Weekend Recap

In celebration of our anniversary we spent Sunday morning weeding and cutting up brush. Very romantic.

Then we headed off to one of our favorite spots, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. It's disney land for gardeners It's a giant lab for the U of M. How can we take the beautiful plants around the world and make them Minnesota hardy? The arboretum has all types of gardens, wildflower, rose, dye, herb, vegetable, fruit, formal, english, shade, hosta, woodland, bog. You name it, they know how to grow it. Which is wonderful for gardeners. No matter what your soil or landscape the arboretum will help you make the most of your gardens. And there are miles of trails to walk and explore.

Hubster suggested we go to the arboretum because we love to go there, we can get ideas for our back yard, and because I was itching to use the new camera more.

We even had a picnic lunch. We brought the fixings for chicken cole slaw salad. Which was marvelous.

Recipe:

1 bag of coleslaw

1/2 cup of sunflower seeds

1 cup shredded chicken

1 package ramen noodles crushed up (the seasoning packet will go into the dressing)

Mix these ingredients well so they are evenly dispersed amongst one another.

Dressing:

1/4 cup sugar

1/3 cup apple cider vinegar

1/2 cup oil

I packet seasoning from Ramen noodles

Combine the dressing ingredients - we use a small plastic container with a really good sealing lid. And shake the ingredients till well blended.

Pour over the cole slaw mixture.

Mix well and enjoy.

This is a fast and easy meal.

It serves 4.

And now for the slide show of our trip: