green smoothie bliss

purslane, cucumber, blueberries, pear, kiwi, chia seeds and kale

+

one frozen banana

blend with water and enjoy green smoothie bliss...

serves two.

cheers!

community "gourd"en

the gourds have taken over and with no sign of melons... i'm hoping it's not too late. do ya think i could find someone crazy enough to trade their watermelon for my squash?=)

csa week four

muth family farm's organic csa week 4: escarole, green leaf lettuce, curled kale, scallions, amaranth greens, curly endive, dill, mizuna, basil, chioggia beets, eight-ball squash, cucumbers, kohlrabi, yellow squash and zucchini  (the red gladiolus was from a friend at the community garden.)

 amaranth

kohlrabi

tofu stir-fry with kohlrabi, mizuna, amaranth greens and eight-ball squash over quinoa

zucchini muffins

the tofu stir-fry was absolutely yummy, though i burned my hand in the process. but... da-da-da-DA, plantain to the rescue! not only does it help my burny bladder (tmi?) it heals burnt and bug-bitten skin. did i mention it grows like a weed in my yard? and that it is a weed?=)

i hope to be back soon to show you what else i've been doing with the produce. (any ideas for curly endive or escarole besides soup?)

home garden update

it's time to pull out the pea vines and bolted lettuce plants to make room for cucumbers, collards and cabbage. (i'm starting my fall garden now so i don't snooze on it like the last two seasons.)

the sugar snap and tall telephone peas surprised me with a really nice yield. i thought they were done when the hot weather hit early june, but they kept on producing. john and i enjoyed the sugar snaps right off the vine and dipped in olive oil or carmella's nacho cheeze.

sugar snap peas

tall telephone peas

 

in the box above there is kale, eggplant, carrots, beets and bush beans. i've spotted one royal burgundy bean so far.

the magic purple beans turn green when they are cooked - something to do with the acidity.

in this box we've got zucchini, melons and edamame. dill seeds were sown in the empty box.

this is my first year growing edamame and i'm in love with the little purple flowers.

potted plumeria, kale, cilantro

and ms. biggles

i'll end here with some shots of my furry gardening buddy and a wish for you all to have a safe and happy weekend!=)