Super Spud!

Man alive! These fingerling spuds are almost without parallel. I feel that I have been blind but now I can see! Ok. Admittedly over the top but...wow.

We are talking a potato flavor so mild, delicious and creamy that it seems like a different thing all together.

Molly dug me up a good handsome pile yet she wants nothing to do with my GGF's super easy roasted potatoes. Huh? Kids and their palettes are so weird.

But she did show interest in my family famous mashed. She was on a mission and did it all herself. Watching Molly actually peeling potatoes hit me hard tonight and I had to take a picture. Look at that concentration. She says she wants to be a chef when she grows up; a pastry chef. And/or a writer. And/or an artist. And/or maybe a veterinarian.

For the first time, I thought, "she could be a chef". For not the first time, I thought, "she could do anything she really wants to do."

And the mashed? Sublime! And, mighty filling. That is all she had for dinner.

Garden update - mid July

Ripe Raspberries! I have never grown Raspberries before and they are such a treat. They are, of course, so much better than anything you can buy. Something about pulling them right off and popping them in your mouth.

Likewise with Blueberries! This will be our 2nd summer for Blueberries. We planted out 15 one gallon pots in a designated area with individual deer cages around each plant. They are still little bushes but they are cranking out the berries and seem pretty darn happy. I dream blissfully about 4 ft. high and wide blueberry bushes with hundreds of berries. Plenty to eat our fill, share or sell.

Potatoes! I harvested the first potatoes today to make my GGF's super easy roast potatoes for dinner. I started digging under the plants and eventually decided to just pull up one on the end of the row. I got a good handful or 2 of beautiful small delicate potatoes, plenty for roasted/herbed potatoes for dinner.

GGF's Easy Roasted Herb Potatoes

Fingerling potatoes, sliced into 1/2 - 1 inch pieces
Splash or two of olive oil, stir to cover all pieces with oil
Herb du Provance or herbs of choice chopped up and added to mixture
Garlic or sprinkle or garlic salt
Salt and pepper

Roast at 375 for 15 or so minutes. I just use my toaster oven and it works great.

They were so darn yummy I am having a hard time describing. But, something about how smooth and creamy the texture was and the almost non-existent potato skin made a big impression.

Flowers on the beans. Peas, peas, and tons of peas. I still have lettuce, mustard and kale.

Corn is about 3 -4 ft. high now with the pumpkins going to town as well. We are going to have some serious pumpkins this year.

There are a couple of summer squashes that are almost ready to pick. I better not space out too long and watch them turn into huge unusable blimps.

We even had a little summer thundershower with a little rain this afternoon. Cool.

Garden update: end of May

Salad, potatoes and Raspberries; oh my!

Harvested: only salad greens (wide variety) and radishes so far but peas, basil, onion, broccoli, caloflower, cabbage starts planted.

Corn, beans and pumpkins seeds planted although haven't broken through yet. I probably planted way too early but couldn't resist.

Best so far? Radishes and spicy mustard for zippy salads to chase the winter dull drums away!