the eating garden is in... sort of

dan did the tilling before we left for vacation and we put the weed cover down so the tomatoes and peppers could go in before we left. this weekend i did some some hard core weeding and a few last minute, squeeze them in to the last bit of space planting. so tired but love having my hands in the dirt.

this is the corner of the herb and butterfly garden. the lavender is just about to bloom, the scented geraniums are in, the tarragon is full, thyme is plentiful, rosemary is in, chives are huge, lemon grass replaced with a new plant (hoped it would winter over), sage is on the way, raspberries are crazy and comfrey is back...

so... here is a list of the baby veggies that are in the garden now (excuse spelling. i wrote them down this morning after planting and near heat stroke). all pepper plants and all but 2 tomato plants came from my one of my favorite organic growers, happy cat organics and all but veggie plants 2 are heirloom

• golden marconi peppers
• tridad perfume peppers
• quad di gallo peppers
• costoluto tomato ... am crazy excited about this beauty
• red zebra tomato
  
• orange banana tomato
• matt's wild cherry tomato
  
• tiger tomato
• roughwood tomato
  
• thessaloniki tomato
• dakota sweet melon
• sugar baby melon
• banana melon
  
• armenian cuckes
• west indian gherkin
• edamame
• oregon giant snow peas

to get in:
kale
purslane
swiss chard
beets
onions

warm temps, cool drinks

I found a few new recipes for smoothies and now is about time to bust them out! thanks to martha steward every day foods

pineapple ginger ( should be called anti inflammation smoothie)
1 cup fresh pineapple, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 inch ginger, washed and minced
1/2 cup low-fat plain yogurt
1 cup pineapple juice
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup ice
serves 2
156 cal, 1g fat, 4 g protein, 34g carbs, 2g fiber

pom banana (anti-oxidant...cancer or age fighter)
1 orange, peel & pith removed (though I would try it peel and all)
1 cup frozen mixed berries
1 banana
1 cup 100% pomegranate juice
197 cal, 0g fat, 2g protein, 50g carb, 4g fiber

green machine (my brother had one of these crazy 3 wheelers back in the day)
fiber booyaa
1 cup packed fresh spinach
1 1/4c white grape juice or pear juice
1 granny smith, cored and cubed
1 cup ice
193g cal, 7g fat, 2g protein, 36 carbs, 6g fiber

cucumber blueberry (antioxidants)
1 medium cucumber, peeled seeded and cubed
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 cup white grape juice
1/2 cup low fat plain yogurt
164 cal, 1 g fat, 5 g protein, 36 g carbs, 4g fiber

peach, berry, and spinach (1 serving has 200% of your daily value for vit C)
1 cup frozen peach slices
1/2 c frozen or fresh blackberries
1 cup packed fresh spinach leaves
1 1/2 cups white grape juice
1/2 cup ice (if using fresh blackberries)
160 cal, 0g fat, 2g protein, 41g carb, 4 g fiber

almond date (vitamin E and bone building calcium)
3 T almond butter
4 pitted dates
1 cup low fat plain yogurt
1 cup apple cider or apple juice
1 cup ice
373 cal, 15g fat, 11g protein, 53g carb, 3g fiber

berry orange
1 orange, peel and pith removed
1/2 cup low fat plain yogurt
1/2 cup raspberry sorbet
1/2 cup 100% cranberry juice
169 c, 1g fiber, 5g fiber, 38g carb, 3 g fiber

peanut banana espresso (uhhh, no brainer...12g protein)
1 cup low fat milk / soy milk
1 T espresso powder
1/4 cup natural creamy peanut butter
1 ripe banana
1 cup ice
307cal, 17g fat, 12g protein, 27g carb, 4g fiber