Northeast Gardening: Edibles - '09 - Part 4, 0 by WNYwillieB

WNYwillieB wrote:
Mmmmm blackberries! Those look tasty!!!

Business has had me working from rise to sleep the past two weeks! Woo Hoo!! But, alas, that leaves no time for photos and fun, like chattin' it up with all y'all!

The leek bed looks great, Bill! Makes me taste and smell my potato leek soup a brewing! But, WAY too early to think about making soups, just yet!

I harvested about 50 or 60 pounds of tomatoes, so far! Yippie! I am so lucky to have been spared the hardship so many have faced this year.

My zucchini and squash, on the other hand, have gone to mildew. I have cut the worst leaves off, and things are still growing, so I have hope there that not all is lost. I have picked probably 50 - 60 pounds of zucchini. Maybe 10 or 15 pounds of yellow gooseneck squash.

The eggplant have been great! Both the Viserba and the Lavender Touch. Probably 15 or 20 eggplants picked, so far, and twice that coming ripe.

The Tollie's Red Sweet Peppers are starting to turn red now, and soon I will have many to pick. The Satan's Kiss (Piccante Calabrese) Hot Pepper has yet to start turning red, but they are late to turn, I hear.

Made picante salsa out of about half the tomatoes and some of the cilantro I picked today. Made almost a gallon of the stuff, I betcha!

Hope everyone is happy and healthy!

Here's a shot of a new recipe I tried. A good, rich breakfast meal.

Baked Eggplant and Zucchini and Parmigiana Tortino
http://www.aubergines.org/recipes.php?eggplant=2481

The missing ingredient in the batter part of the recipe is heavy cream.