Roots

Here she comes, back to her roots! Mom got several gallons of figs and dropped a few at my doorstep. Figs are a luxury around here and I AIN'T gon' waste 'em. But figs only keep in the fridge for a few days so I froze a gallon or two until I decide what to do with them (recipes anyone?). And with advice from my papaw I'm preserving a pot full. For my first time I'd say they are pretty good, divine actually. I then decided to caramelize a few in honey and butter for dessert, yum. Here's a photo log of my evening...(these pictures won't stay in order for some reason)

(Keen-Wa)

JF and I have been on a health kick lately. Partially to do with wanting a preferred status on our insurance, because we are cheapo, but mainly because we have children and would like to be active with them and live to see a majority of the milestones in their lives.

Because we can't get out much in this Alabama wet heat I have been looking for fat burning, healthy foods to incorporate into our diet. This week it's Quinoa (Keen-Wa). I've replaced all of our pasta and rice dishes with it and found a delicious quinoa chicken and brocolli casserole from they Jey of Cooking blog, http://www.thejeyofcooking.com/cheesy-chicken-and-broccoli-quinoa-casserole/. It tastes just like the classic chicken and brocolli casserole from a typical pastors appreciation lunch (my mom/grandmother never made this and church was the only place I ever ate it) but the quinoa makes it a little more... tooth-some :)

This is her photo, soooo good