The garden is winding down a bit, and I’m OK with it. It looks like my zucchini and summer squash harvesting days are over but they were very good to us this year. I am going to go on record today and say that I am all set with making zucchini bread for the year. I even had enough very large zucchinis to make a … Continue reading Lemon Zucchini Tea Cake
My garden has been pretty good to me this year with plenty of cucumbers, summer squash and zucchini. I really don’t want to talk about my non-existent eggplant or beefsteak tomatoes. Thankfully my cherry and roma tomato plants are picking up a little of the slack; and it also helps my husband has found a way to add tomato to his sandwich that he thinks … Continue reading Parmesan-Garlic Hasselback Zucchini
If there were an Olympic event for harvesting the most cucumbers from just a few plants or growing the largest cabbage in a raised bed or even who can find and pick the best shaped squash; I think we could be in the running. Despite the drought and thanking my personal “water boy” my gardens are looking pretty damn good! look how adorable … Continue reading Zucchini Chips and Zucchini Boats
Happy 4th of July weekend – I hope everyone had and is still having a safe fun filled weekend with family and friends. I was lucky enough to have 4 days off for the holiday! I played a little golf with my girlfriends; had lunch and relaxed on the patio on Thursday. Friday I spent some quality time in my garden weeding. With my busy … Continue reading Grilled Steak and Vegetable Salad
I had a wonderful visit from a lifelong friend this weekend. We met when we were around 11 maybe and even though we do not see or talk with each other often; you know life and miles get in the way; it is like we see each other all the time. We pick right up where we left off from our last visit. We spent … Continue reading Stuffed Zucchini
Our gardens are doing really well this year for the most part. The only disappointments are my peppers, both the bell and jalapeno’ peppers are just not growing or producing. We have had a bumper crop of zucchini, summer squash and cucumbers. We have been getting a ton of cherry tomatoes and plenty of roma; I fear all of my beef steaks will all turn … Continue reading Zucchini Bread
Building our patio a few years back was one of the best idea’s I pushed to get built. Sometimes my husband needs a little nudge to start a huge project around the house – the carpenters house is never finished. I can’t truly say that as my house is awesome and more than 90% done. We were having a large family gathering and I wanted … Continue reading 3 ingredient (no fuss) Eggplant
Yesterday I spent the day baking and pickling! While I would love to tell you everything was from my very own gardens; we did not have a very successful harvest this year. We have decided to remove the majority of the soil from our raised beds and start over; it may sound pretty drastic; but I spend too much time & money on the beds … Continue reading Baking Breads & Pickling
