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Mediterranean Lamb (or Beef) Burgers

Ready for the grill

Ready for the grill

I got a few pounds of ground lamb in my Marin Sun Farms CSA share and I was inspired to make lamb burgers. I used one of my favorite spice blends, Zaatar. It’s used in many Middle Eastern dishes and has a great flavor. I’m proud to say that I created this recipe all by myself. It’s my first original recipe! That’s kind of a big deal for me, since I’m good at following recipes but typically don’t create them. Maybe times are a changin’ and I might just end up being a creative “kitchenista” 🙂

Here it is, my first original recipe!

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New Bees, More Fun!

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Busy, busy busy, summer and it’s outdoor and social busyness has arrived! The fruit is ripening and preserving will soon be in full swing. I’d like to get some late summer veggies planted for my garden. Cute baby chicks are still on the to do list, but they likely won’t arrive until fall. My awesome husband has the coop built, so they have a home when I’m ready. I have more recipes to share, and I hope get them written soon. Oh, and I have those beautiful bees to keep an eye on 🙂

For now, you’re just going to have to “bee” happy with this post about my bees! I’ve decided to name my hives to help keep track of everything. The name for the first hive from the bee package will be Verbena, and the queen, “Lorde” lives there. The name for the second hive from the nuc will be Cosmos, and the queen “Beeyonce” lives there.

Here’s pictures of what happened the last couple weeks.

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Around the Orchard – Spring

I’ve been sharing mostly about bees, but there are lots of other exciting things happening around here! We usually have our first apricot “harvest” in early May. I put harvest in quotes because our apricot tree is tiny, and it deserves a little more lovin’, yet it has still given us a few apricots each year. This year we got six apricots! HUGE harvest, right? Each one looked almost perfect, and had a sweet flavor.

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