Just Like That

I have sad news for anyone that has been reading about Harry and Ginny. Today.... should i say it...... Harry died. I know, it really sucks. We came home from yardsaling and there he was on the floor. I think that he finally figured out how to jump and jumped out of his box, perhaps the dog mauled him, trying to play. I guess I will never know, however there is now a screen across the top of Ginnys box and she isn't as lonely as I thought she would be. I shall have to find a teddy bear for tonight though, something for her to cuddle with. I know,,,, depressing post!

What's Cooking Today

I had to post this today, since I might run out of steam by Wednesday. I just bought it out of the oven, the smell is out of this world. Lucy is excited since this is what we did with her zucchini from the garden.
Tart Lime Zucchini Loaf

Ingredients:
LOAF:
All-Purpose Flour 1 1/2 cups
Bran Buds Cereal 1 cup
Baking Powder 2 tsp.
Baking Soda 1 tsp.
Ground Cinnamon 1 tsp.
Salt 1/2 tsp.
Ground nutmeg 1/4 tsp.

Large Eggs 2
Granulated sugar 1/3 cup
Brown Sugar, packed 1/3 cup
Cooking Oil 1/3 cup
Vanilla Extract 1 tsp.

Grated Unpeeled Zucchini 2 cups
Grated Lime Zest 1 tbsp

GLAZE:
Lime Juice 1/4 cup
Granulated sugar 1/4 cup

Method:
Measure first 7 ingredients into large bowl. Stir. Make a well in centre.

Brat next 5 ingredients with whisk in medium bowl. Add to well.

Add zucchini and lime zest. Stir until just moistened. Spread in greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan. Bake in 350 degree oven for about 50 minutes until wooden pick inserted comes out clean.

Glaze:
Stir lime juice into sugar in small cup until sugar is dissolved. Randomly poke several holes in loaf with wooden pick. Spoon lime juice mixture over loaf. Let stand in pan until cooled completely. Cuts into 16 slices.

The only things that I did different with this was I didn't use the bran cereal, I used the natural bran you buy in the small bags just by the cereal boxes. ALOT cheaper. It was only about 1.50 or so for the bag vs. 3-4 bucks for a small box of the actual cereal.

To make things easier I used my food processer. LET me tell you, gets the job done in 1/10 of the time.

Can't Wait

Am I the only one out there that is waiting like a giddy school girl for the new tv season to start??? I mean not only are my family from Greys going to be back on the air, but hey Private Practice is starting. I am one of those people that tend to get too involved with these shows. Kinda like they are family,. I do that same thing with books. (Please note the tear in the corner of my eye from finishing Harry Potter 7) So right now I am just grasping at straws, watching Spoilerfix.com for the next update. I know, nasty habit, but everything should just have one.

It's Almost Over

Well another year of haying is just about done. It has been a giant pain in the ass! There is only a few fields left to do, that will be done after yardsaling in the morning. Then it is time to do wood for the winter. Meanwhile I don't think that i have posted any pictures of the new horse Evita. She is a purebred paint. Nice and Friendly, comes right up to Lucy for a pet on the nose.

Our Little Gardener

Today was a good day for Lucy, she finally got some results from all her hard work with Mom in the garden. We were walking thru today and found a very large zucchini and some tiny Tim tomatoes that were ready for the picking. We have planted alot of different things. It seems this year is going to be all about the tomatoes. All of the twenty some plants that went in have tomatoes coming on them, I guess there will be lots of tomatoes canning coming my way

On another note , Ginny and Harry are doing quite well. Hopping around the box and getting quite vocal when they want to eat. Guess that is a good sign. I guess I get to play Momma bird too now. There is a storm rolling in tonight, I HOPE! I can't stand this heat. I would rather it be raining and cold then this.