Visitors

I haven't forgotten the blog, but I actually have had a good friend from Australia visiting me.  I have been cooking, cleaning and riding on the back of a bike every night. It was grand fun, and thus I have been slacking a bit on my blog.  Yikes!!!!  So here we are back to it once again.

I had a bit of a mishap, a major meltdown and mostly a learning experience the other day.  The mishap was I was hiking and I lost my keys.  I had my girls with me and I was messing around.  I got into the stinging nettles and amid my silent cursing at myself and the nettles I bumped into a tree.  My key slipped out of my pocket unbeknownst to me so when I got back to the car, no keys.  The sick feeling starting sinking in as I rampaged through my pockets and turned up nothing.  So I proceeded to go back out on the trail and hunt.  4 miles later no dice.  Once more out and about halfway it was getting dark.  So I am searching along the trail with my cell phone light as my flashlight.  Nope no luck.  I have a spare so I can at least get home.  So I went back to the car in the dark to find the spare.  They aren't there either.  After all these years it has fallen off.  I am in full on meltdown mode now because it is late, I have to walk home now in the dark and I have no one to call to come pick me up.  I have to leave my purse, my car, my camera locked in the car unattended.  So I call my family and Drew crying because I am mad at myself for being so silly.  Long story short I ended the night having my car towed to the house by my new wonderful friends at Evergreen Towing.  The guy was so nice and patient with me at midnight.  I was in bed fast asleep at 1 in the morning and up with a dog in tow for another round of searching at 6:30.  Needless to say Saturday I was exhausted, but I had my keys!!!!!

So you ask what did I learn.  I learned that you need to keep checking on that spare set of keys, which once I get another one made I will do.  I also learned that I can handle anything even amid a meltdown.  I am an independent woman and while life throws curve balls for me I somehow manage to pick myself up and keep on going.  The most important thing, sometimes we do have to rely on others to help us out no matter how embarrassing the situation.  Sometimes it will be our turn for help and other times we will return the favor by  helping someone else.  Remember that.  We need more kindness in this world, and it is little things that can make a big difference.  That tow truck driver was my hero for the night, and while he probably laughed in the truck at my misfortune he never once got upset with me and went out of his way to make sure that I could get reconnected with a key (if I had to have new ones made).   

I am making true garden stir fry tonight so harvest away my friends.

Garden Goodness Stirfry

1 Kohlrabi slightly cooked
Snap peas - any desired amount
2 stalks Celery
1 Red pepper
Scallions (or onion or chives)
4 Cloves of Garlic
Radish pods - any desired amount again
2 drops Sesame Oil 
4 drops Soy sauce
1 slice of ginger diced up
Quinoa

I added all the hard veges first like the Kohlrabi and celery with a little olive oil for a quick saute.  I then added my peas and radish pods garlic, scallions for their saute.  It is Quinoa time, cook as instructed.  I use a chicken broth base just to give it a little flavor.  Meanwhile I am just letting my saute cook a little bit at the lowest setting your stove will allow.  I add all the other ingredients, plus anything else you might want after all it is stir fry.  Quinoa is done so add that to your veges and flash heat  for about 1 minute.  Serve with a big helping of YummmmO and I made some roasted garlic bread and salmon.  I will share that special salmon dish with you tomorrow.