It’s been an abnormally, unseasonable cool week.  Feels like late October or even June.  I wonder if this could be the coolest August on record?    We don’t really know how the cooler weather will affect the last of the summer crops or if this just just temporary and September and October will be scorchers.

Farmer D said the other day in all his 30 plus gardening years this year has been the hardest year for growing a simple summer garden.  This summer growing season has been “arduous,” he said,  “I’m having to coax the plants resulting in either poor or mediocre results.”

Though it’s been a rough year, there are still some positive results and we are still eating good the in the neighborhood!   This week we are harvesting lima beans and avocados – a yummy and buttery addition to our weekly meals.

HG = Homegrown

SATURDAY

Breakfast – homemade pancakes (made with HG eggs) and homemade, HG strawberry sauce and HG peaches
Dinner -potluck

SUNDAY

Breakfast – homemade granola and HG fruit
Lunch –  out & about
Dinner -out & about

MONDAY

Breakfast – homemade granola and HG fruit
Lunch – leftovers from potluck
Dinner – HG avocado, tomato sandwich

TUESDAY

Breakfast – homemade granola and HG fruit
Lunch – HG fig quesodillas with HG tomatoes, cilantro, peppers and avocado with homemade tortillas and scarlet runner beans
Dinner – HG roasted eggplant, tomatoes, peppers and basil pasta with organic parmesan cheese

WEDNESDAY

Breakfast – homemade granola and homegrown fruit
Lunch – HG eggplant and squash herb patty with HG tomatoes, avocado, organic cheese and HG cucumber salad
Dinner – HG eggplant and squash herb patty with HG tomatoes, avocado, organic cheese and HG tomato, basil and cucumber salad with organic feta cheese

THURSDAY

Breakfast – homemade granola and HG fruit
Lunch – summer macaroni medley with HG tomatoes, green onions, peppers, basil with HG lima beans
Dinner – homemade HG herb pizza crust topped with HG roasted eggplant, tomatoes, basil and figs with summer salad HG tomatoes, peppers, green onions, basil and cucumbers

FRIDAY

Breakfast – homemade granola and HG fruit
Lunch – leftover pizza with HG lima beans
Dinner – organic whole wheat pasta with homemade tomato sauce with HG tomatoes, peppers & herbs with HG tomato and cucumber salad,  homemade biscuits and leftover bottle of wine from the potluck