Beans, dip, football and herbs…

Saturday night Eric and I weren’t feeling too hungry for dinner since we were snowed in and weren’t to active all day.  I made greenbeans amandine again, which I think I added a little too much lemon juice this time, though Eric appreciated it.  I like just a little more than what is called for in the recipe.

almonds and lemon butter waiting for be beans to finish

steaming hot

buffalo chicken dip for the SuperBowl party and leftovers

Last night for the Colts vs Saints Superbowl game, we went to a friend’s place in Fishtown. I made a double recipe of the buffalo chicken dip to bring, and between that and pizza, we had the perfect makings for a Superbowl Sunday!

(Congrats to the Saints!!)

Also It’s been a while since I’ve checked on the Aerogarden, and it’s always a surprise to see how much bigger it was since I last saw! The chives are starting to get out of control, and everything is starting to get pretty big and bushy! *Still* not ready to be used for cooking, but we’re definitely getting close!

Aerogarden around week 5

This coming week will be a busy one, I think tonight will be our only real “down-time.”  Tomorrow I’ll be having a few friends over for the evening, and I’ll be making the chicken in a pot again!  What a nice and easy thing to make and share ^_^  I might be hunting for a different side dish other than rice and beans… These friends were at the Poconos and had the big chicken kiev dinner!  Some variety would be nice!

Aerogarden, a lift for my brown thumb’s ego

I make fun of my own (soon-to-be maiden) last name, and say that I have a brown thumb.  Give me a plant that you’ve neglected for years and still can’t kill, I’d easily kill it in weeks!  I don’t know what it is, but plants and I haven’t really had a good growing relationship. (IE: see our fern that didn’t make the move with us to our new home)

overcoming my 'brown' thumb

Thanks to a housewarming gift from a friend, my Aerogarden is actually sprouting life!  Imagine that, in my very own home!  I have to keep it on top of our washer and dryer, because it’s the only space protected from the cats other than the bedroom.  So far it seems to be doing well there!  Obviously we do move it when it’s laundry time but that’s no big hassle.

I have to say I am anxious to have some fresh herbs to snip away at as I’m cooking dinner.  I don’t remember the entire lineup of what’s in there, but I know I have chive, thai basil, dill, thyme… i think there’s also oregano, lemon basil and … sage I think.

Anyway, I think the garden is at week 3 and I’ve had to add more water and nutrients only once so far!  Horray for making my brown thumb seem green!