Time keeps ticking...

I have been insanely busy the last while, hosting friends and family and working madly in my yard. This weekend we are redoing the siding on the house! Although I am loving the result of these things, my blog has been suffering!
So to keep you all hanging (I stubbornly believe someone reads this all the time-despite the lack of comments on my posts), here are the upcoming blog entries:

1. July Challenge update! I have been following this as closely as possible and will let you know my experiences.

2. Garden update! I need to take some pictures of my veggie/flower garden-it is full to bursting and starting to flower-and flowers mean the veggies are soon to follow!

3. Good-Better-Best! A new monthly post I have been working on, where I compare 3 similar products/recipes and let you in on which is best.

Can't wait to post it all!

Jammin'

Even though the summer fruit in this area is still ripening, I was itching to get some jam into jars! So I made a "Kiwi Margarita" jam that can be made any time of the year. It contains kiwis, fresh pineapple and lime juices, and (best part) coconut rum!!!
The recipe only made 2-500 ml jars, so I may need to make some more for family and friends!

July 2010 Challenge: Read it and weep

In an effort to bring some structure to my blog, I decided it needs to contain more than just my random thoughts on gardening and a couple recipes. Introduce...THE MONTHLY CHALLENGE!!!

At the beginning of each month I will introduce a new challenge to my readers. Throughout the month, I will let you know how I am doing on my side of the challenge, and you can all give me feedback on how the challenge went for you.


So here is the challenge for the month of July:

Purchase and eat ONLY foods that contain ingredients you recognize. So read the label BEFORE you buy! You may just find your packaged food consumption is drastically reduced!

As I shop and come across unknown ingredients, I will write them down and research what EXACTLY those mystery ingredients are. Let's face it-just because we don't know what it is, doesn't mean it is bad for you!

Let me know-who is joining in? Best of luck to all of you!