It was a thing of beauty!

But it was so bland. Gonna have to load the leftovers with hot sauce, salt, & cheese.

New placemats make every meal even more of a fiesta

Cherry tomatoes AND cayenne peppers!

For the first time in years, I’ve grown enough basil to make pesto night – it might even end up being two pesto nights! “Pestu”, it was pronounced in my mom’s dialect.

The pumpkins met an early demise, but the spaghetti squash are safe!

Some nights ago I found that a (likely) rabbit had eaten my cauliflower and carrot tops (even though that part of the garden was fenced in). I poured a load of fox urine granules around the plot, and so far, no further damage. If the garden goes, it goes, but for now, it’s still an extravaganza of perpetual salad.

Another hit from the NYT’s 35 pasta recipes! This was fabulous!

I love making recipes into reality. I leave it to creative types to improvise a pinch of this and a smidge of that. What I love is turning the schematic into a Thing. Making the picture come true.