Sunday, August 23, 2009

Getting Creative with Dinner and a Little Treat from the Garden

My friend (thanks Sara) brought me the biggest Zucchini that I have ever seen in my life! It must have weighed about 6 lbs (just a guess and not necessarily as good one) So I cut on the curve to make it easier to cut in half. Scooped out the seeds and then I had to figure out what to do with it. I got creative with the goodies that I had picked up at the farmers market. Sauteed onion and fresh organic leeks with garlic, basil (grown on my windowsill) with diced red pepper, sun dried tomatoes, black beans and brown rice. Seasoned it kind of spicy, and sprinkled a little cheddar cheese on it. The corn was picked this morning and so juicy and fresh. So delicious!
The green beans were a great surprise from my garden, especially since it was what I thought destroyed by the hail storm a few months back. It's been slightly neglected, and I was very surprised to see anything growing from it. Yeah.. the beans were delicious! yum.. and they didn't last long!

2 comments:

Jenny said...

Glad you were able to get something from your garden. It's been a tough growing season!

Orlando Realtor said...

Wish I could come for dinner! Everything looks yummy...........