Plated!

Vegan Enchiladas

Here is a great recipe for vegan enchiladas. You can find it in the book "Skinny Bitch in the Kitch". Of course I highly recommend the book, "Skinny Bitch".
Enjoy the photos of the ingredients up until the final result, dinner. I served the enchiladas on a bed of broccoli slaw, and set out some guacamole, and homemade salsa.

Shelly's DNA

I wasn't to impressed with the results of Shelly's DNA testing, here it is.


There are 5 levels.

Level 1 Over 75% of the DNA is found in your dog from the breed listed.
Level 2 37-74%
Level 3 20-36%
Level 4 10-19%
Level 5 less than 10%

Shelly is:

Level 3 Poodle
Level 3 Shih Tzu
Level 4 Brittany
Level 4 Great Pyrenees
Level 4 Maltese
Level 4 Parson Jack Russel Terrier

AKA...MUTT!

P.S. I was suprised there was no "Great White Shark" dog in there, hahaha

Protein Bliss Bars Vegan

Why buy Lara Bars, when we can bake our own vegan protein bars at home! Made these today, used oats, brown rice flour, sesame seeds, chia seed, sunflower seeds, coconut, dried cranberries, pine nuts, cinnamon, nutmeg, a bit of maple syrup, unsweetened soy milk, and a bit of turbinado sugar. I keep them in the refrigerator, they are really yum!

Great Deal or Bad Purchase?

A friend of mine alerted me to this honey extractor he saw on craigslist.com. I contacted the seller right away and today we drove to San Mateo and picked it up. It has been used, but works. The basket looks nasty with rust. Sure hope there is a way to clean it up! If everything continues as it has been with the bees, there is a chance I could end up with a lot of surplus honey.
Having the extractor will be very helpful. I am keeping my fingers crossed, because that works like magic!

Spring Prep for Bee Swarms

This year I am hoping to lure swarms of bees to my land. Last year 3 swarms arrived here and I wasn't very prepared. This year however I say, come on lil bees!
You can see 2 types of swarm traps, one is hanging from a tree up on the hillside under the Eucalyptus trees. Many bees travel to and fro in this area. Hopefully scout bees will catch the smell of the swarm lure which contains Queen Bee pheromones in it.
The other swarm trap is a nucleus hive which also have pheromone in it. This trap is placed in the area of a swarm that landed here last year. so think, SWARM! Yay...
Also pictures are some of the Eucalyptus that are now in bloom, the bees are loving it!

Painting Bee Hives

I am in the process if painting all the surplus bee boxes. I chose a non-toxic paint brand 'Mythic'. The color I chose is "Honey Pot".

Finishing today I hope. Will post pictures. I mean who doesn't want to see painted bee boxes right?