Hello, my friends! How was your Monday?? We've been very-very hot here (and not in a good, sexy kind of way...). We set a new record getting to 101 F before the middle of June. And our swamp cooler has been broken :( My sweet Hubby spent the whole week on the roof trying to fix it while we were all slowly melting on the couches. None of the bazillion fans that we have in the house did much. We are seriously considering investing in a ceiling fan for the living room right now...
How's the weather on your side of the world?
As for food waste, I'm happy to report that I have nothing to report :) So instead, I thought I would show you my salad that is growing on our window sill right now ( I mentioned it the first time in my food waste post here):
I started growing it from a small salad stump, and it's two weeks worth here. Isn't it awesome?? I thought the stump would give some roots (like onions do) but it didn't. But it keeps growing and growing daily. And I'm like a little kid with a science project, watching it every day :) It does entertain my kids too :)
And this week we are eating:
Mon.- tikka masala, rice, naan, salad (yes, call me crazy to cook Indian food in this heat... But I promised my sweet Hubby after all the hard work he's done in the past few days ;)
Tues.- leftovers (I'm NOT cooking!)
Wed.- pesto pasta, steamed broccoli, salad
Thurs.- grilled sausage and zucchini, chips
Fr.- chicken Caesar salad
Sat.- pizza, leftovers/ shepherd's pie (bumped from last week...maybe)
Sun.- Father's Day dinner with in-laws
What are you eating this week?
And last but not least, I'm back with another five days of my "Twenty ways in 20 days" challenge. Today is day 6, and one thing that makes me very happy and excited right now is that I finally (FINALLY!!) have an "About me" page!! If you glance at the top, it's right next to the "Home" page:) It took me a while to write one, so I'm happy to be done!!
And how was your day? Anything good and exciting happening?
yummy menu!!!
ReplyDeleteI did the salad in a jar thing last month...we were not very impressed, kind of got a garnish of lettuce! yours looks great!
It seems to still be growing for me, I don't know what happened :(
DeleteWhat made me happy today: Making Kiva and Food Bank donations. We are so lucky to have so much; I really wanted to give to our larger community. I have heard that the demands on the food bank are highest in the summer, when kids are home from school.
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It's awesome! We took donations to the Food Bank twice this year already. There are so many people who are in need for such as simple necessity as food!
DeleteI didn't know you could do that with lettuce! How cool. We love ceiling fans, have them in every room, even the kitchen. Holy cow no air in all that heat, I would be one mean you know what. Heat does me in!!
ReplyDeleteAnd that's who I am! Or, at least, who I was until my Hubby finally fixed our swamp cooler late last night. Now I'm one happy girl :)
DeleteHa how much fun is that salad "stump". I would be the same as you. I have been so busy the past few days I have forgot to post a "happy" moment from each of my days, not that there hasn't been a few I have been most grateful for. xx
ReplyDeleteThat's OK. The challenge is only for weekdays, so you are not far behind :)
DeleteOh wow. How did you replant that salad? It doesn't look exactly like lettuce. How long did it take to get that big? It's awesome. PS: I love the About Me page!
ReplyDeleteIt's green lettuce (not head lettuce). I just put a stump (after we used all the salad) in a kid's cup, and I change water every day. Two weeks later, and it looks like this :)
DeleteAnd thank you :)
Hi Lena! That is pretty neat about the lettuce. Like the lettuce that keeps on giving!
ReplyDeleteGlad your swamp cooler is fixed. We were melting in our couches last week with our air conditioning broke..ha...It took patience to stand the heat. I have felt ceiling fans (at one son's house) and they are wonderful...I slept in a bedroom with one and I was in heaven!
Wow! That's really hot. Its been nowhere bear that here. Looks like a yummy menu.
ReplyDeleteHumidity arrived in Wisconsin today too. Ick. I love my ceiling fans, I see them at the thrift store often.
ReplyDeleteOn a totally unrelated note: I updated my laundry detergent post. You made a comment and the edit may be of interest. http://doodlebugmomscrafts.blogspot.com/2012/07/laundry-soap.html
:)
Yay! An about me page is always great I think! :) What made me happy today.... visiting gma again, (she's 91 and I like to go there as much as I can with the girls) so that was nice. I also received more orders and Morgan made my dinner!
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