Garden

Just wanted to brag on my garden a little

Squash is lookin real good

I think I will be grilling these guys by Sunday

Cucumbers are popping up everywhere, and still blooming

I put in some banana peppers this year and they are coming in great. You can smell them

I put in cherry tomatoes, big boys, and tried the bunch tomatoes this year. I am going to pick a few of the big boys and fry them green. Just a hint, bread them in cornmeal instead of flower

Besides a little 7 dust, I have no chemicals on my plants, and all year I till in old veggies, leftover fish parts, and crab and shrimp shells

Tomato Recipe

For those of you with gardens, I'm sure you are pulling tomato's left and right. We have been eating tomato sandwiches, and making salsa, and even canned some. I planted twice as many as I had last year, and they have produced ! Well, today, I got an Email today that had a preview of my cousins column that she writes for our local paper. She writes about who is sick, or who had visitors in the past week, and local upcoming events and such. Anyway, at the end of her column this week, she had a recipe for Bruchetta. We tried it tonight, and it looks great. I can't taste it yet, but here it is....

Bruchetta
4 to 6 ripe tomatoes 1 medium sweet onion 3 Tbls. basil 1 tsp. garlic powder 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 cup parmesan cheese Salt and pepper to taste
Chop tomatoes and onions into small pieces.

Mix all ingredients and chill overnight

I made some tonight, so I will have to wait until lunch time tomorrow to eat some, but the little sneak taste I got was really good. Try it and let me know !

What the heck is that ?

OK, Who can guess what this is ? Some strange cookies ? Maybe some really bad biscuits ? Well, depending on what part of the US you are from, you would have guessed before you started reading. They are fried green tomato's. If you have been reading my post's, you already know that I have a vegetable garden, and have posted some pics in the past. But anyway, for dinner tonight, we had some pork steaks, string beans and potato's from the garden, and some fried green tomato's. Our conversation got around to " how many people know about these " so I decided to share how we make them.

First off, pick the right tomato to fry. Look at the bottoms before you pick them, and make sure it has not turned yet. They will turn from the bottom up, so make sure it is still bright green. We usually fry about four regular size tomato's, cut into about four or five slices each. Get your skillet hot, about medium heat, then pour in about 1/4 inch of oil in the pan. I add about 4 bacon slices to the oil and let it cook. While this is happening, get a bowl and add about a cup of cornmeal, and a few shakes of salt and pepper to your own taste. When bacon is cooked down, remove it, then dip tomato slices into cornmeal mix, coating both sides, and put them in the skillet. You need to cook them slow so you get a good crust. About 2 minutes on each side should do. I know there are as many recipes for these, as there are tomato's, and I have tried a few. I grew up with this one, and it's the only one that tastes good to me. BUT...If you have another way of making them, please share.