Week six- sunshine tomatoes

This was one of my favorite dishes of the summer. I am not usually too fond of raw tomato, but I ate a couple of these little guys one day, and when Mom asked what they tasted like, I told her they taste like sunshine. Really, they do. I could think of no other way to describe it.

Anyway, I thought the best way to use these little gems would be in a simple pasta dish. Sauteed some garlic and tomatoes in olive oil.

Tossed with some fun-shaped pasta, mozzarella, and basil from our back yard. Pretty much the perfect dinner.

Week six- grilled veg

It seems like a lot of our veggies around here get grilled, but that's ok, because it's very delicious. We have this great grilling tray... I rub some olive oil on the veggies, season to my liking (usually just salt and pepper), and hand the tray to Phil.

He brings me back a tray with tender, smoky vegetables. I put them in a bowl, toss with some chopped fresh herbs, and voila. I think we had this batch of veggies with grilled chicken, then put it all in soft taco shells.

Tragedy Resolved

Found my camera in a bowl on the top shelf of a cabinet.

Of course.

Week six- romano beans

This was very simple and very delicious. Do you know those green beans at a Greek restaurant that are so yummy? These are pretty much like those. The romano beans taste just like green beans, but the bean part inside is a little bigger than the bean part inside a green bean. As far as I can tell that's the only difference.

I sauteed some garlic in some olive oil, then added some quartered tomatoes-- seeds, skins, and all. Let that cook for a few minutes on medium, then started smashing up the tomatoes. Added some salt and pepper. Then added the green beans and a few shakes of greek seasoning, reduced the heat a smidge, put a lid on the pot, and basically let the bean steam until they were done.

Just like Santorini's! I think the second time I made these I added in a bit of lemon zest. I liked that a ton, but I think Phil preferred the beans sans zest.

Tragedy

My camera is lost. This move has not been as breezy as we were hoping for, and now, the icing on the cake. I just had it out a few days ago. I have seen it in the new house. And now it's nowhere.

Blog on hold until camera is found.

Week Six

Moving right along...

Week six brought us

A big green pepper

A big cuke

Romano beans

Onions

Beets

But wait, there are beautiful little tomatoes pictured, too... if those weren't part of the share, how did I get them, right?

This is how: during week 6 I spent a hot but really fun day volunteering at the farm.

I started by helping harvest zucchini, squash, and cukes. Then we were told to move to the dreaded bean plants! It was a really hot day, and several times during our hour or two in the bean rows I heard apologies and thanks from the farm staff for doing such an un-glamorous job on such a hot day. I will concede that picking beans is probably not the most fun one can have on a farm, but it was really neat to get to meet some of the people who grow and bring food to the markets. There was a very nice and cute farm dog named Copper, and we traveled from field to field by sitting in the back of a pick up with the tailgate down. I felt great afterward, after having worked kinda hard at something I've never done before. I have a few more work days scheduled in August, and I'm looking forward to getting back out there.

Oh, and those little tomatoes taste like sunshine. I don't care much for raw tomato, but I ate two of those little pearls on my way home from the farm. What I did with the rest of them will be a blog entry soon enough.

Week five- pea shoots

This is a quick and easy one. Put pea shoots on a cream cheese-smeared bagel. Mixed greens works as well.

Also, posting may be erratic for the next week or so, as we are trying to get settled in to our new home. Our first day here the air conditioning broke, but it's cool in here now, so let the unpacking commence!