I love my garden...

[dreamflower]

We had our supper out of our garden tonight! The only things not from the garden were the chicken and the potatoes! Food picspam behind the cut:

First up, acorn squash, baked with a little butter and some Splenda brown sugar blend.


Next, herbed chicken. I defrosted the chicken breasts in briney water. Then I minced some fresh herbs: parsley, chives, rosemary, tarragon, thyme and sage. I had about 2 tablespoons after I snipped them up finely with the kitchen shears. To the herbs, I added the grated rind and juice of half a lemon, a clove of minced garlic, a half-teaspoon of salt and about a tablespoon of olive oil. I patted the chicken dry and then rubbed it with the herb mixture, and then sprinkled on a little paprika for color. Baked at 350 for about 45 minutes or so.


Thinly sliced radishes sauteed in butter. The DH LOVES these fixed this way.


Finally a nice mess of freshly picked green beans, cooked in broth with seasoned with onion and a little lemon juice and some real bacon bits. Potato added about 20 minutes before supper was ready.


Nothing left but one of the chicken breasts, which will make a nice chicken salad for lunch tomorrow.


We also brought in some green onions and a few cucumbers. I'm hoping we will get more beans. We have many more cukes on the vine, and we've got a couple of eggplants that aren't ready yet. All the tomatoes are still green. I do wish they would start to ripen!

Comments

[baranduin.livejournal.com]

Yum! I never saw radishes cooked before. I'll have to give that a try some time.

[dreamflower]

My late m-i-l used to fix them that way! She showed me how. But if you google "cooked radishes" you'll find a ton of recipes! I was surprised.

I think I may try to pickle some of them.

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Yummy!

I've never thought of sauteing radishes... I'll have to try that.

[dreamflower]

The DH absolutely *loves* them, I even like them (and I don't normally like radishes).

I may try to pickle some-- I found a recipe online.

[shirebound]

What a feast! I'm glad you had a good crop this year.

[dreamflower]

I'm really hoping our tomatoes will start turning!

But, yeah, the garden is doing much better this year than last.

[piplover.livejournal.com]

Oh, that looks lovely!

[dreamflower]

Thanks! It tasted lovely too! Yum!

[ellynn-ithilwen.livejournal.com]

Sounds delicious! :) *yummy*

[dreamflower]

It was!

[lily-the-hobbit.livejournal.com]

Looks delicious!

[dreamflower]

Yep. *grin*

[pandemonium-213.livejournal.com]

I'm not a radish fan either, but sautéd in butter? Oh, yeah! I could live with that! And the rest certainly is droolworthy. :^)

What do mean you don't have chickens!? OK, maybe your town's zoning may not be keen on poultry, but potatoes might be worth a go. Nothing quite like fresh spring peas and new potatoes in a cream sauce!

[dreamflower]

They are very different when cooked!

We had potatoes last year, but the ones we planted this year didn't come up. I think we waited too late-- it was already too hot for them.

We might could get away with chickens-- I don't know. But with our active little dog, I think any chickens here would live in terror, LOL!

[pandemonium-213.livejournal.com]

LOL! Yes, that's right! The hens might find your pretty little canine to be a bit too much. :^D

ETA: There's a brown sugar Splenda?

[dreamflower]

Yes. It's a blend, part Splenda, part real brown sugar. I use it frequently, on my oatmeal and to cook with. It's usually available right there with the regular Splenda.

For everyday use (like in my iced tea) I prefer Truvia, but Splenda's my choice for cooking and baking.

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

oh yum! I love the idea of cooking straight out of hte garden! I really hate squash, but I wonder if I'd like it with butter and brown sugar? :))

[dreamflower]

Squash is not a fave of mine either-- UNLESS it's fixed that way!

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

Gosh, it all looks delectable.

[dreamflower]

It truly is! I have been rather pleased with most of my garden this summer so far.

[topaztook.livejournal.com]

Yum! Although...you have acorn squash ready already? I always think of that as fall produce, and I am definitely not ready for summer to be over! I've got a pea salad with freshly picked peas (not by me, but from a farmer who sells them in our work parking lot) waiting in the fridge for tomorrow night's dinner. The dressing does include some mint from our container garden -- and the ham salad has some of our chives.

[dreamflower]

Yes, we sure do. I always thought they were for fall too, but these ripened early, even though they were not terribly big.

I have mint, chives, parsley, rosemary, oregano, sage, thyme, tarrogon, purple sage and lemon balm. I love using fresh herbs to cook with.