Slow to post

Here's a couple shots. First up is our own cherry on the cherry tree. Crazy.
And then the lovely zukes. We ate some this week; delicious.

Lunch with Buddha

Flower moat is blooming nicely!

Today's lunchtime view

I am fava obsessed

I just can't get over how delicious they are. We harvested and I made a meal with them tonight. Damn good eatin'! You have to get the little buggers out of the pod, then blanch them, plunge them in ice water and skin them. Below is a shot of them just popped out of their pods, with a sweet pea accompaniment.



This next shot is after the fire and ice. The darker ones are ready to be tossed in the awesome pasta dish I made. The lighter color is the skin that had to come off.



I had dinner at Aperto in the city about a month ago for Kym's birthday and the dish I had was amazing, so I attempted to replicate it here tonight. If you ask Jennie, she will tell you it was fabulous.

I cooked the fava beans in olive oil, garlic, rosemary, salt, pepper and chili flakes
then some shrimp
then chunky tomato sauce
then a squirt of double concentrated tomato paste
simmer a bit
then tossed with al dente spaghetti
topped with sheep pecorino romano

Only thing missing is that it would have been nice to squeeze a little lemon juice as a finisher. Oh, and we had a big garden salad. A lovely Sauvignon Blanc would have been nice too..:)

Lottie and the fava beans

Enjoying a Saturday afternoon.

Recycled items make good planters!

Well we are beginning our first round of crop rotation. The lettuces we planted in late February are near the end of their vitamin producing life. Jennie harvested the last of it yesterday and I need to turn the bed, feed some compost, and plant another round. We shared a big salad last night with Amy, Sonya and Jayden, which was a tad bitter, but still homegrown! The fava beans are also near harvesting time; this week sometime. I have not decided what to plant in that bed, perhaps pole beans.



Here is a shot of the back shady corner with the tire terrace. The top tire is empty because the nursery did not have the item I wanted, yet. The bench is just to the left of the tires, against the fence. Hopefully this next weekend I will get more garden time to finish off a couple projects. We were fairly busy this last one to get a whole lot done (BBQs, 1-year old birthday parties, Doris visit, hosting Sunday spaghetti supper, errands, long run in Marin with Liz).