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Paul was out in the garden at 7:00 picking and grinnin’…OK, just picking! PAul brought in green beans, carrots, beets, several kinds of squash, Swiss chard, and squash blossoms. We split up the bounty and dropped off some with the Ward’s before firing up the oven! Then the work began! From 9:00 until almost four, we cleaned, diced, sliced, cooked, created, and made enough food for an army…. Let’s see:
- Kale Chips
- Cauliflower Soup
- Cauliflower Gratin/Casserole
- Beets Tops
- Swiss Chard
- Pickled Beets
We finally got done and sat for a nice glass of wine before hitting the showers. Our feet really hurt… Seven hours of standing in the kitchen will tend to do that to you! We must say that working the garden and then working in the kitchen for hours creating food that we immediately consume is rewarding on many levels. The time together, working as a team, and the benefits of knowing what we eat are simply great!
Beets were magnificent
Cauliflower casserole
Beet tops
We stopped by Old Ranch for a quick visit and a drink. We ran into JR and Karen and they were treating their prom-going grand-kids and their dates to dinner on the patio! What was nice is that all the teens were died in the wool conservatives! Yeah JR and Karen!
We went to Garden Grove and met up with the Zaitz, Roberts, Mike and Irene and danced until 10:30… We had a full day!
