casual sundays

Do not let the sunshine fool you! It did me today. It is cold and blustery. They're calling for a wintry mix, but it is now almost 7 p.m. and that hasn't started, although the air, if possible, just keeps getting colder and colder. It's crazy windy and it chills you to the bone if you go outside.

So pretty. The first of many new and exciting flowers that will be added to the gardens for 2008. I'm predicting an abundant, productive, and healthy 2008 for the people and the gardens here on our little plot.

I like the smaller print and I like the background. Is it hard to read? I don't think it is, but you know how everything changes from one monitor to the next...

What's for dinner? A delicious combo from the crockpot rounded out the day very well.

The Menu:
Pork Tenderloin, Onions, Green and Orange Peppers in a garlicky beef and tomato sauce
Sauteed Green Beans & Shallots
Mixed Green Salad

This morning I threw the pork loin into the crock pot, opened the cupboard and found a can of organic-low-sodium-99%-fat-free beef broth (I believe I might have needed two of those, and yes, I would write a cookbook if I could figure out how to keep track of ingredients while I cooked!), two cans of lower-sodium-organic tomato sauce, chopped garlic, red onion (although any onion would be just fine), green peppers and orange peppers. Turn the crock pot on low and let it simmer and smell good until dinnertime. Tomatoes, roasted or fresh juicy ones in place of tomato sauce, make this dish even better. In the winter, I use what I have in the cupboard and my family seems to gobble it up in no time no matter how I prepare it.