Friday, August 13, 2010

Living Off The Fat of the Land

Mother Nature can be pretty erratic here in Colorado, but in between her bouts of stormy confusion, the sun bakes some mighty fine vegetation. Take a looksie at the early July harvest from the garden we planted at my parents home:



Squash, Zuchini, Green Beans, Peppers and Tomatoes are summer staple foods, chock full of nutrients. So I looked out the window and what did I see? A breathing radioactive superorganism of steroidal chlorophyll (and a photo shoot):


Alissa makes some culinary grand slams from scratch - just short of germinating the millet and sorghum seeds - she whisks together colorful masterpieces that makes mitocondria salivate:

3 comments:

Jane said...

One does need a dictionary to understand your musings on occasion but I am glad your wife is making you good food.
Nice veggies.

Anonymous said...

Looks can be deceiving especially in gardens. Lots of leaves does not equate to lots of fruit. Gardens make better psychology 101 classes than any college can supply. The law of the harvest still applies.

Anonymous said...

The fat is getting pretty thin. Please feed us some of your phat.