Home project Saturday - gardening, herb processing and cooking: Oct...

Today’s steps were all around the house. As you can see from the first picture, taken in my yard, I have a lot of work to do around the house! So I did some yard cleanup. But it was too daunting so I went back inside and worked in the kitchen! (There’s always tomorrow!!)

My first project was freezing herbs. It’s pretty easy. You just chop them up fine, put them in ice cube trays, cover the hers with oil and stick the trays in the freezer. Then you have them for soups, pasta dishes and sautées.

Here are a few pictures of the process.

Herb chopping - parsley, dill and rosemary:

Starting to load the trays:

All the herbs are in:

Now for the oil (I know it’s hard to tell the difference):

After that I made a big batch of chicken fajitas. I neglected to take any pictures, however!

One does not get a lot of steps when cooking, but all that moving around the kitchen does add up.

And then, because it’s our wedding anniversary, hubby and I went out for dinner and a movie. At least I got some steps by walking between the car and the restaurant, and between the car and the theater!

Well that was my day. Thanks for visiting!

Photo credits: All of the photos in this post were taken by me and belong to me, unless otherwise noted.

My bio: I am a fiction writer and photographer based in Minnesota. I have had a lifelong love of fiction writing. I earned my MFA in writing from the University of New Hampshire. My short stories have appeared in a range of literary journals and anthologies, and my first short story collection, Somewhere in Minnesota is available on Amazon US as well as international Amazon sites., Barnes & Noble or from the publisher.