Did I tell you that John has predicted that spring is coming early? Just a thought. 
So now we have these growing in the South Window. I know, they will get leggy. However you always plant tomatoes right up to their leaves as they are one of the few plants that will grow roots from the stem if planted deeply and that is a good thing. So they are forgiving. And John just gets desperate to start growing and he was never one for rules and dates anyway. Those little first leaves have such promise in this mornings sunrise.
Yesterday I felt like something crunchy to nibble on so I cruised about and found these Sunflower and Cheese Crackers from Food in Jars. Oh excellent, I thought to myself Low carb, crispy and healthy. Went to the pantry and only a half cup of sunflower seeds. But I did have raw almonds and my ever present flax seeds. Do visit Food in Jars to get the recipe. In the food processor I pulsed flax seeds, almonds, a few caraway seeds and sunflower seeds to make up a cup, then a cup of grated cheese and then water to make a dough. Rolled out and cooked. So here they are in a Tea Cup. 
A Girl with a Teacup introduced me to this fantastic dressing which I had made the other day. It is made with chickpeas and oil and garlic and vinegar and other stuff and is very very tasty. We have been eating it with everything. So I took my crackers and dipped them in! YUM! It was a lovely taste of summer. Here is the Summer Dressing in a Jar. 
Teacups and Jars. Get it!
Now it is time to look on your calender and see what your last frost date was. Count back six weeks. Some seeds will need to be sown soon. And some other seeds need to be chilled. We will talk about those tomorrow.
It is great morning, 14F here and the sun is rising into a clear sky. No wind. A perfect winter day. All the animals will be out in the cool sun today! Me too.
Good morning
c
PS. Here are the Answers to your questions from yesterday:
- Use copper pieces to clean the jars as the copper is soft and will not scratch the glass.
- Vinegar is for shine.
- ChgJohn commented that using the same principal, add ice and a little salt to the inside of your coffee pot (the glass carafe) and shake that around to clean it.
- Yummy said to use coke to get those burnt bits off the stainless steel pots, which just underscores why I do not drink coke!! Just use it as a cleaning product!
Sam added a tip to the discussion about improving your photos. Using the principle of thirds applied to light: e.g. One third light or two third dark. Or the barn would be two thirds dark and the sky one third light. And vice versa.
Have fun
c
The Kitchen's Garden 
75 responses to “Tea Cups and Jars”
I love chickpeas!!! And bought some of those very same crackers in a local Heath food store and paid a fortune! Next time will make my own!
Oh awesome that you can make something you actually had to PAY for! That is great! c
Your recipes were a plus today because they are Gluten Free and I can eat them. Hurray, I can’t wait to try them, and thanks! ~ Lynda
You are very welcome Lynda. Hope you have a good munch! c
Love the idea that things will one day grow again!!!
Yes, this is a great cracker recipe. I’ve done it both with and without the cheese. The only thing I’d change next time I make it is to season the ‘dough’ more liberally, as I’ve been too timid with it thus far and I like something with a little more inherent character. This will nudge me to get after making them again; thanks!
The caraway seeds or even fennel do the trick. i am going to pop a wee bit of chilli in next time too! .. c
I don’t have even a small garden, but only a balcony where I grow some herbs, but the funny thing is that some keep green during the Winter. I still have fresh Asian chives and parsley, so I almost feel like in Spring! The crackers and the dip look both delicious.
Balconies can make great garden spaces. I do both!! c
It is a scientific fact written in stone that iced tea tastes better in a jar. Really, there were Harvard studies. Wait, I mean Tulane.
All about the higher learning!! c
Oooooooohh! Tomato seedlings, and here am I getting all excited about a few snowdrops! I’d better go and check my seed packet to see when I can plant my toms!
Christine
I love crackers too. I’ll have to check out the original recipe.
Not sure if I’m supposed to be here during an internet blackout, but I wanted to make sure I didn’t miss anything. Wow – two great recipes. Thanks for that, Celi.
Yeah i was not aware of all that as I never read the news or watch tv, no radio or anything, I had better do some research. c
That dressing sounds totally yummy and I love the beautiful jar you have put it in. It’s been a mild winter here so it feels a bit spring like on certain days. I could believe my eyes last week, when I saw some roses, in the west of Ireland, just coming into bloom.
Oh roses, how lovely, I am not sure about the early spring, i think it is possible we will have a late winter, but we will see.. c
Such pretty things Celi – your blog is always so pretty. Must be why it’s one of my favourite places to come with my morning cup of tea. I’m currently collecting old jars and bottles for my new kitchen (I wanted to make your pyramid of cans but was voted out, boo!) so this post and the last are nice and handy. Ta!
Who voted you out! even john can get a can out without it toppling now.. poor you! c
I’m completely with you. Coke is solely for cleaning. Does wonders on jewellery!
wow, i use toothpaste on my diamonds, i will try coke next!! c
What a tasty sounding dressing! I’ll have to throw my hat in the ring for Diet Coke. I love drinking that!
I just love using my old mason jars for just about anything. And this dressing looks amazing. And the sunflower and cheese crackers look really good.
please send some over! Have a great day Celi 🙂
Morning tandy! c