Corn

Though our corn is not quite ready we have been able to enjoy tons of sweet corn from our generous neighbor (Thanks Brian!).

Inspired by our son's boy scout troop who grill corn for fundraisers, we've now been throwing ours on the fire as often as possible.  With added butter, salt and pepper...we just can't get enough.

Spinach

We actually harvested our spinach about a month ago....and was it yummy.

Inspired by the extra eggs gathered from our neighbor's chickens, we made spinach quiche a couple of times.  Very good.

My visiting brother also made a spinach omelet for my son...and my picky offspring actually liked it. It's so nice seeing him eat (and like) something healthy.

Beets

Ah beets.  I still don't know what to do with them.

I love pickled beets, but how else do I eat them?

Any suggestions?

Tomato

Though our tomatoes are not quite ripe yet, I had to include them...because of my mom. She has been asking me daily, "are the tomatoes ready yet?".

I am personally not a huge tomato fan, but my mom lives for them.

You can learn more about her tomato infatuation here...and more here (I seem to write a lot about this tomato craze).

Cucumbers

We just picked our first cucumber and I'm so excited!  I've already stocked up on the oil and vinegar.

Zucchini

The zucchini are just popping out of the garden right now.  Oh, what to do with them...

For those wondering about how these paintings are made...each one is on a playing card, then I've glued on some antiqued paper (from an old thesis I found at university surplus), then finally I paint and ink the final image.  That's it.

Radish

It's been fun growing radishes this year.  I just chop them up with cucumbers and couscous, then throw in some oil, vinegar, lemon juice and seasonings.  A very nice light lunch.

Broccoli

This is the first year we decided to freeze some broccoli. Broccoli cheese soup in the winter will be nice.

Cabbage

We just picked our first cabbages a couple of days ago.  My husband loves making coleslaw and finally figured out last year how to get that finely chopped looked with a food processor.  He hasn't made our first batch yet, but we're waiting (he actually has a big project right now, so I'm not pushing, really).

Green Beans

Since we are so immersed in our vegetable garden right now the next few posts will highlight what we are growing, picking, eating...all the goodies taking over our hot summer lives.

Today is the green bean.  You can find out more about my love (heavy sarcasm) of this vegetable here.