It's been a while, full of work work work and a grrrrreat family reunion in Chippewa Falls, WI and Rochester, MN.
The garden is going great! Right now we're eating snow peas, carrots, green onions, tons of herbs (parsley, cilantro, basil, dill, oregano, lemon balm, thyme, tarragon, chives, garlic chives, peppermint), chard, kale, greens, and radishes. The beans are starting to produce, there's green tomatoes, zucchini and broccoli will be ready to eat in a few days, peppers and eggplant are strong and starting to flower. Ahhh... isn't summer wonderful?
Tomorrow I'm going over to a local farm, Silkey Gardens, to pick a bunch of strawberries for freezing (the season's just about over, I sure hope there's still plenty to pick!). I've been truly enjoying fresh strawberries, it's been a short season, but raspberries have just begun to take over and come into full ripeness. My new favorite go-to drink (other than sun tea) is making fresh strawberry milk, it's amazing (once again, amounts are estimates):
STRAWBERRY MILK
-2 cups strawberries
-4 cups milk
-2 Tbsp sugar or honey
Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend on low until combined. Add more sweetener if desired.
Oh yea, and as promised, here's some pictures of the wedding location for next summer:
The garden is going great! Right now we're eating snow peas, carrots, green onions, tons of herbs (parsley, cilantro, basil, dill, oregano, lemon balm, thyme, tarragon, chives, garlic chives, peppermint), chard, kale, greens, and radishes. The beans are starting to produce, there's green tomatoes, zucchini and broccoli will be ready to eat in a few days, peppers and eggplant are strong and starting to flower. Ahhh... isn't summer wonderful?
Tomorrow I'm going over to a local farm, Silkey Gardens, to pick a bunch of strawberries for freezing (the season's just about over, I sure hope there's still plenty to pick!). I've been truly enjoying fresh strawberries, it's been a short season, but raspberries have just begun to take over and come into full ripeness. My new favorite go-to drink (other than sun tea) is making fresh strawberry milk, it's amazing (once again, amounts are estimates):
STRAWBERRY MILK
-2 cups strawberries
-4 cups milk
-2 Tbsp sugar or honey
Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend on low until combined. Add more sweetener if desired.
Oh yea, and as promised, here's some pictures of the wedding location for next summer: