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It started small enough – or so we thought. 6 zucchini starters, a yellow crookneck squash, and a patty-pan summer squash. Little did we know, that patty-pan was mislabeled at the nursery, and was actually *queue ominous music* The Round Zucchini Plant That Took Over The Universe! [Read more...]
Over the weekend I participated with my coworkers, friends & family in the Bay Area JDRF’s Walk to Cure Diabetes in Monterey. It was a grueling 2-mile walk along the coast at Lover’s Point – oh, the agony! Oh, the pain! Our little team of 5 fundraisers raised almost $2,000 – I can’t wait to hear how much was raised at this walk, and the other 4 walks the JDRF held over the last few weeks in the San Francisco Bay Area. See, finding a cure for Type 1 Diabetes is important to me – my sister has been living with this chronic illness for over 35 years – most of my life.
I’m proud to have been a part of this Walk – and looking forward to participating next year!
I’m sitting here in my office listening to the rain on the roof – our first big rain of the season, looking out the window into the darkness thinking “when does Daylight Savings time end this year? It’s really dark outside.” It’s funny how fast the days go by sneaking into fall & winter – dark mornings get longer and longer. I, with my internal alarm clock, have been setting my electronic one “just in case”.
For another 18 days the mornings will be staying darker just a little bit longer – and then, November 1st we will set our clocks back and get an extra hour of sleep. Good news for those celebrating Hallowe’en or Samhain! Either an extra hour of celebration or an extra hour of sleep. Either way, I always love the day we set the clocks back, it almost feels like we get to go back in time, just a little bit.
One deep dish pie crust, cooked & cooled.
One bag frozen spinach
One large shallot
Four cloves garlic
One can artichoke hearts, drained
Six mushrooms
Two cups cheese: Muenster, Monterey Jack, or other soft cheese
Two eggs (beaten)
A little olive oil, a little butter
A little lemon zest