A Place Of My Own: July 2011

Answering the call...

The voice starts out small...just a whisper. It's so faint, you think it's your imagination. You block it out. Ignore the call. Over time the voice gets louder. Still you shut it out. Maybe someone else will answer the call. More time goes by. Then the time comes that you have to make a decision. You are standing before that open door, and the voice screams out your name. That's when you know...

It's time to clean out the refrigerator.

Menu: Eggplant

This beauty came out of my mom's http://katydidskountrylife.blogspot.com/

garden. I had never tasted eggplant before so I decided to give it a whirl.

Ingrediants!

I was surprised at how fast the eggplant turned brown when I started slicing it!

I drudged the eggplant in flour, salt, and pepper. Then dipped them in egg. The coated them in Panko breadcrumbs, mixed with Parmesan cheese! Into the oven to bake at about 375.

This is what they look like when they get all crispy. The really green ones in the back are zucchini that I made the same way.

I served it over spaghetti, with the zucchinis on the side.

Honestly, I wasn't impressed with eggplant. It was rather bland. I would probably never grow it. It seemed rather tasteless, even with all the coating. I prefer my squash and zucchini made this way. I could eat them everyday! You could always fry them instead of baking them, too!!

Project:Paint

Today I decided to bite the bullet and paint my kid's bathroom. I love color so I went with a turquoise shade with a mocha glaze over it. I got a little nervous that I wouldn't like it before I added the brown glaze, but now I'm in love!! I have a cowhide shower curtain ordered, so hopefully it will be here soon!! Enjoy!

I found this sign at AOTH on Friday for only 5 bucks! I still need a fancy towel for my rack.

Got this awesome picture at AOTH on Friday, too! Love it!

View of the sink...I fancied up those soap dishes and dispensers awhile back.

Got this awesome piece at AOTH, and decided it would make an awesome handtowel rack!

Freedom Weekend

We had an awesome 4th of July weekend this year! We went to watch some fireworks in Kiefer, OK on the 3rd. They were pretty good...it rained on us just a little bit, but not too bad. I got to see my sister get yelled at by a cop...which was fantastic. Then we stayed the night at the Bunderosa...got up to a huge breakfast of eggs, bacon, biscuits, and gravy, with homemade strawberry jam. We spent some time doing firecrackers with the boys...cooked up some squash and zucchini with Panko breadcrumbs, just to see how it tasted, took a nap, grilled burgers, and then watched our annual firework show put on my my husband and brother!! It was a full weekend that went by way to fast. I love my family so much!

Jonathan and I on Sunday morning. He preached our 4th of July message at church!