Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Heirloom Tomatoes


Growing heirloom tomatoes in the back yard. They taste better than they look.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Zucchini Flower


Zucchini flowers are edible and delicious. Mine open up in the morning.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Cactus Garden


This is a cactus garden I made.

Homemade Corn Relish


54 min | 15 min prep makes 6 Pints

  1. Cook ears of corn in boiling salted water for 4 minutes.
  2. Remove and plunge in ice water-strain-and cut corn from cob-you want 10 cups.
  3. Combine corn with remaining ingredients in a large pot and simmer for 20 minutes.
  4. Immediately pack into clean hot pint jars, leaving 1/2 inch head space; seal.
  5. Process for 15 minutes in a boiling water bath.

Lavender & Bees


Took this pic in my backyard. I have a lavender plant and the bees love it.

My Dog & Mr. Turtle


My dog and Mr. Turtle playing in the backyard.