Gardening | Gardening, In-laws,and a birthday

So the garden is almost all planted, we have tomatoes and squash and salad mix and dill ...still to come is mint and basil and more tomatoes and peppers and flowers. Then later on we'll go for the corn and carrots and peas.

Goodness that's a lot of food, I can't wait to start eating it!



Having fun with Craig's parents. They're out doing a birding tour with him this morning. We've been to Castlegar and Nelson on Friday and hopefully will go to the hot springs tomorrow. We went to the wildlife centre (where Craig works) and we saw this moose:



And she was in the process of giving birth. To twins it turns out.

Insane!



And my mom had a birthday, I made her a chocolate turtle cheesecake (as requested). I've never made a baked cheesecake before and I really am going to need some practice as it was not up to my standards, very yummy though.



Yes that caramelly crumble was sposed to be a sauce, ah well.

Anyway, hopefully next week I will be getting some work done as I have a bunch of projects vying for my attention. Fingers crossed.

Gardening | Raspberries

So I'm very excited about gardening after being inspired by Animal Vegetable Miracle and Jamie Oliver's at Home Cookbook. Also because I love food. Tragically I avoided gardening at all cost when I was younger (why? meh?) so I'm rather ignorant on the subject. Happily I'm living on my parents farm this summer and will learn the gardening ways. And share with you. So far we have planted raspberries. This is excellent because I luuuuurve them. I will eat as many as possible.



Look! Baby raspberry plant! Also, baby cows.

Any of you guys gardening this summer? What's growing?

Recipe Index

Some of these are written by me, some are tested by me. All are yummy.

Breakfast

Breakfast Shake
Peaches and Cream Steel Cut Oats

Lunch

Warming Winter Vegetable Soup
Poached Egg Salad
Asparagus Soup

Dinner

Spring Greens with Brown Sushi Rice
Asparagus Fajitas
Cabbage & Sausage Stirfry
Tacos with Soft Corn Tortillas
Curried Chicken Crepes

Snacks

Crackers - Seedy and Cheesy versions

Baking

Coconuty Raised Doughnuts
Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy Chocolate Cookies

Desserts

Huckleberry Chocolate Coffee Cake
Ginger Pear Crostatas
Chocolate Chip Cake

Appetizers

Artichoke Dip

Sides

Potato Salad with Yogurt Dressing

Sauces

Pasta/Pizza Sauce
Pesto

Hola!

I'm Hanna Sandvig. I'm 27, a Christian, married for 6 years, a lifeguard by day and graphic designer/illustrator by night. And I love food. A lot.

I've been cooking since I was a kid and was lucky enough to have parents who gardened, hunted and made their own bread (not both of them...but you know). I'm not a chef. I have no professional training in the kitchen. And that's kind of the point. I want to encourage people to cook good, healthy, seasonal food. From scratch (or from scratches as my cousin likes to say). Because it's easier than you think. And the rewards for your health, your family, your community and your planet are well worth it. I truly believe that caring about what you eat can make your life richer and the world a better place.

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