Baked Avocado & Egg

A few weeks ago, I came across a recipe for baked avocado & egg on a different blog.  Click here to see the recipe.  I LOVE avocados and I LOVE eggs, and the picture looked amazing, so I decided to give it a try.

The result was visually appealing, but I didn't really like the flavor.  Here are a few additional pictures I took of my baked avocado and egg.  For me personally, I would rather just slice my avocado, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and eat.  Baking avocado, did not improve it in any way.

Fresh From the Garden - Cabbage

While at my Aunt & Uncle's house last week, I got to bring home some super fresh goodies from the garden.  One of those items being Cabbage.

Often when I incorporate cabbage into a meal, the cabbage tends to be part of the main course, but two nights ago when I decided to cook up one of these beautiful, crunchy heads, I was going to be serving it to children, and I wasn't sure if they liked cabbage or not.  So I wanted to make it a side dish.  I decided to bake some fish and instead of making fresh coleslaw, I went with a cooked cabbage side.

I cooked the cabbage with an onion and some pork sausage, then added some softened Asian rice noodles to round out the side, so that it provided not just veggies but also some grains/carbohydrates.  The result was a unanimous success!

As the 3-year old put it, "Cabbage is good!"  Yay!  Anytime I can get a 3-year old to say those words about any vegetable, I consider it a job well done.  :)  Rachael

Fresh From the Garden - Turnips

Those of you who know me, know that not only do I have a fondness for plants and gardening, I also LOVE to cook!  This past week, while visiting family in South Eastern Georgia, I was fortunate enough to receive some fresh picked veggies from my uncle's garden.

One of the items I received was some turnips.  I know a lot of people do not like turnips and the truth is, if they are not cooked correctly, I don't particularly like them either.

However, if they ARE cooked correctly they can be delicious!  And being the fantastic cook that I am, they were delicious!  I even fed them to 3 children who had never had turnips before and they all loved them and ate seconds!

Smashed turnips & potatoes with onion and bacon....a HUGE hit!

The Daily Pic - Dinner Time

Ibis' feeding in the shallow water at
City Beach Park in Punta Gorda Shores, Florida.

The Daily Pic - Look Up

I took this picture on September 22, 2011 in Melbourne, Florida.  I really liked the vertical perspective.  Leave a comment and let me know what you think!  :)

The Daily Pic - Brother & Sister

I took these photos of a brother and sister in August of 2011

The Daily Pic - Picnic Table

A regular, old, picnic table seen through the lens of a camera becomes a work of art.

The Daily Pic - Stones

Stones....cool, relaxing, beautiful.

This picture was taken September 20, 2011 in Melbourne, FL