Pork Stuffed Eggplant

Pork stuffed eggplant.

Bok Choy

Bok Choy is a pretty cool vegetable.

It is easy to prepare and cook.  I usually stir fry it with a little something.  Here I used a few pieces of pork I had left over from a previous meal.  Really simple indeed.

Pasta

Pasta and vegetables.

I have yet to learn to make a decent Alfredo sauce, so I just add a bit of milk to me sauteed base.

This is simply a combination of mushrooms, broccoli, and pasta.

Satisfying

Thinking about food is a time consuming affair.  I have to sneak that thinking into strategic chunks of time, sometimes right in front of the refrigerator.

Who am I cooking for?  Who likes fish? Who will eat the potatoes?  Did I cover all the family members so that no one is left without something to eat.  This dish covered everyone.  I love it all while others prefer one or two of the ingredients.  Salmon, potatoes, tomatoes.

Goodness

Just something I brought home from Sprouts...

I can taste it already...

Stuffed squash

Squash.  Stuffed with tomato, onion, and cheese.

It made for a very tasty dinner.

Harvest for Humanity

Harvest for Humanity's garden in Tempe is where I found myself planting beets and weeding the beds.

Okra.

 Okra and the rows we worked.

 Okra flower.

 Peppers.

Eggplants.

Dried sunflowers.

The supply shed.

I little lecture from Denise the organizer (in blue jeans).

 Me planting beets.

Another adult volunteer harvested eggplant for the teen helpers to see.

It was a perfect opportunity for the young middle school girls to learn about growing food.  Read about the group here.

Eggplant

I found a way to cook eggplant that makes it easier to eat it.

Slice the eggplant.  Place the eggplant slices in egg to coat.  Place in bowl of bread crumbs to coast again.

Fry in olive oil. I didn't deep fry but I wonder how that would turn out.  I also baked a batch but it is tastier cooked stove top.  Salt to taste.

The Urban Farm

Greg Peterson runs his Urban Farm in 

Phoenix, AZ.  It is also his home.  His Saturday tours are fabulous and affordable.

The front yard.

Greg.

Me.

Snowden.

Peach tree.

Vegetables in the front yard.

Yard decorations.

Peach tree trunk.

Greens.

Loofah vine that they call "a volunteer" because its original seeds must have shown up in the irrigation water.

Dried loofah.

Peach tree leaves.

Chicken coup.

The chickens.

Couldn't figure out the purpose of this lot.

Grape vine in the back yard.

Back yard fence,

Herbs in a pot.

A quat tree.

The front yard.

He had about 50 people on this tour.

It was a fantastic experience. It was a cool, delightful morning and I left inspired.

Will be ordering an orange tree for my yard.

Expanding my garden

I pulled out my book from The Garden Guy and did a little research on what gets planted in July.

I also looked through all the seeds I purchased in Santa Fe, New Mexico and planted a few.

I am excited.  I am looking forward to learning more about gardening in AZ.

Leeks

My leek plants are growing a pod...  ??

Inside I think I see seeds...  I am on a mission to learn about leeks... I found this site .

I also found a gazillion videos about growing vegetables.  I am happy for the abundance of these free resources.

But I still don't know anything about seed pods that grow on leeks.

It's growing

The tomato plants has given me sweet tomatoes.

Parts of it are starting to dry up. I suppose the 100 plus heat can do that sort of thing.

The broccoli is also visible.  This is all so very interesting because I have never grown anything but tomatoes.

Grown with love

These are ready for preparation.

                            I am sorting through recipes in order to spice up (not literaly) our menus.

Progress

There is progress in the garden.

Lettuce.

Brocolli.

Spinach.

A close up of the lettuce.

Picked lettuce.  It was tasty.

Tomato plant.

There is a radish in there.

And finally, home made garden decorations made by Snowden and Grasshopper.