DELICIOUS Lamb Casserole!

This casserole was delicious, we couldn't stop eating it! 

While cooking brown rice, I sauteed onions, zucchini and garlic. 

Mixed the cooked lamb with tomatoes, pine nuts, olives, mint and basil. 

Combined with the rice, topped with feta and baked until warm. 

SO good!  :)  Will make again soon!

Getting in my garden seeds!!!

Today, thankfully I got in the rest of my garden (seeds) here at home.  We still have watermelon seeds to plant at the 2 family and my mini fingerling potatoes that have sprouted in the basement from last year's harvest, but I am relieved to finally have my home garden FINISHED!  Lia was such a great helper too.  The different bean seeds that we planted were perfect size for her and she insisted that she could do it, and do it well she did!    

Concentration! 

All in a princess-ish dress too!  Oh well as long as she's interested I could care less what she's wearing!

Cooking day!

Today I tackled 22 lbs of tomatoes from my garden last Fall.  I made a home made marinara x 4.  It's a fabulous recipe that I have made before to use up my frozen tomatoes. 

I also made some tamales....first time for this recipe.  I added my some of the BBQ sauce that I made and canned last summer to some already cooked ribs from a few months ago to make these.   

Marinara simmering while the tamales steamed!

It's been a while since I made tamales but these were fabulous!  I served them with some red chili sauce that I made.  I will make these again!