Something's Missing!

Yesterday, we almost finished the kitchen in the Space Ship! I still need to make cabinet doors and tile the counter, which hopefully I can do this week. And, thanks to Tony and Aaron, the front wall is now completely done. Here are some pictures of the front wall and almost finished kitchen.


As you can well see, I have fallen in love with the Space Ship! I love being inside it and its vibes are fantastic!

This morning, Tony and Aaron drove up to Buchanan Dam, to pick up Tony’s boat, that David Berry repaired for him. To refresh your memory, Catherine and David Berry own a boat repair business, and they are also a satellite for our rescue ranch dogs. They help us adopt out our dogs! They are great people and we love them!

Since Tony was going to be gone for a few hours, I decided to do some healthy cooking—which would involve using Tony’s giant zucchini! I decided to try out a recipe from my new Vita-Mix cookbook to make— Zucchini-Pineapple Bread, which would only take an hour to make and bake!

Before making the bread, I put a pot of pinto beans on the stove to cook. Then I grabbed some brown rice, threw it into a pan of boiling water, along with chopped organic mushrooms, onion and zucchini and then I put a lid—on it to cook.

Now I was ready to try the Zucchini-Pineapple Bread recipe. I had all of the ingredients, except for three—allspice, applesauce and pineapple. Minus only three ingredients didn’t stop me. I figured that I would replace the missing ingredients using more zucchini and an apple.

I placed my Vita-Mix machine on the counter, and followed the instructions. Into the Vita-Mix machine I tossed in—an egg, organic sugar, an organic apple, vanilla, organic zucchini chunks, organic wheat flour, baking soda, Alessi sea salt, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, pecans and organic raisins. Within two minutes, I was pouring the bread dough into my bread pan. The oven was preheated to 350 degrees and I set the timer for 1 hour.

As the clock ticked, the bread baked, the beans boiled and the brown rice mixture simmered—the phone rang. It was Catherine. She called to tell me that Tony and Aaron had just left, and were heading back. Then we visited and caught up on things.

First we talked dogs, and then I told her about Tony’s heirloom organic garden, the giant zucchini, and my Vita-Mix machine, and what I was cooking. I found out that David and Catherine are health nuts, too, and our conversation flowed! By the time we said our goodbyes, Catherine had gone online and ordered a Vita-Mix machine! She ordered the same one we have, a 5200 model and she bought it much cheaper than what we had paid for ours! I can’t wait till they get theres—they will love it!

Ten minutes after I got off of the phone with Catherine, the timer went off and Tony walked into the trailer—perfect timing! In five minutes, we were enjoying the best Zucchini bread on the planet along with the beans and brown rice ensemble. Here is a picture of the bread and what is left of the giant zucchini.

After lunch, I drove over to the Lodge to visit with Kinky. It was a fun visit. When I was about to leave I told him about my Zucchini bread, and he asked for me to bring him some. I know he’s gonna love it, too! I’m off to see the Kinkster!

P.S. I am looking for a good zucchini casserole recipe!