The Culprits

I finally remembered to grab my camera this morning on the way to exercise class so I can take pictures of some of the culprits of the allergy season. Of course the winds have added to every one's misery too.

Palo Verde trees usually don't bloom this long and of course they grown everywhere. You can see the Saguaro in the back ground is now budding out too

 I'm not sure what the name of these trees are but the floors look like Orchids they are so pretty. Due to the wind the flower had to be held still

 Oleanders usually seen  as bushes these have been worked into trees but they are really bad for allergies too

Tomorrow we have our make up exercise class and then another class on Friday that's 3 days in a row I wonder how I'll manage this well I hope.

Tonight I made the Loaded Cauliflower and it sure was good

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Ingredients:
1 large head of Cauliflower cut into bite size pieces (approx 6 cups)
6-8 strips of bacon cooked and crumbled (Cooked in oven at 400° for 20 mins) I used imitation bacon bits
6 Tbs chopped Chives
1/2 cup Mayonnaise ( fat free)
1/2 cup Sour Cream (fat free)
2 cups Colby Jack Cheese ( may use cheddar) or any cheese of your choice
8 oz container sliced mushrooms (I don't use mushrooms in mine)(optional)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425°
In a large pot boil water and cook Cauliflower for 8 - 10 minutes, drain and let cool.
In a large bowl combine sour cream, mayo, 1/2 of crumbled bacon, 3 tbs chives, 1 cups of cheese, mushrooms and cauliflower and mix well... place in baking dish and cover with remaining 1 cup of cheese and rest of bacon crumbles. Bake for 15-20 minutes until cheese is melted. top with remaining 3 T chives and serve.

This is one of the flowers that made it through the winter

Good Night All