This summer, we have been eating a lot of fresh salsa. We as in Scott and I. Hayes says, "I can eat some of that when I get bigger." He is right because it is a slight bit spicy for his young taste buds. Even through the extreme heat and dryness we have been experiencing this summer, our garden had been doing ok. Now, I am not so sure as I have discovered blossom end rot on one of our tomato plants. Quite a common result for this type of weather. It seems like it has been days since I have harvested a ripe tomato. We water our garden, yes, but just not enough to fend off the ailments of the daily intense heat. I am afraid that our days of fresh from the garden salsa may be coming to a premature end. Below, I share a few images of what makes up my simple salsa. Clearly, you can see my main ingredients. If you are not familiar with peppers-that is a habanero. Other ingredients I include are dashes of cumin, salt, pepper, white vinegar and olive oil.
And here, I added sprigs of parsley, lemon balm, basil and mint.
Easy and so satisfying.... and gone fast.
In the middle of making salsa, Hayes tried out his hand-me-down bike(that he is not ready for especially because he loves his trike and hasn't fully mastered it yet.)that was given to him by his friend, Alex.
Also, from my kitchen window, I could see fireman sam sliding down the fire pole. Hayes is way into firefighting. His Grandpa was Fire Chief of WFD in the hometown. Also, Hayes has discovered the series Fireman Sam on Netflix. Well, I guess I discovered it... and he adores it. So, he is fireman Sam. I address him as Hayes and at times, he will correct me and say, "no, say, are you alright, fireman sam?" He is always wanting to use my clothesline as his fire pole.
Hooray for the brave fireman!
So, as mentioned above, I think the garden is suffering a bit but as of the 12th, it looked like this.
The kale is still going strong.... and I believe it will into the winter months. Kale has been a great substitute for spinach. I have made kale chips--yum yum. I have also stuffed baby bella mushrooms with the kale and mixtures of cheeses... oh so good.
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