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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

What's cooking Wednesday: Backyard gardening

This is the third year we've had our raised vegetable beds in our backyard. Mr. Westie built them for me and it didn't take him too long. This year, we have zucchini, cherry tomatoes, regular tomatoes, green beans, lettuce, and sugar snap peas. We also have a planter box with mint, peppers, and basil. This is a photo of last year's box, when our zucchini overtook the entire thing.


This year, Mr. Westie built a separate box for the mammoth zucchini and we're good to go! I've already gotten about 8 zucchini, enough beans for a meal side dish, and only a few peas. We have lots of green tomatoes on the plants and we're looking forward to them ripening.

So far, I've made zucchini boats, bread, and baked slices of zucchini with a can of diced tomatoes, cheese, and bread crumbs. The produce is starting to overwhelm me!

Which brings me to the question: what are your favorite fresh-from the garden recipes?

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