Summer is over. I felt like this summer is a lot shorter than others. Not sure why. Maybe because I was too busy at work. Feel like the vegies and fruits are matured a lot faster than before. It didn't seem like I had break this summer... Didn't get chance to take a lots of pictures as I used to. But we did enjoy every bit of the garden as we used to. We planted heirloom tomatoes this year instead of "beef steak", "early girl", etc.. It was huge success. They beard fruits early and fit our climate so well. Because they are heirloom, full of surprise and rich flavor. I've decided that I will stick to this variety every year from now on. Below picture is some of heirloom tomatoes I picked in the garden. One the right is a big peach from our peach tree. You can tell that they are different color and different shape. Like I said, it was full of surprise. We love it.
夏天已經結束了。不知為什麽總覺得今年的夏天過得特別快,菜園裏的東東也是不停的成熟。由於工作特別繁忙,好多東西也沒有來得及拍照,沒關係,和以往一樣,全家人充分享受到了豐收的喜悅和驚喜。
今年家裏種的 heirloom 西紅柿很成功,各種各樣的,充滿了驚喜。下圖中右麵的是家裏桃樹接的桃。桃子很大,照片中也看不出有多大了。。。
This is one of the heirloom tomatoes. Creamy and rich flavor, it makes great pasta sauce.
下圖是其中的一種heirloom 西紅柿。比較“起沙”,麵麵的,鮮味十足,是做意大利麵番茄汁的好材料。
This is well known cherry tomatoes. Sweet and tangy flavor, makes great salad and salsa.
這是眾所周知的櫻桃西紅柿,汁多,酸甜可口,做色拉和salsa最好不過了。
Traditional summer BBQ dinner: Grassfed Ribeye steak, cherry tomato and cucumber salad, sweet corn。 Everything from our garden except the steak.
傳統夏天的晚餐:烤牛排(走地牛的牛眼肉),黃瓜櫻桃西紅柿色拉,奶油煮玉米。除了走地牛肉是買的外,素菜和玉米來自我們家的菜園。
Wondering around in the garden. Picked something in my basket. Ok, I got idea for dinner tonight.
去菜園走一圈,摘些東西回來,晚餐就它做原料了。
Tomato and cucumber salsa:
櫻桃西紅柿黃瓜色拉
Split cherry tomatoes in half. Cut cucumbers and peppers into small chunks. 1 clove of garlic, smashed real good. Add sea salt, fresh grounded pepper, vinegar, sugar, paprika, chilly pepper, and cumin. Mix well and season well. It is tangy and very refreshing.
櫻桃西紅柿切半,黃瓜拍碎,切小塊,辣椒切小塊,一瓣大蒜拍碎,加鹽,胡椒粉,蘋果醋,糖,paprika, 紅辣椒粉,cumin. 混合均勻,調味即可。特點是酸辣清香可口。
Main course: Grill grass fed rib eye steak
Dry the steak with paper towel. Season it with sea salt and fresh grounded pepper for over 10 minutes. That's all you need. Grill it on the BBQ to desired doness. Nothing you can compare the grass fed steak...
主餐:烤牛排走地的牛眼肉牛排用紙巾擦幹水分,海鹽和胡椒粉醃十分鍾以上,僅此而已,放在室外的烤爐上烤至喜歡的熟度。走地牛肉/牛排與市場買的就是不同。。。
Here is our sweet corn field. We had good harvest this year. We enjoy a lot.
這是我們的玉米地,今年的收成還不錯,很讓人欣慰。
These are ready. We will have them for dinner tonight.
這幾隻成熟了,不摘就老了,晚餐就吃它們了。
Side dish: Sweet corn with butter
配餐:奶油甜玉米We like water broiled corn the best. It takes less than 5 minutes after water is broiled. It is quick and easy. It is delicious with a little butter. Taste like heaven...
我們喜歡水煮玉米。水開後5分鍾就好了。又快又簡單。抹上奶油的玉米真的好好吃。
Here is the salsa again. 再來一張色拉的照片
In my plate: It was pretty good size of steak. I ate more than half of the steak. It was delicious.
我的晚餐。好大一隻牛排,我吃了大多半。。。味道非常好。
Summer is over. However, the joy of the harvest just begin. We will enjoy the taste of our garden for a long time...
夏天雖然結束了,但是享受豐收的喜悅才剛剛開始...
Wow, 你真的很聰明,看了一次馬上就做成功了。。。
昨天的早餐做了蘋果pancake,味道好極了!
謝謝董妹妹的誇獎!好多朋友也向我要chocolate pots de creme 的配方。給我一點時間,我一定寫出來。
是的,做homemade scone時,麵要先發起來,一次就好,然後切小塊,不要擀太薄,不然炸的時候發得小。祝你成功!成功後不要忘了告訴我哦。。。
真喜歡你做的東西。
等你有空的時候可以寫寫Chocolate Pots de Creme的作法嗎?
太饞人。
還有那款Homemade scones,就是fry bread,是不是要一次發酵之後再炸呢?
謝謝!
你家菜園太壯觀了。
好!明年等你來收拾了.喜歡什麽拿什麽...
又嚐到雨MM的手藝,太好了!還有什麽比品嚐豐收的喜悅更好的呢?