Friday, July 15, 2011

a little inspiration

Do you ever feel like you could use some new ideas to get cookin' with all of the season's fresh produce?  We sure do.  Well look no further for today; see what we came up with for this week's first tasting in the garden.

It was a wonderful evening and everyone enjoyed the appetizers before, during and after time spent watering and harvesting.  (Our time together in the garden usually consists of as much fun as work but this takes it to a whole 'nother level).  :)

Here are some of the pictures from our evening:

 a gorgeous spread of garden-fresh appetizers


some of the yummy appetizers
(fresh pesto, garden fresh salsa and lettuce wraps with lemon ginger dressing)


iced mint tea is so cooling on a summery day
(we love Numi Moroccan Mint)
and there's nothing like some irresistible
rainbow garden refrigerator pickles 


potatoes and vegetables were our harvest this particular evening




happy veggie tasters


If you are looking for some more ideas for great ways to prepare your local, seasonal produce, stop by the garden and be sure to check out some of Karen's fabulous recipes from the evening:

You can also check out these sites for more inspiration: 
or 


Have a great weekend!
~posted by Karen and Marykaye

1 comment:

  1. It was a fantastic evening with food and friends. Thanks again for arranging this.

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