Cool Stuff

This evening I was out in the garden, transplanting jalapeno peppers and lemon basil plants into the space vacated by harvested spinach.  Afterwards, I picked some cool stuff.

We'll play the "What is it?" game again.  So, what are these green things that I'm holding?  Here's a tip - They are not peppers.

Sugar snap peas are slowly maturing.  They are so good right off the plant.  I'm unsure if any of them will wind up touching hot water in a pot.

One of the zucchini plants sorta split, almost like it had grown too fast.  A couple leaves and some immature squash broke off.  These squash were tiny, smaller than my little finger.  

Their big brother is doing just fine, though.  We'll be eating squash this weekend.  The zucchini isn't the only plant producing, either...

Here's some straightneck yellow squash that will be ready for harvest in a couple days.  Our favorite way to eat squash is a recipe I created two years ago.  We saute onions in butter until they start to caramelize while dicing up squash into small, thin pieces.  Then toss the diced squash in with the onions, add salt and pepper, and cook them just a little, until they are tender but not soggy.

Broccoli heads are forming on the plants I transplanted from the greenhouse.  It'll be at least a week before they are ready, though.  Broccoli is one of the few vegetables that gets eaten by everyone in our house.  Well, except for the dog.  I think.