- A batch of "dilly beans" marinating in my fridge right now, made from string beans our backyard neighbor gave us from his garden, and dill from our own. I don't make enough to can these, but I follow Jane Brody's recipe for a batch big enough to enjoy as a side dish for several days.
- Dinner tonight: 1000 Hills Cattle local, grass-fed beef hamburgers on bakery buns with slices of the first ripe slicing tomato from our garden, plus sweet, buttery corn on the cob from Grism's stand on Water Street
- A dozen or so new Sun Gold cherry tomatoes ripen every day or so in the garden - extremely prolific, early to ripen, and utterly delicious
- Enough zucchini from my two plants over the past two or three weeks that we have made zucchini-cheese bake, zucchini muffins, chocolate zucchini cake and oven-roasted zucchini "fries" (melt-in-your-mouth wonderful)
- The ever-wonderful local tortilla chips (both yellow and blue corn varieties) from Whole Grain Milling Company in Welcome, Minn. A terrific addition to practically any occasion.
- A mind-bogglingly enormous cabbage from a recent farmers' market made a nice big batch of Asian coleslaw, and we've still got some cabbage left over
- Potato salad from local farmers' market potatoes
- Cucumbers from my colleague's garden, plus some more of my own. I eat them many ways, but one favorite way is to chop them up and put them on top of a quesadilla that's first topped with good salsa, either homemade or Salsa Lisa (made in Minneapolis)
What are you enjoying eating this summer?
4 comments:
First time visitor. Was especially interested in the Maiden Rock link as we often go for rides along the river. Also followed the birding get together in the Twin Cities on several blogs. Looked like lots of fun!
Hello troutbirder! I have popped onto your blog from time to time, and was looking forward to meeting you on Saturday; sorry you couldn't make it. Another time, I hope. I will add you to my blogroll.
Alright..so you have sufficiently made me very hungry and my mouth is watering and I wish I could pop over to your house for some good eatin!
Dawn - come on over! Made yummy zucchini pizza tonight - see latest post. Hope all is well in Montana!
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