Edible you say?

This morning I jumped out of bed and ran outside (sleepily) to pick my squash flowers.

(The master gardener said they had to be picked in the morning when they were open)

And to my surprise...there were a ton! Not all of them were open though, so I only got 8.

Here are the beauties all opened up...

I called my dad and he told me to submerge them in cold water all day while I was at school

(I'm assuming this keeps them open)

ta da!

When I got home from school I could hardly wait to do this! Then I found out my dad wasn't going to be home until late...then I realized I had no delicious cheese to stuff the flowers with....then I found out I didn't have enough oil to deep fry them. 

I was just about to give up when I decided to look up some different recipes for squash flowers...which also turned out to be disappointing lol

I finally decided to just lightly bread and throw them in the pan with the little bit of oil I had...

SUCCESS!!!

I couldn't believe how delicious they were just like that!

I will be getting plenty more flowers, so the delicious cheese stuffing will have to wait for another day :)

Until then, here is one happily fed girl signing off!

P.S. I think it's time I get a camera...

Summer Project: Phase 4

It just amazes me how within a day...things go KABLOOEY!

Zucchini!

Cubanelle Peppers!

And tonight with our dinner...we each got to eat one green bean :)

And they would have been delicious if I hadn't...ahem.. charred them a bit.

So, things are growing nice and fat and looking wonderful! 

Stay tuned for Phase 5 when I make a full meal with all of my fully grown veggies :) 

P.S. I'll try to get a picture up of my steak tree soon.

;)

Love Language

I love when God speaks my love language. 

There have been so many times the past few weeks when I have a regular passing though, or read a scripture, or ask for something specific and God hits on it perfectly in service (word for word the way I thought it) 

To me that's God letting me know He loves me and that He hears my thoughts and prayers. 

I just wanted to share that with you all. I know it seems so silly and small to other people, but when you actually have it happen, it's huge. To me at least. 

I posted an Isaac's song on Facebook today. I was praying for my finals when this song popped into my head. I thought I'd like to post the lyrics on Facebook to share them, but when I went to post them I couldn't remember the song for the life of me. 

This happened a few weeks ago too and it drives me crazy when I can't remember songs! lol

I asked God to help me remember, and of course was feeling frustrated because I couldn't remember...then He placed the thought in my heart from yesterdays service..."stand still long enough to let God answer you." 

As soon as I thought that...boom. I remembered the song. And it just so happened to be the first few words of the chorus! 

God is so awesome! He works in the coolest ways!

Here's the song. "Stand Still" by the Isaacs. 

Enjoy and have a great day everyone :)

God bless you

Finaaaaaaals!

Well everyone...it's our favorite time of the quarter! Finals week!

WOO HOOO!

I have one final tomorrow and then four next week so keep me in your prayers!

And now without further adieu...

God bless friends :)

2 Chronicles 16:9

"For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him..."

(Thanks Roger for always quoting this scripture to me:))

Summer Project: Phase 4...ish

God amazes me. His creations dumbfound me everyday!

My first summer squash flower, which appeared only yesterday out of no where,

looked like this...

That alone excited me...BUT...this morning when I went out...that little flower looked like this...

Wowy, wow, wow! 

God is incredible! I had no idea it would open that fast! My dad told me in the evening it closes and in the morning it opens. How special. At least to me it is. I love watching things grow. :)

As soon as I get the ok from my master gardener (dad) I'm going to pick this beautiful thing, fill it with a delicious cheese mixture, dip it in a light batter, fry it up and eat it! YAY! I will be sure to take pictures and blog about it so you can enjoy this with me :)

Happy Wednesday brothers and sisters! God bless you!

~Girasole~

Coloring

Oh hi there! 

Not much going on here...just coloring like it's no body's business.

She even hung them up on the fridge by herself :)

Successful day two of operation Aunt Bo babysitting for the weekend!

Summer Project: Stage Three

Right now I am laying on my couch...my body is screaming at me...but I have a beautifully weeded garden! 

I know it's been a while, but I've been super busy with school, and at one point I thought for sure I was going to lose my garden. Alas! Everything is coming into full bloom and looking gorgeous!

Today I went out and did some much needed weeding, tore out some pesky vines, loosened up the soil, and doused everything in Miracle Grow! 

Now that it's all done...and I'm laying on the couch dead tired...

here's some pictures :)

 Left to Right: Summer squash, green beans, lettuce, cabbage. All the way in the back is sugar snap peas and carrots!

Left to right: Roma tomatoes, pear tomatoes, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cherry tomatoes, and way in the corner of the picture is cubanelle peppers and zucchini

Yay for gardening!!!