Monday, October 1, 2012

Summer's Bounty: What to do with all that Food

With so much food coming out of the garden in August and September, it becomes necessary to find other uses for some veggies that arrive in excess.
Canning veggies, salsas, and
So much food during the Summer!
Keep chard, kale, rhubarb, green onion and other veggies  crisp and fresh by making them the table centerpiece. Now this is an edible bouquet!
Using garden tomatoes, onions, cilantro and garlic with store-bought limes and mangoes, we made tons of Pico de Gallo. So good!! This is a great way to use lots of tomatoes that explode all over the garden in the dry, late Summer.
Pesto is a yummy way to use all the basil
So much pico de gallo!
Zucchini bread muffins. I made a vegan recipe, replacing eggs and butter with asian pear from the garden and ground flax seed. They tasted so amazing, who knew that they were vegan (and only have 1 cup of brown sugar for the whole loaf!)?
Pico de gallo, pico de gallo, pico de gallo, pico de gallo and pico de gallo