Finally Peanuts

After months of waiting I was finally able to eat my abundant crop of peanuts.

Still in the shell.

Roasted.

Chopped on top of chicken lettuce wraps.

Road Trip

Life has been busy.  Sorry I haven't posted anything lately.  Right now we are getting ready for a road trip to New Mexico.  I hope to discover some great restaurants and record them here.  The weight loss is going well, but I intend to blow that on vacation.

If anyone knows of a fun place to eat or see between Columbus and Santa Fe let me know.

I can't wait to be here.

October Harvest

It's been a strange year for the garden.  The drought really set the garden back.  I planted 3 times as many tomato plants this year in hopes of canning them for the winter.  I barely got enough to make a little batch of bbq sauce.  Yesterday I thought I would look to see what I have and was pleased to find a couple of tomatoes, a few peppers, and the last few raspberries.  The tomatoes are going to go into some rice that I plan to use for a batch of frozen burritos.  The peppers will be just enough to join the others I've roasted and frozen to make a batch of green chile sauce. And after a lackluster harvest of raspberries last year, I finally have enough to make a recipe of raspberry jam.