RAINBOWS FOR BREAKFAST: Yummy items from our garden. Eating the rainbow never tasted so good.

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Thursday, February 7, 2008

Rainbow Garden Pics...the Color "Palate"

Satsuma Plums from our Happy Little Tree

Makings for Salsa Fresca, one day's pickings

Asian pears from our little 3 yr old tree

Chiles anyone? Three kinds here.

SUPER-FAST NON-FAT BEAN SOUP

Mix one 16 oz can of Rosarita brand Green Chiles and Lime No Fat refried beans with enough liquid from a 14 oz can of Swansons' Chicken Broth (low sodium) or any good quality chicken broth or homemade; stir to the consistency you like for soup and you have a great bean soup in about 5 minutes. Heat on the stove, and it's very tasty for an extremely quick meal. Top with some cilantro and/or non fat sour cream. (Note: if you want to add some fresh chopped onion, garlic and/or chiles and a little lemon juice, it will take a little more time, but not add any more fat. If you add some pitted black olives, it will add a bit more fat calories, and sodium.) If you are limiting salt, you can first rinse the canned pinto beans (or the black whole beans) in cold water (in a strainer) to remove excess salt before using.

I'm Always Chasing Rainbows

Are we influenced by the events which were taking place at the time of our birth? I have always been passionate about rainbows. The year I was born "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" became famous. As the theme song from the Wizard of Oz, it struck a magical chord with the entire world.
And then, my mother named me Judy. Hmmmm. My birthday falls on St. Judith's Saints Day. (I don't know much about Saints, and I don't think my mom did.) Amazing Synchronicity! We love to cook with rainbow colors in mind. Dazzle and drizzle!

"Rainbows for Breakfast", a book I wrote, is dedicated to my granddaughter Katie. She gleefully ate rainbows for breakfast every morning. Now she's a very colorful kid! :)
Here's how we "fixed" rainbows every moring: we hung large (1 inch) faceted lead crystal balls in the morning-sunlit kitchen window, and just about breakfast time, on sunny days, there were hundreds of rainbows scattered all over the kitchen! They taste fabulous! :) To see one of the little rainbows, look on the white toaster in the picture of the RAINBOW KITCHEN at the top of this blog.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Rainbow Garden Pics...the Color "Palate"

Chile Pepper Rainbow

Boys n Grills!

SUPER-FAST NON-FAT BEAN SOUP

The Rainbow Kitchen

What to do with the juice from Mrs. Renfro's Pickled Jalapenos

VERDE STREET CHILE

Fall Harvest from the Garden

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I'm Always Chasing Rainbows

Rainbows on The Kitchen Door

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