Color Me a Rainbow

I went to the garden today to see what all veggies I could use for Stir-fry for supper. I found a rainbow! (except we don't have any blue veggies!)

Onions Peas Tomatoes Broccoli Carrots Squash Beans Cabbage Peppers

All stir-fried together and put on top of hot rice.

Add a side of sliced tomatoes and you have a meal fit for a king! At least this household thinks so (with the exception of Little M...it took a little creative encouragement to get him to eat his veggies. The funny thing is that I bribed him with tomatoes. "If you don't eat your stir-fry, you can't have any tomatoes." You know. Not a typical bribing tactic for 2 yr. olds. But he's not typical. He adores fresh tomatoes.)

I decided to leave out the meat. It seems that we consume more than enough animal protein, so I thought I'd try it without and see what the hubby said. I don't think anyone even noticed. Yay for a cheaper, healthy, filling meal.

If you are really savvy with kitchen colors, you will be able to quickly tell we were married in the late 90's. Blue was the color of choice for kitchens. And yes, I still use the same dishes. Although some are starting to chip and crack. I do have some nice white dishes waiting to be unpackaged, but I guess I'm a little more sentimental than I normally admit.

Anyway...I think the blue (most of the time paired with yellow or green!) gave way after a few short years to red. And now I have NO IDEA what the hot color for kitchens is. I'm stuck in my well-loved blue kitchen. You know the kind that newly-marrieds cringe at? The ones that have old scratched Tupperware, various styles of drinking glasses, and cracked dishes? Yes, that's my kitchen. But my little kitchen has served my family well now for 12 years and I have been able to serve them many meals cooked with love in a sea of blue!