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Tabbouleh Salad

October 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Tabbouleh Salad

 

 

I really love eating my veggies, and this salad is full of ‘em. And it’s delicious and versatile. It is not, however, something that is husband approved. So I when I am in the mood I mix up a big bowl and throw it in the fridge for a weeks worth of quick lunch fixin’s. Quick, easy, cheap makes mouth happy kinda salad.

 

 

 

 

Tabbouleh Salad

3 cups water

2 cups bulger

1/4 cup mint, chopped

2 bunches parsley, chopped

2 bunches green onion, chopped

1 large english cucumber, diced

2 28oz cans diced tomatoes, rinsed and drained

1/3 cup each of olive oil and lemon juice

salt and pepper

1. Bring water to boil in medium sized pot. Take off heat and add bulger, cover. Let set for 45 mins.

2. Add remaining ingredients, stir until well combined. Cover and refrigerate for an hour to let flavors marry.

GardenGal Tabbouleh Supreme

Tips!

I prefer to let this sit a bit at room temperature before eating, it tastes better when its not ice cold.

A scoop of tabbouleh and a sprinkling of feta is a tasty, filling side or snack.

GardenGal’s favorite Tabbouleh lunch time salad: Bed of your favorite lettuce, scoop of tabbouleh, canned tuna, sprinkle of feta. No need to add dressing as the tabbouleh takes care of that already. Super Yum!

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In the weeds

October 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

 

We have been moved in and getting settled into GardenGal heaven for over a month. My first task was getting things unpacked and functional inside. Next task was to start having fun in my glorious garden space outside.

 

 

Even though we moved in the tale end of summer, I was hoping to get in lots of gardening time. And by gardening time I really mean weeding, trimming, and digging up time.

This place has been neglected for awhile. All the trees and bushes need trimming. All the perennial plants need serious love. Everything else is covered in a blanket of thistle bushes, ferns and horsetail ferns. Even with the help of my adorable 2 year old this is a big job, well including his “help” its an even bigger job.

 

Summer is over. Its getting colder and wet. It will take me though fall and winter to get the yard back in shape. Hopefully not longer. I want this place ready for spring and all the planting and planning that comes along.

 

So my weekends until spring (and probably after) I will be bundled in rain gear and thermal gardening gloves hoping for a record breaking heat wave in March. But it will be so worth it!

 

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Sweet William

July 29, 2011 By

 

 

Two years ago in the middle of  a record breaking heat wave, on the hottest day Olympia has had in decades a drop of sunshine came down to earth and into my heart and life. After 29 long hours of labor, our William was born by cesarean on July, 29, 2009.  I exploded in tears, mostly from relief , thankful he was alive and strong and beautiful and I could finally hold him in my arms. He had the cutest little lips, munchable cheeks, striking blue eyes and the most perfect strawberry blonde hair. I fell completely in love that day.

 

And more in love each day since. I love how he makes me laugh and has the sweetest heart. My greastest pleasure these days is watching him grow and learn and discover his own opinion, likes and dislikes. He is stubborn with an attitude, just like his mommy and daddy. He has the greatest facial expressions EVER. He is very serious about being a complete goofball. He loves his kitty cats, cars, blanket and being outdoors.

So here is to my sweet William, here is to two of the best years of my life. Happy birthday William!!

 

Filed Under: Family, Mommyhood

GardenGal gets a garden

July 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

 

 

My garden heart is beating loudly. Soon I will have garden space, garden space like I have never known.

In just a few short weeks we will be signing the lease to GardenGal heaven and the daydreaming and plant planning has already started.

The reality of a bigger place with lots of rooms, big living spaces, fantastic proper kitchen (gas stove!!!!), enormous laundry room (so big I will be making it into a craft space as well!!), amazing views inside and out, and loads of outdoor possibilities is just starting to sink in.

So excited to finally be able to properly get my hands dirty and have space to breathe! I feel like the luckiest gal in the world.

Going to be hard trying to keep my head out of the clouds and focused on the right now. I have loads of work to do! First up Williams birthday weekend extravaganza. Then let the cleaning, sorting, packing, moving begin!

AND after all that is finished, the first thing i’m gonna do is sit on my newly acquired deck looking out on The Sound and drink one hell of a mighty drink.

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GardenGal Heaven Found

July 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

I found it! Well my husband did.

As we approach our son’s second birthday it has become very apparent that we no longer are a good fit for apartment living. We are bursting at the seams, we all need more space, more rooms, Will and mommy require more outdoor play space, and daddy needs a office and a bigger BBQ!

So insert my husband’s miraculous find.

4 bedroom, 2 large living areas, extra large laundry room and beautiful kitchen. Sounds great, right. It gets better.

2 levels of glorious deck space with sweeping views of the Pudget Sound. Yard includes a wooded walkway to the beach. Yes, I say, a beach in our backyard!! Amazing you say, just wait.

 

A huge greenhouse with running water and electricity!! And the entire backyard, minus the walkway to the beach and the beach itself, is terraced raised bed GARDEN SPACE!!!!!!

 

I will be in HEAVEN!!!!!!

Its not ours yet. Hoping and all fingers crossed right now. My dreams are filled with amazing views and happy gardening. Wish us luck!!

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It’s Good

April 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Trader Joe’s Fat Free Feta is great. Try it, you will forget it’s fat free and think your eating bad stuff. But then you’ll remember and say I am good and healthy and I eat cheese.

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