:: cherries

{ c h e r r i e s }

Yum. Yum. Aren't they simply { l o v e l y } 

Just another one of summers simple pleasures gone too soon.

{ peace, love & hugs }

Carrie

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:: sedums & blackberry jam

I'm loving my Autumn Joy Sedums right now.

They are hitting their full growth cycle, 

and mine are even starting to bloom.

I see them everywhere, and I'm so attracted to them.

It's so funny how my taste in plants changes over time,

I used to not really like them that much, but now I think they are perfect.

I love their structure, and the color of the foliage, 

and those bloom heads... simply gorgeous don't you think.

So as you can see I spent the morning in my gardens,

I've been up since 5:30am, and it was lovely to be in the gardens at sunrise.

First I took Miss Libby Lu for a long walk, then I took little Mister Hamilton,

then it was back inside to grab my camera and catch the beauty of my gardens.

When I was done with all of the weeding & watering,

I came inside to enjoy my morning coffee from my new coffee bar : ).

I also spoiled myself with an indulgent treat for breakfast this morning.

Homemade Blackberry Jam

MMMMmmmmmmmm

Delish

Look at that gorgeous color,

notice anything else?

Yep, it's pretty near empty....

Oh but it was so delicious.

Good to the very last bite,

but now I'm sad that it's all gone.

See what a little piggy I am.

Hope you are having a beautiful morning too.

Remember to take time to smell the flowers.

*peace, love & hugs*

Carrie

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:: what I did

Here's what I did with my abundance of cherry tomatoes.

First I sliced them in half and layered them on a parchment covered cookie sheet, 

drizzled them with a little olive oil, added salt & pepper and some garlic powder { I didn't have any fresh on hand }.

I baked them in a 375 degree oven for about and hour or until they looked good and roasted.

Oh my.....My house smelled absolutely divine....mouth watering.

I found a recipe on All Recipes for a simple & quick pizza crust, I mixed it up according to all of the directions 

and then rolled it out to fit my cast iron pizza pan {love it...a gift from a neighbor who owns a pizza pub}.

 Then I simply brushed on more olive oil, added my cheese, tomatoes & some fresh basil from my deck herb garden {I will share soon}.  

I baked it at 375 until the cheese was nicely colored & bubbling {very exact directions huh} A professional chef I am not. 

Here it is all ready to be eaten up by me.  Now to be honest this was quite bland as I didn't add enough basil or other spices to the actual pizza, 

so I would suggest spicing it up with whatever spices appeal to you. When I reheated it the next day I added some salt & pepper, 

a little fresh oregano & more basil....that really did the trick...Yum-O. The crust was pretty good...

but when I have more time I will try a whole wheat crust recipe.... in a rush this worked just fine with a few simple ingredients.

It musn't have been too bad though because I had three pieces....I can never stop at just one. I loved the flavor of the fresh roasted tomatoes, 

sweet & tart...yummy. I just picked more cherry tomatoes yesterday, so this recipe will be coming to my kitchen again soon....

with a whole wheat crust and more spices of course.  I also  froze the left over roasted tomatoes for future recipes.

So there you have it, what I'll be doing later today....roasting more garden fresh tomatoes.

Happy Cooking

Carrie

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