Fire Hot Veggie Box....ready for sale

Neighbor called to see if I had anything ready to put in a box for them. I didn't think I had much but I underestimated.
So pretty and so yummy.

Grilled zuchinni sandwiches on foccacia bread... salad topped with nasturtium blossoms...Snap peas sauteed with fresh mint....YUM

Zucchini
Yellow Squash
Cucumbers
Rhubarb
Broccoli
Snap Peas
Mint
Nasturtium blossoms (great in salads...peppery taste)

Bread and Butter Zuchinni and Yellow Squash Pickles....Check

We came home from a lovely vacation to bumper crop of zuchinni and yellow squash! That's the only thing that seems to be growing de cent in this rain.
I then proceeded to pick all the ones that were ready thinking that I would have the time to put together veggie boxes for my customers. Well the boxes never happened that week and I stared at a milk crate full of zucchini for a couple days hoping that some magic lady would appear and do something good with it. Alas....no magic lady. They were still in great shape and probably in the condition you would find at the store but I don't like to sell anything that I haven't picked within 2 days.

So....One evening I put the kids to bed early (miracle in itself) and just as I began to start on my pickles I heard the pitter patter of my two year old. "I wanna help you mommy." My immediate reaction at 10 pm was "no you need to go back to bed" His response "See mommy I have a knife. I just want to make you happy" Well as you can see the 2 year old runs the house and learned how to make pickles that night. We did have fun and some good giggles mixed in. :)

If you have yet to make pickles I highly recommend the bread and butter pickle recipe. They are NOT hard to make....I promise.
They are so good but really anything pickled seems to be.

U-Pick Raspberries at Garcia's Farm!

Holy Raspberries!! 2.5 gallons later we are on our way to making Raspberry Rhubarb Jam! What a great way to spend a couple hours with your family! We were in awe of the unlimited supply they had. The golden ones are my favorite. They are so much sweeter than the red ones...but alas had to get red ones too. :)
My 6 year old picked his own bucket and told me I wasn't allowed to make jam with his but was excited that he could have homemade jam on his pb&j's for kindergarten....my 2 year old chose to pick and eat the ENTIRE time! :) Fun times had by all. Make it out and support a local farmer if you can. $4/lb....can't beat that!