- In the garden…. clip all your herbs and freeze them in ice cube trays, mix them with garlic and coarse salt into butter and freeze. This way you can enjoy using them in the winter months.
- Dip mint leaves into chocolate and then store in the refrigerator for stirring into peppermint tea or blending into an ice cream smoothie.
- With your furry pals….give each of them a good bath and clip the nails, condition their skin and brush their teeth! We think that they do not like it when they get baths but actually they really enjoy being clean and they feel lighter when all that extra fur is removed!
- With school in full swing you’ll find it helpful to install cubbies and hooks in the laundry room so there’s catch all’s handy for sports equipment and homework.
- I like to have a large blackboard to write our schedules on so that each of us knows what the other is doing and there’s no misunderstandings about games and practices etc.
- Plant another 4-5 tomato plants from your heirloom seedlings so that by November you’ll have fruit to make salsa and relishes as gifts.
- Make use of the extra okra by stir frying it with a little onion and bacon and butter. I always add a little herb de provenance cause it makes the whole house smell like a restaurant…plus it tastes so good!
- On my nightside table…. “When God whispers your name” by Max Lucado and “House of Spies” by Daniel Silva.
- Gather up small toys from dollar store and start putting together little gift bags for the battered women shelter. I add a few pieces of candy, some paper and crayons.
- Make that Friendship Booklet that I mentioned last month and send to all my friends asking for it back this year instead of a Christmas present!
Auntie A’s Fresh Stir Fried Okra
I love crunchy fresh veggies and there’s no better way to enjoy them than pan frying them with a few herbs and butter!
To Make: 16-20 okra ends cut, washed and cut straight down the middles
a dollop of butter and then a tad bit more to taste
1/4 white onion diced
3 pieces of crispy bacon leftover from breakfast
Herb de Provenance
Dollop of water
Salt and pepper to taste
In a frying pan place all of the ingredients in and heat up the okra until they turn bright green, the onions get soft and then splash with water and finish. Pairs beautifully with a glass of white wine and a piece of grilled fish.
