It’s hotter than hades in Southern New England..
all farm chores like mucking of stalls and raking out of henhouse
and tending the garden are done very early in the day.
I’ve got a fan blowing in the horses stalls
and a small one at the hen house.
I also brought some watermelon to the girls just a few minutes ago.
Very important to consider your animals,
house pets included, when the heat rises.
As the garden is a-growing,
we’ve got a proliferation of cucumbers.
So many, I don’t know what the heck we’re gonna do with them.
Family and friends will get some, ofcourse,
and if we ever decide to put Buck the Wagon back in business
out front, they’ll have a place to go.
But for now…
out the ears, I’m telling ya.
I don’t mind spending some time in the kitchen on hot days like this,
thank you the- powers- that- be for the invention of air conditioning.
I googled “simple easy quick pickles”… I kid you not..
and a recipe by Rachael Ray popped up.
Just made ’em… and they are really easy, and really good.
No canning experience necessary…took about 15 minutes.
Just slice them, put together brine ingredients and cook in a pot,
pour hot brine over the cucumber slices, let cool and then chill.
Recipe HERE.
Another great recipe I tried and loved has been going around on Facebook.
It’s a Cucumber Salsa, and oh, man is it refreshing and delicious.
(I left out the cilantro – bleh.)
I recommend eating it with tortilla chips or topping off a great burger.
YUM!
Recipe HERE.
Both recipes are great foods for a hot summer day.
Now I’m making a request.
Send me a link to one of your favorite summer recipes.
It can be a link to one of your own blog posts of a recipe.
Or a link like the ones I attached above, most can be found online…
Or, you can type out the recipe and send it that way.
Let’s see what kind of summer recipe blog post we can put together.
If you have a photo to include… that’s even better.
Send your entry to
You don’t have to have a blog to participate, just an e-mail address 🙂
