New Virtual Wilderness Getaway

Hehe, great spot for it!!

 

I'll fix up some Vegan Squash Soup for the evening.



Butternut Squash Soup with Spinach and Mushrooms
1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and chopped
2 cups mushrooms, chopped
1 Vidalia onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 quart vegetable broth
olive oil
Several handfuls of fresh spinach
Salt and Pepper to taste
Peel squash and cut in half lengthwise. Remove seeds and chop into small cubes. The smaller you chop, the faster it will cook. Sauté onions and mushrooms in olive oil. Set aside. Sauté butternut squash and garlic until soft. Add vegetable broth and bring soup to a simmer. Remove from heat and use an immersion blender to cream the soup. Blend until completely smooth. Stir in the sautéed onions and mushrooms and also the spinach. Salt and pepper to taste.http://theharvestfoodblog.com/butternut-squash-soup-with-spinach-and-mushrooms/

 

And....Some Black Bean Burgers




Black Bean Burger + Balsamic Onion Jam
As fancy as it sounds, this recipe is super simple—it only requires throwing seven ingredients into a food processor and hitting "pulse."

What you'll need:
1 1/2 cups canned no-salt-added black beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 yellow bell pepper, sliced
1/3 cup roughly chopped red onion
3/4 cup shredded carrot
1/3 cup dry quick-cooking oats
2 1/2 tsp canola oil
1/2 tsp cumin

How to make it:
1. Put all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until combined, 2 to 3 minutes. Form into 4 patties.

2. Mist a piece of aluminum foil with cooking spray and place foil on the grill. Cook patties on foil for 5 minutes, flip, then cook 5 minutes more.

3. To serve, top each patty with 3 tablespoons Balsamic Onion Jam (recipe: Healthy Burger Toppings).

Makes 4 servings. Per serving: 170 cal, 5.5 g fat (0 g sat), 25 g carbs, 70 mg sodium, 6g fiber, 7g protein
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/nutrition/veggie-burger-recipes

 

I found these women on the way down the mountain.

They've been enjoying some of the plant life, obviously.

 

Look what else I found!

Who wants to stay here?

 

...so we were all sitting around stoned and thought...wow, we should make a design above the fireplace with all the yard tools!

 

Some pretty wattle flower

 

Gorgeous! I've never seen them before! Those little yellow pom-poms are cute!

 

Is that a cat in the fireplace? ^^^^

 

The Northeast Kingdom of Vermont


Lake Willoughby


[SIZE=13.63636302948px]Hotwater[/SIZE]

 

No!

It's a Booger Bear!

 

That is just breathtaking! I love it. Thanks for sharing!

I could spend a few days there...

 

I've been there a few times and have some great memories.

it comes as a sudden grandeur amidst the otherwise serene (yet picturesque) Vermont landscape

Hotwater

 

I put up a tent and keep the coffee going...

 

I'd take little Danbo with me because he's awesome; and we'd find some ducks around that lake.

 

Here we go!

Precious little Danbo and his duckies.

 

ducks are awesome... ive alwayw wanted one for a pet.

 

Look at this! It's a canoe with a drain. They say the ducks love racing back and forth.

 

Ha Aerianne, were those girls enjoying the plant life or were you? :-D

I love the pic of the duckies in the canoe. Fantastic pic of the boats and foliage, Hotwater. All the pics are great!

How about a wacky sunset. I've been playing around with the camera's special effects. This one is called HDR Painting. Taken just after the sun set.




This is the same location in regular format. The sun was just setting in this one. You can see a glimpse of it there just before it went down.