Hallsted’s Prescott Arizona Blog

We spent some quality time together over the Thanksgiving Weekend visiting the World’s Largest Gingerbread Village diplay at the Prescott Resort. I highly recommend this display, especially for the Pre-K through Grade School age groups. There are about 100 houses on display, some are quite elaborate. There is no charge to see the village (you may make a donation to the Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters if you wish, it is a fundraiser. Last year they received donations from the ‘lot sales’, gingerbread men cookie decorating and the donation “house” at the end of the display).

After viewing the display, my two youngest (the little sister and her big brother) were inspired to create this gingerbread house from a kit we picked up at the Joann’s sale.

But that’s okay, we like our vegetables. This is about a 3 day pick from our Garden 2009. Needless to say, we are also supplying friends and neighbors with some fresh veggies also. Clockwise from top right: Yellow Squash and some round zucchini like squash, lettuce, eggplant, carrots,Beets, Turnips, tomatoes, green beans, Green Anaheim chiles, Jalapeno chiles, bell pepper, cucumbers, “lemon” cucumbers, and zucchini. YUM!

It took us a couple of years after moving from the low desert to the high desert to learn how to garden again. We had to get used to late freezes, cool nights, and a short late season. I think we’ve finally got it down. Our garden is producing in leaps and bounds (and toads, and lizards, and bumblebees).

We are eating local these days:
Dinner: Short ribs from the beef our friend raised which we received in exchange for veggies and watching his animals while he was on vacation -
Zucchini, eggplant, and salad (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, radishes & carrots) from our garden, dessert: goats milk ice cream - from our goats (the milk, they don’t give ice cream even though I keep trying to convince them that would save energy!) - All organic and hormone free!