Flowers and a Recipe

Good afternoon & Happy Monday.

After several days of wind, today it's quiet. We also got some much needed rain the past couple of days which was really nice and this morning it was chilly when we woke up.

I got an email from my boss and I'll be working Wed-Sat this week, so I wanted to get a post done while I have time. I've got some homecaring to do tomorrow, dinners to think about for the week, laundry needs to be folded and put away, etc., etc.

Speaking of dinner, my boss gave me more avocados and last night I made a meatloaf using avocado slices. I found the recipe online, here. I used ground beef, about 1 lb., sprinkled in a liberal dose of Italian seasoning, sprinkled in liberal doses of dried minced garlic, and onion powder too, in place of the herbs, garlic and onion called for in the recipe. This was delicious!!!

Italian Meatloaf with avocado

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 75 minutes

Serves: 4

Yield 1 loaf

Ingredients

19 1/5 oz Ground Turkey
1/2 cup Plain Bread Crumbs
1 Large Egg
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Parsley, Dried
1/2 tsp Basil (dried)
1/2 tsp Oregano, Dried
1/4 cup Onions
1/2 cup Milk-1%
1/2 cup Shredded Mozzerella Cheese
1 medium Generic Haas Avocado

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Mix turkey, milk, bread crumbs, egg, onion and all spices together in medium sized bowl.

3. Spread 1/2 of the turkey mixture in bottom of cooking sprayed loaf pan

4. Sprinkle mozzerella cheese on top of turkey mixture and layer avocado slices on top of the cheese.

5. Spread remaining half of turkey mixture on top of avocado.

6. Bake for 1- 1 1/4 hours or until internal temperature measures 170 degrees.

7. Drain grease from loaf plan once removed from the oven. Serves 4.


Hibiscus

Little orchids

Now, here is the aloe plant DH found discarded in a trash pile last April. He figured I would like it, and I do. It's back in my 'not much care needed' garden. Was I ever surprised to see blooms last week and a 'pup' growing a little way from it. Hurray. This aloe is Barbadensis Miller, very medicinal and I just found some good info on it so will be reading up on it. The blooms when open are yellow.


I talked DH into this picture below. We got to talking about our old lapidary set up last night, and I brought out these hearts that he had done from sea shells found on the beach many, many years ago. I love them.


Here is my climbing Maman Cochet.

Here she is with I think, Old Blush, growing up and over my sheds awning.

I cannot remember what this lily is. I know someone out there will be able to tell me. I think I've heard people refer to it as the 'ditch lily'. I'll groan when I hear the real name, because I know I've heard it and it's lodged in my brain somewhere. :-)



That's it from Plum Cottage at this time.

I do hope you all have a great week.

Thank you for visiting and your comments.

***

It's spring fever.

That is what the name of it is.

And when you've got it,

you want - oh, you don't quite know

what it is you do want,

but it just fairly makes your heart ache,

you want it so!

Mark Twain

Zone 10 ~ s.e. FL