Baking Day

Yesterday was my day off, it rained all day, I had no commitments or wedding planning to do, and I didn't change my pajamas.  Perfect day for some cooking.   I like to cook, and I LOVE to eat, but I'm not someone who goes off inventing her own things.  I need a recipe.  Yesterday I cooked a spaghetti squash from the garden from lunch with homemade alfredo sauce.   I used too much milk in the sauce and scaled it when I was scooping out the innards of the squash for the chickens, but it still tasted okay.  Edible. 

While the squash was cooking for an hour, I prepped dough for English Muffins.  This is the second time I've made them and they are really yummy.   Oldest requests them often.  I made 25, but only got 14 in the freezer.  The others were enjoyed yesterday and saved for school lunches today.  I always feel so cool when I make them, they are fairly easy and look so fancy and real! 

It was a productive Sunday and made my house feel cozy and smell good. I learned two important things however:  
Chickens LOVE Spaghetti Squash
Chickens will poop all over your garage if you let them out when it rains.  I mean EVERYWHERE. 

Squashes. They're Gourd-geous.

I love growing Squashes.  I don't know why, because my family doesn't particularly love them, but I think they're beautiful growing in the garden.  I love the long vines, and the bright yellow flowers, and the tough skin developing all summer.   I really do love eating zucchini, but unfortunately I'm lacking this year.   Not to squash borer like last year, just to poor growth due to weird weather I'm thinking.   I do have two little ones starting, hopefully they can pick up and produce more through the month.   I have really just been able to harvest potatoes and cucumbers this year.  Not much else with the cool spring, the rabbits, and the mild summer. 

The baby chicks have liked digging in the empty boxes.   They are getting too big for their brooder.  As you can see, Coconut will take any chance she can get for escape.  By the end of the week they will be in their new home.  I painted all the white yesterday and the run is framed.   Won't be long now.