From the garden

This is the first year I have decided to venture into gardening. It is a poor excuse for a garden really, but it will give us a few fresh veggies this year and a better idea of which ones work in the little area we have for next year. It will be nice to be able to do a regular size garden one day. For now, I am trying to teach Logan about watching the veggies grow and not picking them until they are ready.

My mom helped me plant a few things in planters and some beans in the ground earlier this summer. Our beans, peppers, and tomatoes are doing great! Last year when we moved in we had an inherited flower garden out back. There were chives mixed in with the flowers. When we decided to do a garden of our own, I dug those out figuring we wouldn't get much use out of them.

Those chives were determined though, and came back in full force this year. I decided that if they were back anyway, I would put them to good use! I went looking for recipes to use chives in. One that I came across was this recipe. I decided to try it out. Instead of a loaf of bread, I thought dinner rolls would be great with what I already had planned for dinner.

So I grabbed a handful of chives from the garden and chopped them up.

 I added my other ingredients to the bread maker...

... waited about 1.5 hours and then formed rolls.

I stuck them in the oven at 425 for 15 minutes and they came out pretty close to perfect.

Crispy on the outside and light and fluffy inside.

I wasn't sure what Logan would think of the chive taste, but It only added a little zing and both of my guys loved them! I served them with a spaghetti dinner and fresh steamed kale. I will be making more again soon.

Confession: I am not sure that it was the chives that made the rolls so delicious. I do think the chives and sour cream were the perfect combination to add a little zing, but I think it may have been the whole buttery-dinner-roll thing that sealed the deal. 

I am already dreaming up what I am going to do with all of the peppers I have growing out there. 

Dan and I both love spicy so I am sure we will come across something delicious!