Bounty From My Garden

I just went out (and got swarmed by mosquitos) to see what was happening in the garden.  My daughter had brought me a few large cucumbers from a co-worker of hers, so I wanted to make a jar of Refrigerator Pickles ( like my mom, and then my dad, made while I was growing up). I needed to pick dill which I have a lot of even though I had only one cucumber on my plants.  I sprinkled herb seeds around in the garden in late March (they take so long to germinate) and now have two kinds of parsley, dill and coriander.  My herbs are bountiful, such as lemon thyme, mint, tarragon, sage and the oreganos.  I have a very tall lemon verbena and I should dry leaves for "tea".  My pineapple sage stopped putting out the pretty red flowers --the only reason I wanted it.

I found one medium large zucchini, 5 perfect sized yellow squash, a good handful of the very first green beans, three tomatoes, a handful of rhubarb stalks and a big container of Calendula blossoms.  I didn't pick the cabbage or any kale.  I left the beets to get bigger, also.

I ate a ham and cheese roll for lunch and have had 2 glasses of water.  I think I feel bad because I may be (am) dehydrated.  I didn't drink anything at work yesterday and usually have four to five glasses of something.  It will take a few days to get back up to "full".

So, my pickles are pickling.  My rhubarb is stewed and ready for me to eat once it cools off.  I think the one, fresh from the garden, zucchini will be made into a loaf of chocolate zucchini bread for G.  I have a lot of small ripe tomatoes in my kitchen bowl (mostly from the plants at work) and should be thinking of something to make with them.   Buying some fresh mozzarella sounds like a good idea.  Tomatoes, cheese and basil.  Of course, I always enjoyed soaking up the juices on the plate with a nice French baguette.