Sugar Pie Pumpkin Recipes

Sugar Pie Pumpkin

 



 

We are slowing getting pumpkins from the garden.  Last October at Cowboy Trail Ranch, Marilyn and Dwayne had a Harvest Open House potluck.  Someone made a yummy spread and it was just baked pumpkin with agave nectar.

 

 

The pumpkin was baked whole at 350 degrees for about an hour or until a knife could pierce its' skin.  Remove from oven and let cool. Then cut the pumpkin open, scoop out seeds.  Discard seeds or maybe you could try roasting them. Scoop out remaining flesh and add agave nectar to taste.  Use as a spread on crackers.  Delicious. 

 

Here's a link to other recipes.

 

http://www.marthastewart.com/267389/in-season-sugar-pumpkins

 



Acorn Squash in July

Our first year we grew acorn squash, we planted it in July and was lucky to harvest them about the end of September.

Our second year, we planted acorn squash in late spring but the weeds overcame the plants.  Weeds were terrible last year.

Our third year, in the new location of the garden, seeds were planted  about late April and whoohoo!  Acorn squash in July.

How exciting! 

Can't wait to try these . . .  here's a link to some yummy recipes.

http://www.thekitchn.com/10-ways-to-eat-an-acorn-squash-129731

The Green Divas Website

Red Ginger Flowers - Waialua Farmers Market

 

 

Can't sleep nights - so surfing the web I came across The Green Divas website.  Thought I'd share in case you haven't run across it during your sleep deprivation sessions.  

http://thegreendivas.com/2013/06/30/how-do-you-define-sustainability/

Beet Chips from Big Flavors Tiny Kitchen

 

                                                                   Golden Beets

 

Here's a link for making beet chips.  Sounds delicious and very easy to make.  I'm into easy these days.

http://www.bigflavorstinykitchen.com/2013/05/baked-beet-chips.html

Squash Frittata from The Lake House

                                                               Yellow Zucchini  Squash

We are invited to a friend's house tonight for a wine tasting and of course, we said we'd bring veggies.  Now, I have brought squash fritters a couple of times so thought I'd make something new.  Do you ever do that?  Make a recipe that you've never made before to take to a party?  Yep, I do it all the time.

After searching the internet, I decided on the squash frittata recipe from The Lake House, mainly because I had some prosciutto in the fridge and it sounded good. 

Didn't have a pic of green zucchini which I used hence the pic of the yellow.   Will report back on how it tasted. 

http://new-hampshire-inn.com/lake-house-summer-squash-frittata/

Vegetable Pictures - Summer in Sandy Valley

 

 

With the higher temperatures, the vegetables have started to increase in size and production.   Our squashes are starting produce - zephyr, green zucchini, yellow zucchini are performing well.  A little behind in production are patty pans and 8 ball but they should catch up with the others soon.  The squash bugs are also out in force so that's another challenge.  

 

We have our very first cauliflower - orange too!   And our beets are becoming rotund.

 

Nothing could be finer.

Bee Awareness Day - The Springs Preserve- Saturday June 22

Bee Awareness Day

Join the Springs Preserve and Whole Foods Market for a special lecture and film screening to raise awareness and understanding of honey bees.
We'll start the buzz with a presentation by a bee expert, followed by a screening of the kid-friendly film "Vanishing Bees" and conclude with a question-and-answer session afterward. Guests will enjoy a honey sample from Whole Foods Market.
Honey bees are the most abundant pollinators of flowering plants and are responsible for one out of every three bites of food we eat. Despite this, U.S. honey bee colonies are declining at a rate of 30 percent or more. Join us to learn how intricately linked humans are to bees and how you can help "bee" a part of the solution!

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Event Information

Date & Time

Saturday, June 22, 2013
01:30 p.m. - 03:00 p.m.

Location

Big Springs Theater

Admission

Free for members or included with paid general admission

RSVP

No reservations required.













http://www.springspreserve.org/apps/event/details.cfml?id=579&query=honey+bees