Good Monday Morning!
How are you and how was your weekend. Mine was good. I found time for a little bit of everything. Some chores (bathrooms, laundry, kitchen floor) were done. There was time for stitching and knitting as well as a bit of reading. And baking and cooking.
A huge yellow bean casserole was made - like Thanksgiving huge. Lots of onions and mushrooms sautéed up to go with the beans. Actually I mixed yellow and green beans for the dish. We've had it twice and there is still at least another serving! And those beans keep coming in. I won't bore you with yet another picture, but trust me when I say that Saturday I picked another two servings (at least). And one of the large tomatoes finally ripened to where it could be picked.
A peach-blueberry cake was baked. Good, but very sweet and rich. Most of it will be going over to C&M today.
When I ventured out to the garden on Saturday I noticed that our hibiscus has opened a few of its buds!
The plant is loaded with clusters of buds - often 3 or 4 together. It should be amazing when more open.
Figgy is doing well - still figs on it, but they do not seem to be getting larger or ripening. Fingers crossed we get some. And our apple tree is loaded with fruit. The apples are all on the small side, but some look to be in very good condition - I may be able to make some applesauce! So far the deer are sticking with consuming the fruit that has fallen - no standing on hind legs and reaching for branches (yet).
I hope your weekend brought some good things to you and I trust that the week ahead will be a good one!
Your bean casserole sounds quite delicious -- and healthy! I was happy to discover that one of our cosmos bloomed and didn't get eaten by the bunnies (though it's a tiny flower). The devastation this year has convinced me that next year we're going to plant flowers in the non-tomato raised bed. I hope you get to enjoy some of those apples!
ReplyDeleteYour bean casserole does sound so delicious, Vera! It was wet and so muggy here... it was kind of a lazy weekend (a good one to stay indoors!)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a good way to use beans! We just eat them and blanch and freeze the rest. And a peach-blueberry cake sounds delicious, but not if it's overly sweet. Your hibiscus is beautiful! Most of the ones I see are red or white but I really like the pink hue of yours. Happy Monday!
ReplyDeleteI bet your house smells fantastic with all the cooking and baking you do!! I'm down and out with another virus so I'm doing the bare minimum.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful hibiscus!
ReplyDeleteWhen we were out yesterday we passed a house that had a amazing hibiscus bush covered in giant flowers. And now I'm trying to figure out where I can fit one in the gardens!
I haven't seen any peaches out here yet--I'm envying you and your cake!
ReplyDeleteYou've got an abundant harvest over there and it all sounds wonderful!
ReplyDeleteYour weekend sounds like a very productive one and the cake sounds delicious. I sure need to do some cleaning here before we go to Spokane or it will all be waiting when we get home and I detest coming home to a dirty house.
ReplyDeleteThe garden is producing wonderfully too by the sound of it. I would love to have an apple tree. I do miss Greenbluff in Spokane and buying apples by the bushel to make applesauce. Maybe they'll be available when we're there but I think it will be several weeks too early.
Blessings,
Betsy
What a pretty hibiscus! The bean dish sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty shade of hibiscus. Your garden is keeping you in good vegetables. I like the sound of that yellow and green casserole and the peach and blueberry cake.
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