Monkey Gets a Bath

This is one kitty who is secure in herself and her "plush" physique.  Enjoy watching a bit of Monkey's grooming time...

Tonight's Dinner from the Garden

I love summer.  Look what I found outside when I came home from work:

Now wouldn't that inspire anyone to cook?  So here's what I made for dinner.  First, I made a quick pesto with the basil, some garlic, olive oil, and toasted pine nuts.  (What, doesn't everyone have pine nuts on hands????)

Then I cut the squash into thick strips, around the same size as the penne pasta I was cooking.  Into the pan they went with a little olive oil:

After they cooked for a bit, I tossed in the cherry and grape tomatoes.

I cooked that for a little bit until the skins on the tomatoes started to wrinkle.  Then in went the cooked penne pasta and the pesto:

And voila!  Dinner!

It was really quite good and didn't take long at all.  I love dinner right out of the garden!

Canton Cougar Sightings

So most locals folks have heard the news of cougar sightings in the Canton area.  The Repository has been covering the sightings, but today they posted this article that really cracked me up:
http://www.cantonrep.com/carousel/x311101608/Is-this-the-cougar-thats-been-prowling-Stark

So, I was inspired to keep my camera at the ready to snap a picture if the mystery cat happens to end up in our backyard.  After all, it was just last year when we had the coyote swing by for a visit.

Wouldn't you know it?  I was making dinner and guess what I saw in my back yard????  Oh, my goodness!  What IS it????

Oh, don't worry...

It's just a sweet little bunny.  (Well, maybe not so little!)  I'll keep you all posted.  Who knows who will make an appearance on Deerfield Lane!

Garden Fajitas!

What do you do when you have a bunch of miscellaneous veggies fresh from the garden?  I usually make fajitas!

I had a handful of fingerling potatoes and a few small squash, as well as a really ripe tomato from the farmer's market.  Round it out with an onion, some rice and condiments... and it's dinner!

Here are the sliced potatoes and onions, a little S&P:

Then I stir fried the sliced zucchini and yellow squash with a little Penzey's adobo seasoning.

Assembly time!  There's a layer of rice, the potato / onion mixture, squash, tomato, vegan sour cream and guacamole.

I think the best part was the potato layer...  And the squash layer...  And the tomato...  It was really yummy!