Shelby

Dug up the last of the potatoes. Have a nice supply in the basement.

Felt like making something a little out of the ordinary for us. Zucchini flatbread. Pesto made with basil from the garden topped with mozzarella cheese. Baked and then topped with thinly shaved yellow squash, prosciutto and a sprinkle of red pepper flakes. Zucchini carpaccio. Yellow squash, sea salt, olive oil, lemon juice, basil, thinly shaved parmesan and pine nuts. Along with garden tomatoes and oxtail ragu.

A little fog over the soybeans this morning.

Happy Independence Day!!!!! Ronnie smoked a chicken for us. Garden tomatoes and cucumbers, new potato salad and beans to go with. Pudding/fruit/graham cracker thingy for dessert.

Jalapeno jelly? Good with cream cheese and crackers. Dry them? Crumble up after dried and use for heat in dishes. I made a jalapeño mustard that was awesome.

White bass caught by Ronnie

I've found that I like my corn better when I blanch it first. It adds an extra step, but it's worth it IMO.

Hot wings and a salad --a few fries too. Little by little we are digging potatoes. Still getting a lot of the really small tender taters--my favorite--so I had to make creamed peas again. Garden squash and an excellent beef t-bone done on the grill.

Venison burger and pepperoni last night

I have a very dark and cold basement so I store some of the ones that look hardy down there. The others I store in the fridge. They last a long time that way.

Good idea!

Had some squash to use, so I made some sauce using my canned tomatoes from last summer. Venison meatballs and Italian sausage to go with.

Just homemade ranch dressing. Nothin' fancy lol.

Picked a few onions, taters and greens this morning

Are you getting garden 'maters already? Super jealous if so.

Wow. Last year's Independence Day seems like a million years ago. Times have certainly changed. Holidays now seem to turn into virus hotspots. I hope everyone stays safe, distances and wears a mask but still can enjoy the holiday. I don't know yet what we will have. I really want to make some type of fruit dessert but I don't know that I will get to a grocery store this week. I could go maybe before my periodontist appt that I am truly petrified of and dreading. Anyway. We have both some pork ribs and beef ribs. I think maybe two beef steaks in the freezer. I know we have hot dogs. I really want seafood like king crab legs or lobster, but that ain't happening this year lol. OH I do have a bag of frozen blueberries ....might do for my fruit fix. Smoked chicken sounds good too. I'll report back when I have a more solid plan lol.

Chicken fried venison steaks and the first cucumbers from the garden

Hmmm.... I don't know. I'll look thanks for the. link!!!

I've done it with only zukes or a mix of both yellow and zukes. All good.

I really think he would like it. I've used sour cream, Laughing Cow cheese or shredded sharp cheddar. All are very good. I have been known to eat it cold for breakfast the next morning. But, I'm kinda weird.

Bless your hearts Kim and Mr. Kim. I know this is a lot of work with the added stress of Covid. Take care of yourselves, too, and get plenty of rest. You're doing such good!

The mangoes that I got were called Honey Mangoes. I have no idea where they are from though. I was very nervous because they showed shipping last Monday and I didn't get them until yesterday (Fedex). I was glad to see that they were still ok and not over ripe or smashed. I'd really like to find some around here but I bet I couldn't. Possibly the Asian market in the big city??? I have been really wanting to go there but haven't because of Covid and only going places that I absolutely need to.

I highly recommend that recipe. Very refreshing . Yeah it's hot now. Low's in the high 70's highs near 100. Yes, squash from the garden--dunno how much longer though...the damn squash bugs are back and they already killed one squash overnight. Sigh. Yes, the unpeeled tomatoes. A travesty...but they really shouldn't even be called tomatoes as tasteless as they are (store bought). I guess I put them in for color lol.

I don't think I would ever utter that phrase 🤣

Host's note: this post, and the ensuing conversation, were moved from the How do you Eat/Peel/Open a Mango? topic. I've never had a mango before (to the best of my knowledge). After seeing several posts lately and thinking that they looked really good ( @liuzhou had one for breakfast a while back) I decided to splurge and order 3 from Harry and David online (I joined a monthly club for a few months). I had to google how to cut one up and I'm sure I butchered it but OH MY what have I been missing out on all these years???? Sweet...kind of like a cross between a cantaloupe and a peach...juice dripping down my arms. I'm sad I only have two more!