Tomato Pesto Salmon Recipe

A friend told me about how her boyfriend never eats salmon because it has a strong taste. She makes it with undried tomato pesto and he loves it. So, I called her for the recipe, but couldn't reach her, so I just made up my own recipe and it worked out great.

Sides include steamed asparagus with salt, pepper, lemon, garlic. An organix baby spinach salad tossed with oil, balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, and a tuscan dipping seasoning that's meant to mix with oil and eaten with bread.

Sundried Tomato Salmon Recipe

Ingredients:
Salmon, deboned & de-skinned (1 lb)
1/2 cup sundried tomato pesto

With a basting brush, slather the fillet on both sides with the pesto. Put in a shallow basking dish and place in oven on 350-400 for 10-15 minutes. Keep checking on it so it doesn't get overcooked.

How To: Strawberry Planter Basil

There's Genovese Basil growing in the strawberry planter right now. We've been eating it all winter and it's delicious! Look how full it was 3 weeks ago or see how to make my favorite basil bruschetta.

Make sure to pick off the top two leaves of the basil plant every couple weeks. This is called "pinching back" the plant, and it ensures you will have a very thick, bushy plant. Two stems will usually grow every place you pinch the plant back.

I've just dumped some lime basil seeds in each of the open holes and 5-6 in the top opening. I received the seeds from another gardener on GardenWeb and haven't planted them yet. I hope they germinate...they've been sitting in the garage for months. After sprinkling the seeds on top of the soil, I slowly watered the planter.

Copeland Dinner Table Christmas Eve 2007

Copeland Dinner Table Christmas Eve 2007, originally uploaded by ladybugfalcon.

A New Annalee Doll

My Christmas shopping has been done for a few weeks, but for some reason I ventured out shopping today anyway. I ended up at Homegoods here in Stuart and saw this guy in another shoppers hands. I asked her where she found it, then looked for others like it. I thought I was out of luck until she asked me if I wanted it. I accepted and then headed for the check out line. He was a good price. Originally, he was $24, but Homegoods, being a discount store, had him marked down to $12, minus 25%.

Computer Controlled Chirstmas Lights- CopelandChristmas.com

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Our Frazier Fir Christmas Tree

I snapped this photo today with my new rebel xti. I used a very slow shutter speed and a low ISO. I had to take about 50 to find the right settings, but it's all part of the learning process.

Mint Cutting How To

I picked 5-6 mint sprigs from the garden 19 days ago. We were having a party and I made fresh lemonade. So, I shoved the springs of mint in a glass and set it beside the lemonade pitcher. After a week, I noticed the springs appeared to be just as fresh as the day I picked them. So, I let them stay in the glass. Since then, some of the lower leaves have turned brown from sitting in water. However, look at the magic that is happening to submerged portion of the sprins.

This is how to take a cutting of mint and start your own little mint plants. You could buy some from the grocery store and try it yourself.

Lighted Palm Tree

Lighted Palm Tree, originally uploaded by scrappyjen.

what a fantastic job of stringing lights. This is in Glendale Arizona.

A Family Christmas Photo

We had a Heisman Trophy party lastnight and took a moment to snap a family photo. Go Tim Tebow!

John's brother is on the left with his son and elf (I mean wife), and one of his daughters is nealing. John and I are on the right with Grandpa, and Spencer is in the middle with Grandma. This is only part of our family.

Basil Boots

I found this cute pot at Homegoods several months ago and decided to put a basil seed in it. I've never grown basil indoors and have noticed a few striking differences b/w the indoor-grown basil and the same exact seeds grown outside.

The indoor basil leaves are very delicate. They are very thin. They have the same taste, but aren't as fragrant. It has pretty much reached it's peak in terms of height. I can't get it to grow any higher probably because the root system has maxed out.

Cactus

Remember when I went to Grand Cypress and loved their succulent planters? Well, I've been growing my own for several months and really enjoy it. I was just re-reading a comment from Julie about how she grows her succulents. Check out her blog for more on succulents.

I'm so glad I keep the little plant sticks from the store so I can remember what I've purchased. Here's the line-up:

Sedum (hybrid burrito)
Aloe (hybrid 'walmsley blue')
Pachyveria (hybrid 'pearl blue')

They have been growing on my kitchen counter since september. I water them twice a month whenever I remember.

Poinsettia + Basil = Christmas

I love my little strawberry planter by thr front door. Right now, I've got basil, coleus, and Poinsettia in it.
TIP: don't plant the Poinsettia...just place the pot right inside. The roots won't take over the pot this way. It may require a bit more water though. Remember to keep your basil pinched back.

My first Meyer Lemons on the new tree

I love Meyer lemons. I made fresh lemonade this past weekend with a few from my mother's tree. I love to eat these lemons right off the tree. They are so sweet (for lemons).

I did a bit of digging about the history of meyer lemons and found this form wikipedia (who knows if it' accurate).

The Meyer lemon (Citrus × meyeri) is a citrus fruit, native to China, thought to be a
cross between a true lemon and a mandarin orange or sweet orange. The
Meyer lemon was introduced to the United States in 1908 as S.P.I. #23028,
by the agricultural explorer Frank
Meyer, an employee of the United
States Department of Agriculture who collected a sample of the plant on a
trip to China.

Anyway, I did a google search for "meyer lemon blog" to see who else has blogged about meyer lemons. I found that on googles first page of results, two people had blogged about large lemons they thought were meyers. I bet grocery stores mismark them. I've even purchased citrus from Lowes that has been mismarked (6 months ago!).

Anyway, I think I'm going to eat them jusst how they are. I might thinly cut them in rounds and candy them to give as treats. I've never done it before, so it will be something new.