First Post!!!

So here goes! This begins my new journey documenting my favorite parts of life. I am looking to spend more time focusing on the simple things that I love: cooking, traveling, gardening, and being outdoors. This weekend was the perfect platform to jump from. The weather in Arizona was a beautiful 75 degrees. I spent today gardening and cooking...I feel so relaxed.

Last year, my husband, Jeff, and I had a 400 square foot garden. Lets just say it was too big for two people. This year, we didn't want to commit to as much water, weeding, work, and  yield. I decided to do a container garden as we wil be remodeling the back yeard this summer so I cant do anything permanent. Well...I love it. It was so much less work. I already had the pots so I just had to buy plants and soil.

Here is phase one. (In the pots-Tomatoes with onions, artichoke, bell pepper, hot pepper, basil, thyme, parsley, and carrots(well future carrots). In the bags of soil-squash)


I am planning on adding zucchini and lettuce to the garden. Maybe some more carrots and radishes. Working in the yard the past few days really revitalized my energy. I cant wait to keep the beautification process going.










After a long day of gardening I had to be rewarded right? Dinner was an amazing new favorite. I made Ginger Lime Ahi Tuna and Veggie Kabobs with Garam Masala Sweet Potatoes. It was something special.

For a sweet treat I made these amazing healthy "MUFFINS". They have no sugar, flour, or oil/butter. They are amazing!!! I cant wait for breakfast.

Because I wasn't feeling productive enough...I made a batch of limoncello. Today, I peeled the rinds from 20 lemons and left that to soak in a 1.75 L bottle of vodka...cheap vodka!

The lemons before.

The lemons after.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This will be my second batch. The first one came out great so I changed it up a bit. I added the rind of two grapefruits to the batch. We'll see if you can tell. After 4 days of soaking I will strain it and add a simple syrup to complete the liqueur!