Re: What are you eating from your garden today?

CapeCoddess 8/10/2019, 9:46 am

One last asparagus spear, lots of cucumbers and cherry tomatoes, kale and collard greens.
What a Face

countrynaturals 8/10/2019, 12:39 pm

For the first time since 2017, I have a "real" harvest of something -- enough to cook on its own, without adding a can of this or a bunch of that. happy turtle

(I also have more coming and plenty of seeds to collect for next year.) Some of these guys are 2' long.

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OhioGardener 8/10/2019, 6:40 pm

Looks good, CN! Our Blue Lake bush beans have produced this year like I have never seen before. Love fresh green beans! Very Happy

**Scorpio Rising** 8/10/2019, 7:16 pm

YUM! Nice y’all! Tonight just a couple cukes. But plan is for bread and butter pickles tomorrow!

yolos 8/10/2019, 8:14 pm

Green beans cooked with ham hock, scalloped potatoes, tomatoes, and cucumbers - all grown in my garden.

**Scorpio Rising** 8/11/2019, 5:59 pm

My first muskmelon! Minnesota Midget! Sugar sweet, and delish!

**sanderson** 8/17/2019, 1:37 am

I always have a couple of Minnesota Midgets each summer. They are really sweet.

countrynaturals 8/17/2019, 8:26 am

LilBittyBean wrote:
countrynaturals wrote:FIGS!
I'm so jealous! I love figs.

Katie and I are taking turns harvesting. We're each getting a nice little bowlful almost every day. YEE-HAH!

We're also getting 2-3 new tree starts every year. Hopefully, next year we'll have enough of a crop to start canning again. Fingers crossed. The mother tree in Cottonwood, where we lived before, produced so many figs we had enough to can and make jam for 3 families that would last until the next year's harvest. That's our dream for this property, too, but it will take a lot of young trees to match what that big one produced. bounce

LilBittyBean 8/19/2019, 3:50 pm

Still not harvesting anything but arugula and some thinned out lettuce and carrot sprouts. Enjoyed them on top of today's pizza...
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countrynaturals 8/21/2019, 11:07 pm

Made 3 loaves of zucchini bread today. Got enough for 3-4 more loaves, tomorrow, then I'm done for this year. The whole family loves it, served with whipped cream cheese. hungry

countrynaturals 8/23/2019, 12:12 pm

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My first cucumber -- Mediterranean -- sweet and crisp -- skin so thin it doesn't need to be pealed.

For the first time ever, I have enough beans to freeze. I've been harvesting and refrigerating asparagus beans for several days. Today I have enough to blanch and freeze. YEE-HAH! (I've already saved enough seeds for next year, too, and these plants show no sign of letting up. happy turtle

Also, 2 regular tomatoes from yesterday (forgot to put them in the pic). Embarassed

hammock gal 8/24/2019, 6:36 am

countrynaturals wrote:
My first cucumber -- Mediterranean -- sweet and crisp -- skin so thin it doesn't need to be pealed.

For the first time ever, I have enough beans to freeze. I've been harvesting and refrigerating asparagus beans for several days. Today I have enough to blanch and freeze. YEE-HAH! (I've already saved enough seeds for next year, too, and these plants show no sign of letting up.

Also, 2 regular tomatoes from yesterday (forgot to put them in the pic).

CN, that cucumber is fascinating. So many different kinds of fruit and veg that we never see in the supermarket, or even the farm stand. Love those beans too. Nice that they're producing so much, too!

OhioGardener 8/24/2019, 7:29 am

Eating lots of tomatoes now. Unfortunately the Brandywine are done for this year, but the Golden Jubilee are at their peak in production. And, of course, lots of cherry tomatoes.

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**sanderson** 8/28/2019, 1:06 pm

CN, You have a harvest!! bounce

The cucumber looks similar to an Armenian cucumber, which people in this area grow. They both must have hot weather backgrounds.

countrynaturals 8/28/2019, 2:31 pm

sanderson wrote:CN, You have a harvest!! The cucumber looks similar to an Armenian cucumber, which people in this area grow. They both must have hot weather backgrounds.

Yup. They didn't have Armenian, so I got these and I'm thrilled with them. Katie gets to pick one today, and there should be another ready for us, tomorrow, with more on the way. happy turtle

**Scorpio Rising** 8/28/2019, 6:15 pm

Made a sautéed smoked sausage, garlic & onion & sweet peppers from the garden, pasta and some parmy cheese, with a title cheddar for melt. YUM!

**trolleydriver** 8/28/2019, 7:08 pm

Made Marinara Sauce from SFG grown tomatoes, onion, garlic and basil plus other ingredients. This has been frozen in several containers for future use.

Had some SFG grown beans with dinner.

hammock gal 8/29/2019, 10:23 am

OhioGardener wrote:Eating lots of tomatoes now. Unfortunately the Brandywine are done for this year, but the Golden Jubilee are at their peak in production. And, of course, lots of cherry tomatoes.

Oh, oh, oh! Looking at that pile of cherry tomatoes reminds me of this amazing recipe that has become one of my favorite ways to use those little sweeties. I think I posted it here before, but in case I didn't, here it is again. Simple, fast and scrumptious! drooling

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pasta-with-15-minute-burst-cherry-tomato-sauce-56390060

countrynaturals 8/29/2019, 11:28 am

hammock gal wrote:

Oh, oh, oh! Looking at that pile of cherry tomatoes reminds me of this amazing recipe that has become one of my favorite ways to use those little sweeties. I think I posted it here before, but in case I didn't, here it is again. Simple, fast and scrumptious! https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pasta-with-15-minute-burst-cherry-tomato-sauce-56390060

AWESOME IDEA! Thanks for sharing. My cherry toms are just starting up again. I should have enough to try this in a couple of weeks. I CAN'T WAIT! bounce

countrynaturals 8/30/2019, 2:02 pm

Basil green beans from the garden and store-bought fish. This is my first time to grow purple basil. It doesn't seem as hardy as the green stuff, but the smell is really potent. Smile

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countrynaturals 8/30/2019, 3:13 pm

countrynaturals wrote:Basil green beans from the garden and store-bought fish. This is my first time to grow purple basil. It doesn't seem as hardy as the green stuff, but the smell is really potent.

Plus cucumber/tomato salad. 4 out of 5 dinner items from the garden -- that's a first. happy turtle

hammock gal 8/30/2019, 4:01 pm

countrynaturals wrote:Basil green beans from the garden and store-bought fish. This is my first time to grow purple basil. It doesn't seem as hardy as the green stuff, but the smell is really potent.

Beautiful! It almost looks like a wreath...with a bow. A delicious wreath!

OhioGardener 9/1/2019, 11:52 am

We'll be having Stuffed Bell Peppers for dinner today.

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**Scorpio Rising** 9/1/2019, 8:22 pm

Zucchini...if it counts in zucchini bread! eggplant - What are you eating from your garden today? - Page 2 3170584802

OhioGardener 9/3/2019, 5:55 pm

Grilled hamburgers with fresh green beans, boiled beet leaves, and a garden salad. Everything but the hamburger came from the gardens.

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