Anna Maria Locke

the Ice Queen has arrived

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I somehow missed the memo this morning to wear BOOTS to school...
luckily I did wear my fuzzy alpaca gloves because it was raining and freezing when I left the house
and then it snowed.
all day.
I scraped 2 inches of wet soggy slush off my car to go home.

byebye, raspberry bushes

The funniest thing is, LOOK AT THIS WEATHER MAP!



www.noaa.gov
Notice the pretty pink blob sitting on Central PA...
it stands for "winter storm warning"
Not even ALASKA has even a winter storm "watch" (the purplishblue color)!!!

My soul is crushed. Just a little.
Winterwinter go away


Eggplant Salsa Bake

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Hello everyone!
It is definitely time for more
Food Adventures with Anna!

Here's another eggplant recipe
(I seriously love eggplants...the deep purple/bright green color combo is always gorgeous! It makes me happy when nature is artsy)

I adapted the recipe from carrotsncake.com

Eggplant Salsa Bake
Chop up:
 one cute eggplant (WITH purple peel!)
1/2 an onion
Mix in a big bowl with 1/2 c. salsa (or as much as you want)
chopped garlic
Mix in 1 beaten egg, 1 T olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, chili powder...(you get the idea)
Top it all off with some bread crumbs (toast bread then crush) and cheese!
Pour the mixture into a pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes:
Verdict: baking casseroles with salsa is A GREAT IDEA!

And look what I found at the grocery store...

And I had been doing so good with breaking my sundae-a-night habit for the past few weeks...

I can't resist anything Autumn Seasonal!
It is the best season for food.
candy corn
pumpkin
cinnamon
cranberries
apple cider
apple donuts
etc etc

mmmm pumpkin brownie sundae...