Bountiful Baskets again in March

(This is a late post-we got this order over a month ago-I just haven't posted in awhile except for posts that were already scheduled.)  Bountiful Baskets $15 share with pears, asparagus, beans, tomatoes, cauliflower, green onions, Granny Smith apples, pineapple, bananas, romaine lettuce and a melon.

 Mexican pack $8.50 contained tomatillos, key limes, many peppers, onions, garlic, avocados, onions and cliantro.  (Made homemade guacamole with a recipe Hedgehog got from a school activity.)

Tortilla pack  $10.50 had 3 dozen of the 12-inch flour tortillas, 2 dozen of the 6-inch flour tortillas and 2 dozen of the 6-inch corn tortillas.  These were fantastic!  We went through the 2 dozen corn tortillas in a couple of days.  I did freeze some of the flour tortillas for future use.  They are cooked but only lightly so they warm up quickly-kind of like brown and serve rolls only with tortillas.

Sunday Randomness #154 Nerdy Notes

The note reads: "Dear Eva,
Since you don't seem to be eating your nerds very quickly, I helped you out a bit. Thank you and you're welcome! Love, Jessica."

Certain categories of candies are not safe if left out in the open-scavengers move in quickly and take advantage. Some scavengers acknowledge the breach and offer thanks to the hoodwinked party. Most of the time the scavengers merely leave either a lightened container or, more injurious (and insulting to the party but complimentary to the candy corporation), leave an empty package with no clue as to the identity of the candy consumer. If you want to protect your candy, share! No really, share. Scavengers are likely to show leniency on parties that share; the assuaging of temptation goes far in restraining candy thieving tendencies.

Sunday Randomness #12 Suprising Sources of Light

So a few months ago we had a power outage and broke out the flashlights, candles and other alternative light sources. Among those used was this table top ornament of the nativity with Baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph and an Angel. It's lighted by a single little bulb under the star at the top and yet it cast more light in both quantity and direction than any of the flashlights or candles. Such a small decoration and yet it shed forth much great and useful light.

We talked of how the light of Christ can shine in the darkest of times and places and how much of a difference even a small light makes when all the other sources have gone out. So the moral of this note of randomness is to be prepared and to keep light in our lives-both physically and spiritually through the lights of the world and the light of Christ.

Bountiful Baskets March 2012

We participated in Bountiful Baskets yesterday and for $15 dollars received the above batch containing: 2 pineapples (one was an extra for being a volunteer), 1 bunch asparagus,1 2 lb. bag carrots, 9 chili peppers, 7 apples, 1 bunch green onion, 1 bunch kale, 1 bunch Romaine, 20 little sweet peppers, 1 container blueberries, 8 oranges, 8 bananas, and 2 cucumbers.

For $8.50 we included the Asian themed pack with 1 bunch bok choy, 1 head napa cabbage, 1 bunch green onion, 1 bunch celery, 1 bunch fresh Basil, 2 yellow onions, 1 head of garlic, 1 pkg fresh snow peas, 1 small piece ginger root, and 10 fresh water chestnuts.

Finally, especially for Hedgehog, we bought the fruit pack with a citrus theme for $14 and received 2 grapefruit, 23 oranges (regular and caracara), 6 minneola tangelos, 16 small lemons and 25 clementines. The lemons are small but much more flavorful and juicy than the larger grocery store counterparts.

Author 90: Amy Schmidt with pup poetry

Cute. Adorable. A picture of a different dog for every poem. Recommend to all dog lovers. Loose Leashes by Amy Schmidt. See more of Ron Schmidt's photography at: http://www.looseleashes.com/

Sunday Randomness #271 Chocolatey spread

Christmas surprise item: individual jars of Nutella. First step after opening box holding Nutella jars: mark with name! We seem to get a bit territorial with Nutella around our house; I guess there's just something about spreadable chocolate! I loved how spontaneously everyone marked their jars; the labeling was unplanned and in harmony with at least some aspects of each person's personality. Click on the picture to see what each person put on the lid to identify their Nutella.

Nutella is a bread topping created with hazelnuts, milk and cocoa in Italy by Mr. Pietro Ferrero as a way to extend cocoa which was in limited supply during World War II. Find out more about the history of this great breakfast treat at: http://www.nutellausa.com/history.htm