Wednesday, August 23, 2017

August 23, 2017 What I have done with the harvest and trying to trap the rabbit

As of today, this is the count, more or less,
July
 19 Zucchini
30 cucumbers
6 summer squash
0 spaghetti squash
4 green peppers or jalapeno not sure which is which
8 cherry tomatoes

August
33 Zucchini
44 cucumbers
15 summer squash
3 spaghetti squash
5 green peppers or jalapenos
16 tomatoes

beans about 18
beets about 8

What  I've made
In July
zucchini lasagna
zucchini summer squash feta salad
many times made dill cucumber salad
2 jars of stevia bread and butter pickles
2 jars of refrigerator dill pickles
Blueberry zucchini bread
yogurt zucchini bread
the works zucchini bread

I think I made a total of 18 loaves this year

In August
sausage stuff zucchini
more of the refrigerator pickles 2 jars
More of the bread and butter pickles 2 jars
4 jars of sweet zucchini relish
coconut milk paleo zucchini soup (freezer)
carrot ginger lemon soup (freezer)
maple sesame walnut zucchini bread (freezer and gave to Paula)
roasted tomatoes from my pots and Paula's to make a marinara
5 bags of pesto from Paula's basil and mine
grilled zucchini and froze to hopefully make the tomato orzo zucchini soup sometime
two kinds of zucchini balls: one has peanut butter chocolate chips, zucchini, honey and the other has oats in a powder, cocoa, coconut oil, maple syrup and raisins. (both in the freezer)




We have a cage from Carolyn Gleason to catch the rabbit but I think the rabbit will forego the cage with the carrot and just go for the carrot leaves.

Had a genetic mutation:



One of the zucchini bees got into the spaghetti squash patch

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Trip to Botanic Gardens with Alma and keep for idea for next year with green and white plant


















Post my Philippines trip August 15, 2017

This is what Tom had in the refrigerator when I got back Aug 10th.
That afternoon I made these things:
Italian sausage stuffed zucchini- first meal back from my trip
I have also made in the past days: bread and butter stevia pickles, sweet zucchini relish, lots of balsamic cucumbers and tomatoes.
Still to make zucchini cocoa vegan balls, zucchini bread without walnuts for Alden and Zucchini orzo soup that I hope to freeze. I might also make carrot soup. Need to also roast beets.  and I must pick my spaghetti squash. the one I got!  The funniest thing is how a zucchini will "get away" and get so big.

Here are pictures from all over the gardens.  The rabbit baby stupid pest continues to torment us. He has eaten some of the green on the carrots. I plan to get those out before we leave for India