Banana Nut Muffins

I thought I already had the perfect banana muffin recipe in my collection.  Until I tried this recipe from Simply Recipes.  This variation, using coffee and walnuts and old fashioned style mixing is flawless.  Whipping up a batch takes no time at all.  And there was just the right amount of batter to make 12 muffins.  Not 8 muffins, not even 13.  But a perfect dozen.  I'm in love!  I'm not sure why mine are so light in colour, versus the ones on their website, but nonetheless, they were scrumptious!  In other news, today is Canada's 142nd Birthday.  Happy Canada Day!

2009 Veggie Garden

Thanks for the encouraging emails and comments after my last post.  After an incredibly relaxing weekend, I am feeling much better today.  Today I'm going to share my quaint veggie garden with you.  After last year's failed attempt to grow a garden with my sister Rebecca, I decided to pursue growing my own veggie garden this time around.  I included lettuce, carrots, beans and cucumbers.  Lucas especially loves wandering out there every morning to see "how far the beanstalks grew".
In preparation of planting, I learned that certain vegetables don't like to be next to others via this website (scroll down to the section on "planting companions").  Since I'm very new to gardening, I spent time researching tips and successful planting strategies for the Pacific Northwest.  I came across Andrea's blog, which has tons of great information, all organic, from a Northwest perspective.