Ready to Compost...

I have been pondering getting a composter for several months and finally ordered one a couple weeks ago! I am so excited to get started!!! I have been thinking about all of the food scraps that I shove in the garbage disposal or in the trash and figure I can do a little better than that. I chose a composter that I can continuously add stuff to, no need to do it in batches. This will be awesome for the kitchen scraps and for my miscellaneous yard clippings. I did lots of research and read lots of reviews before I decided which composter to get. It came in the mail a couple days ago and I have been saving all of my scraps just waiting to get out and get it all set up! Well, today was the big day (first day of no rain), and it is finally ready to go!

Mine does not look nearly this pretty right now... It was quite a muddy mess getting it all set up. It has to be on a hard surface with cracks in it so our little friends from the ground can get up inside. Needless to say I had a self taught lesson in brick laying this afternoon and seriously smashed a couple fingers in the process! I'll post a picture once I get all the muddy hand prints an dirt chunks off of it!

I was planning on composting all my fruit/vegie scraps but was shocked that you can also compost things like bread, hair, lint, tea bags, shredded paper, egg shells and even the coffee filters!

So cool!!!

My Little Friends

He's a little shy...

This lucky frog gets to hang in my most favorite pot

next to the delicious rosemary!

And this guy just sleeps all day long!

The Office

It is no secret that I Y Pottery Barn and am totally obsessed with their office organization stuff, especially the Bedford Collection! My friend the UPS man arrived with several Bedford wall components for our office today and I can't wait to get started! I'll post a picture later when I finally have a camera but this is what I am talking about! Maybe I am really easily entertained but I am so excited to put this together and fill all of those slots and shelves...

New Menu Monday

One of my goals for this year is to try at least one new recipe a week. I have been doing pretty good, minus a week here and there. Last night I tried a new one for Almond Crusted Halibut and it was super delicious so I thought I would share. It was perfect as it was, however, I think I will try to make some kind of sauce with it next time. Maybe a dill or lemon butter or something like that... What can I say, I am a sauce girl!

Almond Crusted Halibut

2 lbs Halibut Fillets (cut into four portions)

1 Cup Chopped Almonds

2/3 Cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese

1 Cup Panko Bread Crumbs

3 Beaten Eggs

1 Cup Flour (seasoned with salt & pepper)

1/2 Cup Olive Oil

Preheat oven to 350. Mix Panko, Parmesan, and almonds in a bowl. Dredge halibut through the flour to coat. Soak in the beaten eggs. Coat with the Parmesan/nut mixture and set aside. In oven proof skillet heat oil over medium heat. Brown the fillets 2-3 minutes on each side then place into the oven for another 10 minutes or until fish is cooked through.

I didn't serve it with anything too exciting, roasted Brussels Sprouts and a salad, super yummy!

p.s. Thanks for the recipe Mom!

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Here it goes...

Blog #2!! As if I don't have enough to do around here I thought it would be fun to start a second blog (we'll see how this goes)! It seems like we always have some kind of project or fun thing happening around here and I thought it was about time to share. I love finding ideas and getting inspired from other peoples blogs and figure I might as well throw some of my projects and ideas out there too! The Organized Momma comes from my love of organizing, sorting and labeling everything I can get my hands on...