My vegetable garden is in full production this time of year, and I’ve come up with some strategies to not waste a bit of it.
Tomato pie is a favorite. It gets a layer of goo over it before I cook it, but that wasn’t a pretty picture.
Green beans, daikon, and cucumbers all get thrown into the same brine. I don’t trust my canning skills, so I just put them into the fridge. I also toss hot peppers into an empty jar of pepperoncini (save the brine). This preserves them until we get around to eating them.
I make pesto out of the basil and freeze what I don’t use.
I keep a big bowl of salsa in the fridge all season long. We eat it with pizza, eggs, pasta AND Mexican food.
Lastly, I just chop it all up to add to salads, sandwiches & cooking. Whatever’s left over gets frozen and added to soup in the fall. What do you do to manage the produce?
Yum! Your produce is gorgeous!
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Thank you! I’m loving those little yellow pear tomatoes, especially.
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I love seeing someone do what I can’t. I’m not a great gardener… I’m lucky to keep my cacti alive. š As to what do I do with produce, choose carefully at the store. š
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LOL – That made me laugh, Judy.
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This is mouth watering good stuff Jodie! I don’t grow enough to do anything else but eat it as it grows. I love what you are able to do with yours!
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Thank you, Pauline. I’m always ready for a pop-up party this time of year.
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Wonderful! Our shady yard isn’t good for growing be very many vegetables. So I rely on the generosity of friends.
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We do have plenty of sunny areas and you’re right- it’s necessary for most of the veggies.
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Love living in the woods, but I do wish we had more sunny areas.
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Your yard is a paradise right now, compared to ours. Ugh – August. Every yard has the good points and the bad points.
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Mouth watering produce well photographed. So sensitive of you to spare us the goo š
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Luckily, I thought it might be an issue so I took a “before goo” shot.
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Looks like a Farmers’ Market stall. Lucky woman. š
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Thanks, Judy. It’s a great time of year around here.
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Great pictures, and lovely-looking vegetables. I like the idea of tomato pie, but the “goo” is causing me concern. š
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Fear not. It’s mostly mayo and parmesan cheese. To someone who combines mayo and jelly – this is tame, indeed.
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love it !!
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Thank you!
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