August

Despite having a garden for several years, I sometimes forget to use what I have grown. I’ll excitedly pick a zucchini, only to forget about it on the counter. I tackled this problem head on in the month of August. I pledged to eat at least one thing grown in my garden every day. Now that August is over, I am proud to say that except for one day, I did it. The one day I didn’t eat something I grew, I wasn’t feeling well and barely ate anything all day. I am not going to hold that against me.

During the month, I discovered a new food combination. I have always loved bagels topped with fresh tomatoes and melted cheese. When I have a bit of extra time, I put the bagel halves under the broiler so that the cheese turns a bit brown. I am not the biggest cucumber fan in the world, so when my lemon cucumber plant started to produce like mad, I had to think of way to use them up. I started to top my bagels not only with tomatoes and cheese but cucumbers as well. The combo really works. It is especially good with jalapeño jack cheese. The coolness of the cucumbers is a nice balance to the hot cheese.