Although today was one of those days, weatherwise, you'd like to see more often, I'm worried that we may not get much precipitation for the next month or so which is so critical to the growing season. More seeds have sprouted in the greenhouse and I'm tempted to sprinkle some lettuce and kale seeds in the wine barrels as both are cold weather crops. If they could get a good start, even if it did snow again, I'd still be able to harvest those crops on an ongoing basis for the rest of the winter, through the spring months. I've been growing a Russian dwarf kale which does very well here in the cool of the spring and the heat of the summer. It's very hardy and doesn't bolt easily. I guess I should give it a try and maybe that will prompt the weather gods to have a good laugh and send another storm our way. I did start some sprouts in the greenhouse as well today. I just put a wet paper towel in a plastic tray, sprinkled some sprouting seeds on the paper towel (I really like broccoli and radish sprouts), and put another wet paper towel right on top of the seeds.

I've got bread in the oven right now and Bob's taking a nap on the couch. I love these quiet days filled with the simplicities of life. The time just moseys by. Cooking is so enjoyable as well. This morning was a one egg omlette with grated zucchini and fresh basil with pan fried potatoes. Lunch was stuffed chard leaves. I went to WinCo last week and I couldn't pass up the huge chard leaves. I had made chana masala and also biryani rice, so I took the leftovers of both, combined them together and stuffed the chard leaves. The leaves were so big I had to cut them in half to make nice small rolls. They almost resembled dolma. A red sauce with rainbow bell peppers and onions covered the top. They were delicious just heated in the microwave with a little grated parmesan. I am committed to making good, wholesome food which includes lots of vegetables and whole grains. We've really cut back on our consumption of animal protein in the last couple of years and I include fresh fish as often as possible. It's interesting because I've noticed that during this time, my kitchen does not get as dirty - no animal protein grease! Op, the buzzer just went off - hot bread in our immediate future.