In summertime we tend to cook most of our evening meals outside on the grill. Chicken, beef, lamb, pork and fish all make their way to the Weber, with a side dish of vegetables. Suppers are quick, easy and delicious, the flavor enhanced by eating outside and admiring the livestock.
Last night we were invited to eat with Scott and Marion. It had been a hot day, but there was a lovely breeze cooling the air as I got a tour of their beautiful vegetable garden and sipped a glass of cold wine. The guys did a little target practice, I admired the neat rows of vegetables interspersed with bright flowers,
and a handsome Monarch Caterpillar enjoying a butterfly bush.
After we all visited a while, Marion went in to assemble the feast.
Home made fettuccine waited to be tossed into boiling water.
Herbs and vegetables from their garden, and a bowl of pasture raised chicken they also grew was ready to be mixed up with butter and cream for a marvelous Alfredo.
Home made focaccia bread accompanied the meal, and a beautiful salad, all of the ingredients fresh picked from the garden. Every bite a treat. As much as I enjoy our simple summer back yard suppers, it was a delight to savor this special meal with our friends.
My summer flower beds are looking nice. Scarlet Runner Beans are scrambling up the arbor, and the hummingbirds find them delicious.
This begonia was a gift from a friend, the little metal dove that is tucked in with it was another sweet present.
The garden beds are full of day lilies, cone flowers, Queen Anne's Lace, roses, zinnia, snapdragons, and Cosmo blossoms.
I woke to a good down pour of rain this morning, a welcome sight and sound. Now the skies are clearing and temperature climbing. I have much to do and need to get moving before the heat squelches my ambitions.
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