From My Garden to You

August update from the garden - Black Eyed Peas are ready !! If you remember, I planted my Black Eyed Peas at the end of May. Well, they not only survived the summer but have been growing so rapidly that I am now having to cut them back just so I can get along the pathways. It's a jungle out there in my garden at the moment !!   They are now producing pods like crazy, which is fantastic. I am growing them for the dried "peas" and if you also remember, the variety I am growing is an Heirloom - Bisbee Red, bought from Native Seed Search based in Tucson. http://www.nativeseeds.org/ For how to grow Black Eyed Peas, please refer to my earlier post form June 2017.   Anyway, here are the pods in all their glory.       Note smaller green pod in background, with larger "mature" dried pod in foreground.   Harvested dried pods.     Bisbee Black Eyed Peas     Some will be saved for next year'...

AZ Style Summer Vegetable Frittata Last week in the garden I harvested squash, yellow tomatoes and some bell peppers. We are getting a bit bored of eating lots of spiralized squash salads, even though the salads have been good, so I thought I would have a go at a summer vegetable frittata - AZ style. Making a frittata on the stove top is also a way of cooking something relatively quickly, without making the kitchen too hot ( believe it or not, this is a very important consideration in AZ in the summer). The less time you have the oven on when it is 116 degrees outside, the better, trust me on this ! I use a cast iron pan which I love. Anyway here's the finished dish, which I have to say was delicious and if you would like to know what I did and how to make it, then read on.........   Ingredients 1 onion chopped ( I use my own, harvested in may) Summer vegetables of your choice - I used peppers, squash, tomatoes. You could also add a chile if...