Finally Summer

Is 3 months too long in between posts? Oh well. I've been waiting for something to actually grow in the garden so I could blog about it. Now that it's the middle of August, I'm actually eating what I grow.

Some of the apples are ready! Of course we've been eating them right off the tree, but I also made a quick and easy dessert with a couple of them. Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:
1 package refrigerated crescent rolls, like the doughboy makes, or the store brand(yeah, yeah, the trans fats. But they are so good)
1 large or 2 small apples, peeled and sliced thin
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon

What to do with all of it:
Mix the apples, brown sugar and cinnamon together, of course. You could've guessed that. Open up the crescent rolls, lay them out flat on a cookie sheet. On each crescent, lay 2 or 3 slices of apple, then roll the pointy part of the crescent over the top. Bake according to crescent roll directions. Not required, but a scoop of vanilla ice cream is an obvious addition. If you're feeling indulgent, have one for breakfast.

What else?
We've had one measly lemon cuke, few cherry tomatoes, and some Romaine lettuce which my husband says tastes weird, and seems a little thick to me.

Yesterday I picked a small zuke, a yellow crookneck, and a few tiny side shoots of broccoli (most of the main heads flowered before I cut them. Bad gardener. Bad.) I also pulled up a sweet onion, which the slugs had eaten the green top off of. I cut up these items, tossed them in some oil in a hot pan, then added some leftover rice and a bit of leftover salmon. I cooked it till the zuke was tender, then added some soy sauce. Yum.


OK, as for the gardening aspect, I have learned to appreciate the humble, often griped about, mole. He does no harm, other than enticing the dog to dig in all the wrong places. Other than that, they push up fresh dirt in a garden that's not rototilled. This can be used to top potatoes, encouraging tuber growth, or to add to the base of corn plants, strengthening them, or simply as a place to plant in between the green mulch. That's why, in my garden you won't find many rows, as many things are just planted where my mole has made a spot for me to plant. The only creature in my garden I haven't found an appreciation for is the slimy, crop devouring slug.