Birds are like Britney Spears.....

....they hate the paparazzi. I've had a new bird feeder up for a few weeks now, and so far only one bird has yet to dine from it. One bird! The rest just hop around the porch tweeting their little hearts out. They even come right up to the sliding glass doors and look right in. I hope they're not waiting for an invitation to come on in and have some lemonade...little peeping toms. So anyway, I've been trying to get a picture of the one brave soul perched on the feeder and it keeps flying away just as I snap the picture. I'm not giving up though, so stay tuned for a picture of this bandit.


So on the eve of my departure for the Sunshine State, I was trying to use up items in the fridge for dinner. So just in case you were wondering what I did with the other halves of the peppers I used in my Fiesta Rice (please see previous post), this is it!

Roasted Peppers - Balsamic Style

Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Total Time: 30 min


Serves: 4


Ingredients:


1 green bell pepper

1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
1 large onion (yellow, white, red, whatev)
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 teaspoons lemon juice
pinch of sea salt
freshly ground black pepper

Directions:


1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Whisk garlic, balsamic vinegar, oil, lemon juice, sea salt, and pepper together in a bowl.
2. Chop peppers and onion into bite-sized chunks. Place them in the bowl with the other ingredients. Toss until evenly coated.
3. Place veggies on a baking sheet on top rack of oven. Bake for approx 2o minutes, until onions are caramelized.
4. Eat, drink, and be merry!

Notes: You may want to jack your oven up to 425, just watch to make sure it doesn’t burn. Seeing as how my oven is cranky and temperamental, I have to babysit it. After an unfortunate homemade EXTRA crispy style tortilla chip incident, I don't like to crank it higher than 400. I had these veggies over brown rice since it was easy and I was short on time. It's a super simple yummy side dish.

Word to the wise....this is what my baking sheet looked like afterwards, so please take precautionary measures. P.S. Mom, this is why my baking sheets look the way they do, okay???

Well I'm off to do some last minute packing before Deadliest Catch comes on (I in no way condone fishing of any kind, but for some reason I love this show!) I'm pretty sure I wouldn't last more than half an hour working on a crab boat. Nerd Alert - One time I played the Deadliest Catch game on Discovery's website and failed miserably each time. I may have even managed to kill my crew somehow....it was like the Oregon Trail all over again...damn you dysentery!

***Congratulations to Margaret and Luke who are getting hitched this weekend!***