsa. ever.

Is it making your mouth water yet? Don’t be jealous.

(And a super-duper thank you to Pioneer Woman for the Photoshop actions. Now there is absolutely no excuse for my pics to look less-than-perfect!)

Here’s what I did (in case you’re having a brain fart and need some direction):

1 purple onion
1 poblano pepper (I like these cause they aren’t too hot and give it nice flavor)
1 green pepper
1 red pepper
I did the above in a food processor to save time

4 regular tomatoes
6 Roma tomatoes
1 yellow tomato (those buggers are super expensive so I only bought one!)
3 small limes
1 head of cilantro
salt and pepper to taste
Red wine vinegar to taste

That’s it! Its really good, now, if only I had really, really fresh ingredients from someone’s garden!

Mmmmmm now that’s a good smoothie!

I’ve been drinking these green smoothies for about 2 weeks now, one for breakfast everyday. I haven’t had one the last two mornings cause I’ve been up late and didn’t have time to make one. I definitely miss them in the morning! They fill me up and wake me right up, no coffee needed

This isn’t my usual. My usual is found on the Happy Foody blog. This is a spin on that recipe. This one has:

*a bunch of kale
*some beet greens
*a regular lemon and a Meyer lemon
*a banana
*4 really small apples
*about 1 tbsp. of agave nectar (you could probably leave it out and wouldn’t notice)
*a small piece of ginger
*about 5 oz. of coconut milk
*and enough water to make it smooth

Its delish! And soooo much easier and tastier than eating kale in a salad or cooked. My blender is a cheesy one, so you can actually chew my smoothies. I don’t really mind, I’m kinda used to it, but it does suck when I drink them at work and get kale stuck in my teeth and don’t know it So I will probably be getting a new blender from work soon. We have those super-duper crazy horsepower restaurant ones that are made to chew up anything. After making my smoothie, my current one has to rest and I have to open the door to the balcony to let it air out cause the kitchen smells like burnt-up motor LOL that can’t be good!

So once again, I have been seriously lacking in the knitting department. But I did get a little done on the sweater:

I still have no idea if its going to fit. I suck at getting gauge.

I got a new book too and its awesome

I’ve made a few things already and they were really good. I especially like the chickpea patties for lunch, a spinach wrap, some sprouts, tomato, hummus, yummmmm.

So that’s it! I’m going to Toledo for the weekend. My Aunt Maryanne and I are going to a fiber festival in Bowling Green, so that should be fun!

I won a blog contest over at Cocoknits! Nicole sent out the goodies pictured below:

Isn’t that yarn yummy??? Not to mention the chocolate - its delish! I’ve never had organic chocolate before! Thanks Nicole! I promise to pay it forward sometime soon!
So I thought I would blog while I was eating dinner tonight… here’s what I’m having (sorry about the blurry pic):

Two weird things about this if you know me:

1. I hate salad

2. I can’t cook worth a crap

But, the dinner turned out great! Its Mushroom and Spinach Stroganoff over Tagliatelle (vegetarian of course, from the Quelle Ergsome blog), and Raw Kale and Avocado Salad with some Olive Focaccia I got over at Whole Foods. The salad came from this blog if you’re interested: Happy Foody. She’s awesome. Even if you’re not into raw or vegetarian food, her recipes and knowledge are inspiring. This salad is awesome, by the way.

I have been knitting, but it doesn’t look like much because I’ve had to frog this thing about 4 times.

I measured and according to the pattern, I need a size medium, but that wasn’t working out so well, so I’m now using size 5 dpns and it seems to fit better. Its a little slow going, but they are going to be pretty! I was hoping they’d be done by now. I was hoping to have them done before the rest of the supplies arrived to start Jodi’s gathered pullover.

So that’s about it for today! I think Matt and I are going to see Juno tomorrow after I get off work, I heard its a good movie.

I also got a new Aiden pic in the mail this week…evidently he doesn’t like having his picture taken, seeing as he’s giving the camera the bird. The kid is adorable!

Hope all is well with everyone! Leave me a comment and say hi!