:: herb garden tables ::

earlier this month,
i saw these incredible outdoor

:: herb garden tables ::

at the farm restaurant

in park city, utah

it was morning, so the restaurant was closed,

but i really wanted to know more.

so, i flagged down the nearest person...

who just happened to be the table-maker, himself.

he told us that he was commissioned to make these 

in under 48 hours for a big dinner party in park city

called savor the summit.

held annually in june, savor the summit boasts

an enormous continuous dinner table running

down the center of main street,

with local restaurants serving their own stretch of table.

he walked us through dimensions & measurements

and told us they were made of cedar.

i admire someone who can come up with something

totally amazing while the clock is ticking.

a design challenge, for sure.

can you believe these tables?!

i took LOTS of pictures in the hopes

of making my own someday.

yes, even pictures of the underside

i want these in my backyard.

don't you?

♥

-:- green bean tacos -:-

a perennial favorite

from earthly delights farm,

you might remember green bean tacos

from here and here.

they are worth mentioning again.

we have been making these weekly

with green beans from our csa share.

-:- cumin -:-

is the magic ingredient

in green bean tacos.

along with onions & garlic,

we're also adding

tomatillos, zucchini, & peppers

from our farm share.

green bean tacos

green beans

oil {i use butter & olive oil}

onion, shallot, garlic {chopped}

tomatillos {quartered}

zucchini {chopped}

peppers {chopped}

cumin {it's all about the cumin - add lots}

salt & pepper

corn tortillas

jack cheese, salsa, sour cream, avocado

lime

directions:

1. cook green beans until tender

{you can steam them or simmer them}

2. saute onion/shallot/garlic in oil

3. add tomatillos/zucchini/peppers

4. add cumin {lots}, salt, pepper

5. add cooked green beans

6. add a little more cumin : )

7. warm tortillas

8. fill tortillas with green bean/cumin mixture

9. top with cheese, salsa, sour cream, avocado

10. squeeze a little lime over the top

11. e-n-j-o-y

12. repeat steps 8, 9, 10, & 11 as needed.

♥

do you ever...

eat fried pickles?

at smashburger, they are crazy-good.

we tried them once for our resident pickle freak {marian}

and we all loved them.

we also get their black bean burgers,

truly not as good as mine, but still very good.

also most delicious are their smashfries

{see them down there next to the pickles?  mmmmm, rosemary}

fried pickles?  anyone?

♥

treasury

:: always something there to remind me ::

::here::

♥

art-paper-scissors :: t-shirt shopping bag

no, it's not a tank top, it's a

:: t-shirt shopping bag ::

infinitely useful and staggeringly eco-friendly,

it is quite possibly the quickest project ever.

make one today over at everythingeagle.com

☼right here☼

♥

a chandelier {in an unlikely place}

marian registered for classes yesterday.

she was assigned a locker

and wasted no time moving in.

you do have a chandelier in your locker,

don't you?

thank you, grandma, for the sparkly chandelier.

{it holds on with strong magnets and has a motion-sensor setting}

marian & her friend made locker collages

check out the view from her locker

just a sliver of summer left.

cheerleading starts on monday.

school starts the following tuesday.

♥

:: earthly delights csa - week 13 ::

our REALLY HEAVY share this week

french fingerling potatoes

tomatoes

jalapeño pepper

antohi romanian pepper

eggplant

tomatillos

ground cherries

beans

basil

lemon cucumbers

cucumber

summer squash

cabbage

melon {SO fragrant!}

onion

shallot

magic garlic

thank you, casey!

thank you, interns!

thank you, summer sun!

thank you, mother earth!

♥