mmm...YUMMY!

I've been on a cooking spree...I say spree because there is the day to day cooking that must be done (or not, depending on the mood and if you are Nancy!). And then there is the I've-got-a-craving-o-why-not-let's-try-this-just-for-the-heck-of-it-recipe kind of cooking...and that is what I've been doing a lot of lately. It's not even the season for this kind of cooking...that usually happens to me in the winter. Perhaps it's the rain...whatever the case, it's been fun. Like for Elena's b-day we made the German chocolate cake that took all day and was so worth it...and then on the fourth I wanted cherries, and Not the Nord had them for cheap AND blueberries...hmm, what can I do with these??? So I made fresh cherry-blueberry pie. The dish was delish! Top that with some vanilla ice cream and bam baby, patriotic de-zert!....yeah, I know novice stuff for you big timers out there...but it was way easier than the gcc and in my opinion much tastier. The only complaint I had was my cherry-pitter didn't work worth a darn so it was the old-fashionied push the pit out with my fingers way...they are still blue! The next thing I tried making was baba ghanoush....more yum! If you don't know what it is, it's roasted eggplant with tahini and olive oil and so on...mmm, I love that stuff with fresh warm pita bread...however, it wasn't the best recipe...I think my tahini needed more olive oil or something, but I'm going to play with the ingredients a little and see what happens there. Today I am making a cookie crust with filling. It's a recipe I found and altered a little by adding some coconut and almond extract to the crust and the filling is chopped almonds so I added some ingredients to that as well. I will let you know! Besides the crazy cooking I've also been trying (forever now!) to get those herbs to grow. I love fresh herbs! But I gotta tell you, it has been not so successful...I brought them in because of the squirrel's affinity for them. In my kitchen there isn't a good window where they can get enough sun so I have them on a shelf with some make-shift grow lights. But it is so not happening...they either die off or just sit there with no growth. I think I want to get a for reals grow light shelf system so that I can get them going better. So what's the whole point of this post? Nothing, just wanted to share. I wish I had a digital camera I would add my actual pictures to my post. Since I am a visual person there is nothing like a picture of a delicious recipe to make you want it all the more. If you have any suggestions for the baba ghanoush or herbs be my guest. Or, if you would just like to share a favorite recipe or what you've been cooking lately, comment away...