Garden Bounty

[AceArcher]

Have not been fishing or anything much the last couple weeks as the garden has really been hitting it's stride.

Decided today would be a great day to put up some fresh basil, tomato, onion & garlic pasta sauce.

Picked about 1/2 bushel of Roma's with some Heirloom's thrown in to boost flavor. After peeling slow cooked them to preserve their natural sweetness.

Although i usually keep pork for the winter months as it tends to be a heavier dish, I couldn't shake the feel for a good Pork and Pasta combo with the fresh pasta sauce.

Started of by searing a nice pork loin and then cooking it off in the oven with some onions, celery and some of the tomato sauce as company.

Sliced it up

Plated things up over some simple spiral pasta, with a bit of curly and italian parsley on top.

(Speaking of pasta, anyone have any idea where one might get some Trottole style pasta anywhere near the Leesville area?) It's the best pasta for these baked pork type meals because it holds so much sauce.

I failed to mention that the apples on our apple tree have ripened up and we picked the majority of them this week. So i have apple butter, apple jelly and apple slices all over the place.

So to polish things off for a lovely Sunday sit down meal with the whole family, I thought a nice simple apple pie fresh out of the oven would hit the right spots..

Handmade crust, fresh apples, pinch of salt, sugar, cinnamon, allspice & clove, and a good rub of some nutmeg. (i never get to concerned with making fancy schmancy looking edges on my pies, i just like to use up all the dough)

[waistdeep]

Family sit down Sunday dinner! Well done Sir!

[Msucowpoke51]

Nice!! It looks good .. My garden is putting out like crazy as well

[AceArcher]

Seems like just last week i was crying about none of my tomato plants were turning color. Next day i turn around and it looks like a christmas tree out there..

[Msucowpoke51]

I know the feeling .. I got tomatoes coming out the wazoo

[Goooh]

Dang, looks awesome. Made me get up and go grab a slice of pizza out the fridge!

[AceArcher]

Originally Posted by Goooh

Dang, looks awesome. Made me get up and go grab a slice of pizza out the fridge!

Lol

Well at least i got you hungry.

[SigNate]

Great looking meal and dessert!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jchief]

My garden is just starting to produce. Got a real late start this year.

I left some of the plants in the degradable pots that you are supposed to be able to plant them in and all my squash and some peppers are dying. Root bound because the pots didn't degrade. Ones I took out the pots are doing fine.

[AceArcher]

Originally Posted by SigNate

Great looking meal and dessert!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank ya!

We should get together sometime to catch some fish and share recipe's...... Between both of our loves of food we might never manage to get the boat in the water. but I have no doubt that we could sure talk about a lot of good food

I do wish i still lived in an area with a bit more access to some higher quality prepared stuff. What i would give for a decent hard crusted french bread within a reasonable distance.

But you have to make do with what you have.

Mangez bien, riez souvent, aimez beaucoup! As a frenchman might say.

[AceArcher]

Originally Posted by jchief

My garden is just starting to produce. Got a real late start this year.

I left some of the plants in the degradable pots that you are supposed to be able to plant them in and all my squash and some peppers are dying. Root bound because the pots didn't degrade. Ones I took out the pots are doing fine.

I know what you mean chief. Some of my garden plants this year just are not up to normal standards, I think it's the very mild late winter to spring we had. Cukes, Zukes, and Okra are not doing worth a darn. My eggplants are only really now setting any fruit.....

But the tomato's, corn, green beans, onions and fruit tree production has been off the charts.

Guess that's gardening you work the soil as best as you can and then pray for good results