This is me. Holding zucchini like a creep.
A happy creep. Finally all our hard work has paid off.
Actually its not that hard. It's pretty easy. All the little seeds needed was a bit of love and water.
And this is Heidi. Looking at me like I'm crazy.
I've had requests for her to feature more on the blog (hi beans) so here she is.
Can you believe we have a patio under all those weeds she's standing in?
Ugh, our vegetables get all our attention ...
Anyways we picked the two biggest ones today.
And we dug up enough potatoes for two.
And took cliche dirty potatoes in our hands pictures.
And this is what I made with them. I sliced the zucchini into 1/4 inch rounds, placed them in a non stick grill pan over medium high heat, and grated some good Parmesan over the top. When they got nice and melty I flipped them over and did the same on the other side. So they had a good crust. I tossed them into a spinach salad with a bit of balsamic and olive oil, walnuts and salt.
I made a tangy mint sauce for the potatoes. While they were boiling I chopped an onion up and cooked it in some olive oil until it got translucent. They I added some boiling water and a few large handfuls of finely chopped mint (also homegrown from seed) to the pan. I let it simmer down and reduce before adding salt and lemon juice. It tastes kind of like that mint chutney you get at Indian restaurants. Sooooo good.
Everything was absolutely delicious. I kept wondering whether the food just tasted better because I grew it myself, or if it was actually better. I think it was actually better. The potatoes were much sweeter, and the zucchini had the best texture. I don't know how to explain it. Just go plant some things. and water them. And watch them grow. And eat them. It is the best feeling ever.
In other news : We took Heidi to check out an obedience class Monday. We start in 2 weeks. I'm scared shes going to be the class dunce.... I don't think I'll ever be ready for parenting.
I went to Leeds with my friend on Wednesday night and saw Bright Eyes. It was some really deep shit. I've been feeling a little emo since then.
I got a Groupon for osteopathy a few weeks ago and it has been awesome. But Friday he did something called Applied Kinesiology on me. Anyone done it? It was weird. He put a magnet on my stomach and then put test tubes of different things in it and apparently he can diagnose me from how my muscles reacted to the test tubes. So apparently I have a fungus in my intestines and I need to take nettle root pills. This fungus is making me eat sugar too. So that's cool. I can blame the fact I just ate a brownie on a fungus and not on my lack of willpower. Also according to him I am NOT gluten intolerant. Hooray... except why do I feel so shit after eating it? But he says I am sensitive to chocolate, sugar, and alcohol. Balls.
