Harvest Time

Spring onions and green beans are in! Onions were cooked on the grill and served with Tri Tip for a BBQ last weekend. Green beans were pan sauteed and served with some luscious rare ahi tuna. The rest of the green beans are slated for pickling this weekend. The tomatoes and so big that the plants are falling over. I've tried as best as I can to tie them up(growl) but they are just too heavy. Fruit is turning to orange and by next week we'll have our first batch of tomatoes!!! I already have plans for overnight slow-roasting, canning and just plain sliced tomatoes with sea salt. I have also been self-pollinating the squash with a paintbrush but they are still wilting on the vine. Not sure what's going on there. I'm already thinking of next year: less squash, more lettuce, different types of beans, adding eggplant.

hot! pepper!

YUM

Cup O'Cherritoes

Okay, Kris and I, we've both been blogging slackers. AND, we both took a vacation at the exact same time (to the exact same place, I should add!) AND, while we were gone there was a heatwave, AND neither of us were there to water/harvest/etc that is necessary at such times.

I stopped by the CG after work today, braced for shriveled devastation, but to my surprise, things were hanging in nicely. Perhaps one of my CG plot neighbors took pity on the cracking, sunbaked soil and waved the hose over the poor things!

The above is:

left: a cup of cherry tomatoes

right: my favorite way to serve them - fresh off the vine, with a glass of vino - in this case, the Solus Sto from Sonoma County, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the label - as if this black bear had just plucked one of the cherries right from the bucket!

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in honor of leos

I have no idea of the 'official' name, but I call these Lion's Mane Zinnias.

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