Fresh from the garden

Can you tell from our weekly menus that our cucumber plants have been very prolific lately? It seems that we have at least two new ones each day, and the tomatoes are just coming into season. Sunday night's sauce was made with 5 tomatoes from our garden. . This was the first time I've made sauce out of fresh tomatoes, and it was easier than I expected. Plus it made two containers for the freezer to pull out some other time.

Last night's chicken marinade contained some cayenne peppers from the garden, also.

The corn is starting to grow ears, and the onions look like they'll start to be ready to harvest soon. The pepper plants seem slower on the uptake this year, but I am anxious for them to come into their prime as Ree over at The Pioneer Woman Cooks! has posted a fabulous recipe that I am eager to try.

It gives such a sense of satisfaction to be able to prepare and eat food that we grew ourselves. Somehow I never really understood that growing up when we were sent out to weed every Saturday morning.

Weekly menus - July 22-28

Sunday -

pasta w/homemade meat sauce, garlic naan, cucumbers and dressing

Monday -

some kind of hari-kari chicken (Brian's recipe), macaroni and cheese, cucumbers and dressing

Tuesday -

lite kielbasa, chimichurri rice

Wednesday -

pork chops w/red wine sauce, rice, cucumbers and dressing

Thursday -

quesadillas, mexican rice w/black beans and corn

Friday -

TBD

Saturday -

Dinner with friends?

Weekly Menus - July 8-14

Sunday:
who knows? we wound up ordering pizza

Monday:
hamburgers, french fries, cucumber from the garden

Tuesday:
chicken tacos w/black beans and corn in whole wheat tortillas

Wednesday:
pasta w/meat sauce, bread, salad

Thursday:
mandarin orange chicken, stir fried veggies in orange sauce, brown rice

Friday:
filets, roasted potatoes, green beans

Saturday:
I have no idea