Monday, April 28, 2014

the day I made homemade mashed potatoes

today I made homemade mashed potatoes all on my own for the first time ever.  I thought I should document it.  I also cooked zucchini squash for the first time ever.  score and score!

what I didn’t know, when I cut into the potatoes to prep them, was that these were purple potatoes (I’m new in the kitchen, c’mon!).  when I cut into them, I thought they were beets and I pulled out the bag to make sure the label said “potatoes”.  sure enough, my mashed taters turned out to be a fun, spring-colored purple!!  it made me laugh. :D this might be the coolest colored meal I’ve ever made!

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on another happy note, last Thursday night (4 nights ago), I planted my seeds in their little seed pods in hopes of having my very first garden this summer!  I planted 50 edamame seeds, and then 50 more seeds (a combination of cucumbers, sugar snap peas, carrots, onions, and beets – blehhh, yuck).  this morning I was BEYOND ecstatic to see little beet sprouts sproutin’ on up!  throughout the day, more and more things started popping through the dirt!  it’s so magical, everyone should try it!!!

I like to think the positive words of encouragement and the happy dances that surround these trays promote quick, bountiful harvests!

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