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July 18, 2009

veggie tales

Marcel is helping supervise the watering of tomato and other plants at Garth and Dorina's-

while they are out of town. He loves hanging out on the porch, I think the being outdoors and yet not required to do anything in particular part appeals to him.

And to me, really. I mean, what's not to like?

There's a very nice bench, for quality lap-sitting time. And plus you can observe the goings-on below, like when the neighbors' dog is barking, from a safe distance and never need to get the tickley grass underneath your patas! Its an extra bonus.

So yeah, there's been some excitement around here with our street being torn apart for repairs. One day they made a really nice geyser for our entertainment and edification directly under my window-

How fun is that!?
It went on for some time, as the workmen had to all troop down to the end of the street to turn off the source- located in one of the other mysterious craters, apparently- so we got to enjoy the fountain in the meantime.

Which got me thinking. Naturally. Why don't we have a fountain all the time, instead of a street? Or a fountain in the street? It seems like it could be very relaxing, and conducive to everyone's happiness and mental health. There is something about the sound and the feel of water, qualities which concrete and traffic don't share. I'm just saying. We could have it! It would create green jobs, right? Algae cleaning and whatnot. Fish feeders. Koi wranglers. Pennies tossed in for luck could be used for public transportation infrastructure or community sheep farms or sculptures in honor of Extinct Megafauna of Illinois or parades in celebration of zucchini bread- speaking of which!!
I made some.
Pictures to come!
Here, for your viewing pleasure, however, I give you, vegetables in their organic splendor, courtesy of Garth and Dorina's farm share, which they were kind enough to give me as compensation for watering their plants-

Beets are a superfood- I read it in the NY Times so it must be true- and plus they taste amazing in salad, even while they turn everything entirely purple. I found this out. Omg.

Blackberries! This is what they look like!

Some really nice onions-

And finally, last but certainly not least-

A cabbage of tremendous proportions!
It is the size of a bowling ball. For real.
There were also some zucchini, a cuke, some chard, a bunch of dill and plus the most amazing eggs ever!

I was compelled to cook. That takes a lot!
Here is a recipe for scrambled eggs that I made up, which was so good I had to lay down and glow for several minutes after I ate them.

2 eggs
thinly sliced zucchini
finely chopped green onions
tomato pieces
milk
salt
pepper
hot pepper infused olive oil

Sautee zucchini, onions, and tomatoes in olive oil. Add scrambled eggs, salt, and pepper. Scramble until eggs are done. Bon appetit. Believe it!!

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