Fruits of the garden

Pico de Gallo...(from Rachel Ray show)
3-4 plum or vine-ripened tomatoes, seeded and chopped (from my garden)
1 small white onion, diced (from my garden)
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped (hot peppers from my garden)
1-2 tablespoons cilantro, roughly chopped (sadly not from my garden...but it will be next year)
1 lime, zest and juice (uh, I don't live in FL...)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
preparation
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, season with salt and pepper and let sit for 15-20 minutes to let the flavors combine. Serve with your favorite tortilla chips.
Yields 4 servings
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C made it today for Grant's b;day gathering...it had the perfect 'hotness' and we all loved it...it will be a Mueller-summer staple from now on.

Other items made this summer:
Insalata Caprese
Basil/pesto for cold pasta
Tomato/cucumber salad

dub-L-E

took a beating last night from the heavy rain storms...ugh!

decided to prop up the one leaf since it has signs of a new leaf peeling off from it...hope it bounces back.

Early August notes...

Wed. saw the 1st bloom from the 17 planted canna--it's always the one closest to the front stairs

Thurs. - picked more that 4 dozen tomatoes...ealy girl, plums and cherry...nice haul!

Weeding, pruning, harvesting

I love this time of the summer...there is always something to do in the yard and garden. This past w/e I pruned, weeded a bit, watered and enjoyed some harvesting...

Now I beginning to dream of the fall planting season...catching up on the items I wish I planted in the spring.