Yummy Black Bean and Sweet Potato Burritos

We all know I am not a food blogger, but I do love to share a good recipe when I find one.

These black bean burritos start with roasting some veggies to perfection. The recipe calls for sweet potatoes, which would be perfect for this time of year, but I didn't have any on hand. I did, however have lots of butternut squash to use up from the garden, so I tried it. Having had it both ways, I think they are interchangeable!
 

Another change I made to the recipe was using coconut oil for the roasting. Not only does it smell and taste divine, but it's also better for you. You can see the veggies were still steaming when I took this picture, and it was all I could do to not eat the whole pan!

Nevertheless, I continued on and added the black beans and cheese, and rolled them up in tortillas to bake to perfection. Check out Mel's link for the recipe!

The Tomato Hornworm

Meet our giant caterpillar, otherwise known as the tomato hornworm.

I had no idea we had a problem until I was cleaning out the garden and throwing tomato plants away. My sister pulled up while I was working, so I threw my gloves on the ground and didn't come back to them until the next day. Imagine my surprise when I tried to put my glove on and this thing was filling up an entire finger!!! Needless to say, I am pretty sure my neighbors heard my squeal.

I have never seen a tomato hornworm here in UT, but I did have them once in Las Vegas when I tried to grow tomatoes in my backyard. They are hard to see because of their color and they tend to feed on foliage inside the plant, so if your tomatoes are as overgrown as mine were, good luck finding them!

I guess he didn't do enough damage for me to notice, or perhaps again I just had too many tomatoes. I did read that marigolds planted nearby help to deter these monster pests, so my garden will be really colorful next year!