My mom had a little veggie garden in the back corner of the yard when I was a kid. She grew carrots, beans, tomatoes, and rhubarb in a garden about 6 feet square.

I made gluten-free peanut butter cookies tonight. Easiest thing EVER. Peanut butter, sugar, an egg, and baking powder. Roll in sugar, make the fork-tine pattern thing, and bake. And holy crap, are they good!

Next time, I think I'm going to take those wee mini chocolate chips and drop a few on top of the cookies as soon as they come out of the oven, so the chocolate melts on top and then cools down with the cookie. Nom.

wasabi lime dressing.

Vortex, recipe? That sounds so good, and Dan and I both love wasabi. I wonder if salmon would be too delicate a fleshed fish to use it on.

Today I went on a local farm tour with a friend. The nearby hippie coop grocery organizes it every spring, and I think 30 or so farms participate. We were able to get to four. Still, I got to pet an angora bunny and watch baby goats and sheep bounce about. And there was a wine tasting and a bunch of growing things. It was a good way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Calli, that sounds like so much fun. I wonder if there’s something like that in KC.

Shrift, I am thisclose to getting that green dress. If I didn’t have a shoe order from Zappo’s coming in, I would. That’s a great sale going on till midnight.

Shoes I am getting: I ordered both, to try on, and will keep which ever fits best, as I have no shoes that I can teach my 3 ½ hour classes in, and look professional. I hope I like these best, but these would also be fine.

Suzi, that dress is very similar to my wedding dress, and my dress was silk georgette, and I absolutely loved the feel and flow of the fabric. (So much it apparently left me alliterative!)

Perkins, I like the style of the first dress better.

Walking outside to pluck a mango or a lemon was just awesome.

Le sigh, Amy. Doing that with lemons is kinda a wet dream of mine.

I've made those cookies before Steph. They are nummy. And they also are delicious when made with cashew butter.

Erin, I kind of throw it together, but it's basically

juice and zest of one lime (about 4-5 tablespoons, I think)
6-7 shakes of soy sauce
1 tsp wasabi powder
olive oil (don't know how much, I just drizzle and whisk until I get to the right consistency)

If I wasn't using arugula, I might have used more wasabi, I didn't want to over spice.

Wasabi POWDER. Hmm. I have Wasabi horseradish mustard; that might make an interesting addition to a dressing, if used sparingly.

And who measures amounts for dressing? Thank you, grandma; I have inherited your way with eyeballing amounts.

I'm totally guessing on the amount of wasabi powder. How much I use varies with how much juice I get out of the limes.

I am so angry. Mother effers litter all over my neighborhood and it drives me bonkers. But now phasers are set on KILL because mother effers litter goddamned chicken bones and I think Frankie just ate a chunk. At best I have a few anxious days and a possible nasty vet bill. God. And I'll be gone for almost twelve hours tomorrow, unless I stay home and watch him.

Grrr...

I've made those cookies before Steph. They are nummy. And they also are delicious when made with cashew butter.

I bet almond butter would be good, too. Or! I wonder if Nutella would work!

smonster, I think the danger with the hollow bones is perforation. If he doesn't start throwing up or having bloody stools this evening before bed, he's probably fine.