Gardening with a Baby

I have to admit there were years where I didn't garden.  Those years were when my children were under 2 years old.  It was just to busy of a time.  Now that I'm in the over 60 crowd I never in a million  years thought I'd have a baby when I planted this huge garden (size of two city lots).  Then three weeks ago our 6 month old granddaughter, Gabriella Nicole (Gabby), joined us.  What to do?  Well we've hired a helper and need to hire another one, but Gabby does enjoy going to the garden for short periods of time.

Today's Harvest

I just love growing my own food, 

knowing how it was raised and using it fresh. 

We could have harvested some kale, herbs and other things but this was all I was willing to work with right away.

Supper tonight will be Beef & Brocolli (our own grass-fed beef), lunch tomorrow will be a yummy Salmon, Asparagus Quinoa Salad.  Tonight we'll make some Strawberry Ice Cream with our Fresh Goat Milk. The spinach will likely be used in some Green Smoothies and/or a Frittata for Breakfast!

Need some recipes?  I'll send them along soon!

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Asparagus Soup for One

2 teaspoons butter
1/4 cup diced onion (can use green onions)
1/4 tsp shredded fresh ginger
1/2 tsp chopped garlic
1 1/4 cup chopped asparagus (abt 6 oz)
1 cup home-made chicken stock
pinch dried rosemary
1 tablespoon fresh, chopped parsley
1/2 cup Coconut Milk (or other milk product)
1/4 tsp salt
pepper to taste

Saute onion in butter over med-low heat for 4 min, add ginger and garlic, saute 2 more minutes. Add asparagus, stock, rosemary, and parsley. Cover and simmer 20 minutes. Blend carefully in blender until smooth. Add back to pan with milk, salt and pepper. Stir to incorporate. Enjoy!

Asparagus Recipes

The asparagus is especially nice this year even though we are fighting some beetles (naturally). Hope everyone who has purchased some is enjoying it as much a we are. Here are some great asparagus recipes:



Click here for 5 easy asparagus recipes or try our favorite below.

Sesame Roasted Asparagus

Ingredients
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
In a roasting pan, toss with oil; season with salt.
Roast 10 minutes, turning the asparagus halfway through.

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a roasting pan, toss with oil; season with salt. Roast 10 minutes,
turning the asparagus halfway through.
2. Add sesame seeds, and roast until the asparagus is lightly browned and tender, about 5 minutes more.

NOTE:  I will sometime add parmesan cheese on top during the last 5 minutes in addition to the sesame seed or instead of them.  ENJOY!