Wasn't I just sick?

So I am sick again. And to make matters worse, John has been out of town, which means no one to take care of me, and perhaps even worse, no one to go to the grocery store for me.

This is how I survived:

Day one-
Peanut Butter and Jelly for Lunch
Leftover pasta for dinner (YUMMY, onions, tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, cinnamon, cream...)

Day two-
PB&J for lunch
PB&J for dinner (I have explanied before my love of these have I not?)
2 fruit leathers

Day three-
this is where it gets sad
1 PB&J with the very smallest of butts of the bread. Which means no more bread.
Have you been to my house? Have you looked in my cupboards? I don't even have dried pasta let alone "convenience foods". It's times like these that I kick myself for not keeping such things around. And so for dinner:

Banana- Oatmeal- Berry Muffins, oh ya they are good, and pretty dang healthy. (I am attempting a healthy december) Would you like the recipe?

1 1/4 cups flour ( I would have done half wheat flour if I wasn't out of wheat flour)
1 cup oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup soy milk (regular will work too, I used soy)
1/4 cup oil
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ripe bananas, mashed
1/2-1 cup frozen/fresh berries (i had frozen mixed berries)

Mix dry ingredients, mix wet ingredients and then combine, as always do not overmix. Spray pans. It makes a dozen regular size muffins.

Bake at 400 for about 20 minutes.

If you are also hoping to not gain 10 pounds this month let me know and I will keep posting "semi-healthy" -"healthy" alternatives.

John returns tonight so no worries, life will return to normal tomorrow, perhaps even a pb free day. but then again perhaps not, i am slightly addicted i think.

Remember When...

I posted about starting our garden? Well the tomatoes, eggplant and broccoli are flourishing, yippee. I also started growing arugula which is doing really well. Don't you just love arizona in the fall?

I am writing to ask a request of all the garden experts out there. I am a complete garden virgin (shh don't tell). I am honestly learning everyday because I have no idea what I am doing. But I have to say I am enamoured with my garden and all things garden related. So I was wondering, does anyone have any good books, blogs, websites, etc for learning more about gardening. I realize a lot of learning is doing, but I feel like I could learn a lot before next season to make my attempts go even better. And if you have any of your own wise words, feel free to leave those too. Pretty please.