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this year for the first time i decided to give container gardening a go. i have never grown anything other than maybe a pot of basil and a couple of house plants but early spring i began harvesting seeds from the fruits and vegetables i bought at the market and started some things from seed. i think i got a little obsessive as my boyfriend remarked that i am about one step away from wanting children.



here is a picture of my little back porch veggie patch. plants growing include: red peppers, strawberries, a red sunflower, lemons, avocado, basil, rosemary, parsley, zuchinni and tomatoes. its not much as i don't have that much back porch space (what you see there is pretty much it. the other half is the neighbor's side)and its not that pretty but i love it. i sit out there for extended amounts of time and just look at them - is that weird? anyway!





here are some strawberry blossoms and there are a couple more on the way! so exciting! yesterday i went to the printers row book fair going on all this weekend and picked up a few books including The Chef's Secret Cookbook by Louis Szathmary. there was a nice fresh strawberry tart recipe in there that caught my eye and of course i thought the cover would look very pleasing in my collection so i picked it up for about a dollar!



the printers row book fair has a surprisingly large amount of cookbooks. it was weird but awesome. also i got to see miss alpana singh talk! for those who don't know, she is america's youngest master sommelier and host of Check Please! on pbs.

well i hope everyone is having a beautiful weekend and i will keep you posted on my vegetable babies and of course, i've got some yummy recipes lined up.