August gardening... plum tomatoes keep on coming ... another 5 pounds this week. A few large heirlooms enjoyed in thick slabs in sandwiches. Something wonderful about the combination of bread and juicy tomatoes. A little butter, a little salt - nothing else needed. Not the 2 pound beefsteaks that my dad used to grow, but as tasty as I remember them to be. He would have enjoyed them.
A vegetable that grows inches in a day: tromboncino squash - think trombone. They are very fun to watch grow - this one was 6 pounds - didn't measure it, but I think about 3 feet. I broiled 1/4 of it in thick slices, brushed with olive oil. A flavor which is reminiscent of acorn squash, but a texture more similar to zucchini. The other 1/4 is in the fridge - maybe will get grated and put into muffins. Dancing purple long beans and Styrian pumpkins. More on those in another posting.
