I’m trying hard to be thankful that I am able to raise some of my own food, but when I look at that garden and see what is looking like a million tomato plants with about a hundred tomatoes on each one (obviously a huge exaggeration), I’m having a bit of a problem. The work ahead is not stirring me with passion, but you can’t let those delicious things go to waste. Anybody need a job? Just book me a few hours back at my old nursing job so I can pay someone to can the tomatoes. Every plant is loaded like this and the absolute truth is that there are 72 plants, all thriving.
Then I’ve got these eggplants (is it eggplants or eggplant? - you’ve got me), which I don’t even like very much. They look like maracas to me. I wanted to try shaking them to see if they’d sound like maracas. Since I’ve got these darned eggplant(s), feel free to pass along a recipe or two that might disguise them as something delicious. I am at a loss. They are sort of pretty, but not pretty in the same way as those mouthwatering tomatoes. I am trying to make them look good on that silver platter, but if I had my guess, the salt and pepper chefs are even turning up their noses.My corn is screaming for a rain. There was a good rain in town today, but we didn’t get a drop out here in the country. Even though we didn’t get the much needed rain, we did benefit from the cooler temperature and a breathtaking sunset. This is my Japanese Zelkova tree against the pinkest sky I have ever seen. The tree was planted only last year and this year the Japanese Beetles decided they like it too. We’ve sprayed now, so maybe it will be OK.
This shot is SOOC - no editing. This is how the western sky really looked.Canon Digital Rebel xsi
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Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking through the gates of Heaven.
John Lubbock
And this sunset was extraordinarily beautiful!
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I will take a bushel or a peck of your "GREEN" tomatoes for a mess of Fried Green Tomatoes. Just slice them up and dip in one beaten egg, then dip in cornmeal that is seasoned & put in a hot skillet with just a drizzle of oil and fry both sides. YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!! As for your Beautiful eggplants find you some ground lamb or lamb chunck (like stew meat)and my a delicious batch of Mousekka or Mousakka. It is like a great finnel lamb spaghetti sauce with soft eggplant chuncks in it that you serve over pasta with hot garlic bread. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so gd!!!! If you don't like lamb substitute grd buffallo or grd beef. Enjoy!!
Thanks for the suggestions. I'm sure we will do the ground beef as it is hard to find lamb in a small town grocery. And we do love fried green tomatoes. Wonder if I can eat enough of them to get me out of all the canning that is facing me!
Carol, Your blog is fascinating, as are you! I didn't know one woman could have so many talents. What a blessing and inspiration to know you and to read your blog!
What a lovely thing to say! You have gotten my day off to an extra good start. Thank you very much.
Wow, Carol. You do have a big job. I get local produce delivered by a farmer here. I had eggplant and I was determined to try them. I decided Eggplant Parm was the most safe. I used the Cooking Light version and it was ok. I did leave out a few ingredients in the sauce b/c I was chatting on the phone...I never do that, but maybe it would have been better. I think it is a texture thing for me.
I think it is a texture thing for me, too. Some of my local friends have suggested recipes, but I'm thinking of seeing if the cows like eggplant. It would make me happy to see them enjoy a gourmet meal. The cows aren't in the nearby pasture so I may have to look them up tomorrow and see what they think. I'm having difficulty understanding why MH planted eggplant. I guess just to see it grow.
Gorgeous sunset!
I agree that fried green tomatoes are a delicious way to get a jump on using your crop! You could also make gazpacho with the ripe ones. I love cold soups in the summer! As for eggplant, it is one of my favorite things to order in Italian restaurants, but I have never personally cooked with it. My mother always did, so I grew up loving it. I also find them rather pretty, in their own way -- especially the color!
I've been wondering if I could consume enough fried green tomatoes to save me from the overwhelming canning process that I've got staring me down the throat. Meant to fry up some the last couple of nights but we've had torrential rains the last couple of days so I haven't been able to get to them with such a muddy garden.
Hadn't thought about gazpacho, but I love that too.
Ha, ha! What did the cows think?
Haven't gotten around to seeing what the cows think yet, but will let you know. I do know that cows love peas and they especially love pears. We used to have a pear orchard on the present garden location, but it is hard to take care of an orchard. My father had a little of everything on this farm. He even raised grapes!
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