Roasted Beets with Feta

Remember those beets you just read about? Well, I just tried the best beet recipe ever!

I've been making borscht (Easter European beet soup) for a while now, but since we have two rows of beets I figure I need to branch out and find some other ways to make them. Well, here's the next regular in Tim's recipe rotation:

Roasted Beets with Feta from allrecipes.com

I would have taken a picture to show you, but no sooner had I taken the first bite then I gobbled it all down. Even if you don't think you like beets, do yourself a favor and track some down and make this recipe. You will change your mind about beets! And if you already love them, then this will make you drool.

Grace

Many years ago, I brought a kitten home (yes, I did it then too). I was on a retreat (8 or so years ago) and found a kitten who was orphaned. I brought it home and convinced my mom to let us keep it. At some point we had to get rid of her, so my sister/cousin agreed to take her. She has had her ever since but now she is going to college and unable to keep her. We agreed to try and add her to our family. She has been here since last Tuesday and has met everyone for a minute. We have kept her in our room to try and help her and everyone else adjust. She is very sweet and we hope it works out, especially with Agnes, because she like to chase cats. We'll let you know how it goes...

Harvest

I have realized that if someone only read our blog, it would appear that we planted a lot of seeds but haven't gotten any food. It has been really neat to get vegetables from our backyard. Here are some pictures of our harvests so far:

Beets

Cabbage

Carrot - the rest of these are still growing

Collard greens - Tim's favorite garden treat

1 of the 3 strawberries we have grown - my favorite garden treat

Potatoes - most of these are still growing as well

Butterleaf lettuce - we have gotten SO much of this!

A Death in the Zoo

After a long battle with fungus, one of the Guys died this week. We at the Zoo are sad for our own loss, and especially for the other Guy, but in reality he had been suffering from this chronic illness for about a year now, so I believe he is better off now.

We don't know much about his life before joining us at the Zoo, but we believe him to have been around 10 years old! All we know is that many years ago Mark & Ashley, some fellow animal loving friends from Atlanta, saved him and a few other Guys from a neglected pond in their apartment complex. When Mark and Ashley moved from Atlanta to Kansas, they were concerned about the long trip, so they moved the two remaining Guys into our apartment and we have cared for them ever since. After discussing it with the Guys, we all agreed that at such an old age it would be better for them to move to KC with us rather than to start over with another family, so they made the move with us and seemed no worse for the wear. The Guy is survived by his longtime friend and companion, the other Guy.

We have enjoyed many years of entertainment, companionship, and conversation. Guy, you will be missed.

Job possibility

So, you all know that my current job is only a one year thing. I'm thinking of joining Octagon Global Recruiting after this. Looks interesting. I'm waiting to hear from a recruiter now.