First Summer Bounty

My strawberries are ripening and I've managed to get a few before the birds

My roses (47 bushes) and peonies are ready to pop, at the same time!

(You have to come by the house in about a week to see - I can't wait, hmmm maybe a pop

up rose party)

And yes something ate all my melon plants that I had cared for since seed birth

way back in April, and then the crows pulled the roots out for me - nice

My carrots have to be re-seeded, not too many seem to have germinated

and the aphids tried to kill my eggplants, but they some of them seem to be prevailing

and I have three half eaten basil plants left out of 18.

BUT! 

I have lettuce!  My first harvest for dinner last night.

Renee renewed her clam license and brought home

a bucket full

 I made "foil potatoes" on my little Smokey Joe Weber grill ~recipe to follow~

cracked open a bottle of sparkling Gavi left over from the wine workshop

And we had ourselves a party!

and it was Thursday night.

Oh my gosh, this summer thing is fun!

Enjoy your weekend everyone and focus on the good stuff

Kyra

POTATOES IN FOIL ON THE GRILL

4 new red potatoes, sliced in 1/4" slices

1 large onion, peeled and sliced in 1/4" slices

2 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced thickly

Olive oil

Sea salt and pepper to taste

Sprigs of fresh herbs

I used rosemary, summer savory and winter savory - 2 sprigs of each

Pull off a sheet of foil about twice the size of your potato pile

pull off another sheet and lay it on the first one going the other way

so you make a + sort of.

Lay your potato and onion slices in the middle, alternating

them a bit, they can be stacked two high

Sprinkle the garlic over all

Drizzle with a good amount of olive oil, you don't want them to dry out

sprinkle with salt and pepper

and lay your herbs on top

Pull off another sheet of foil to lay on top and then crimp the bottom and top

of the foil together around the edges to form a package of sorts

The key to cooking these on a charcoal grill is to use indirect heat

So light your coals and pile them to one side 

When they are white and red hot

place the packet of potatoes and things on the cooler side with no

coals, this allows you to cook the potatoes without burning them to bits

before they are soft all the way through

Close the lid, leaving the vent open a bit and do something else for a little while

 they take about 20-25 minutes

I like to put them directly over the coals the last 5 minutes

to brown the bottoms

Peel back the top foil and test with a pairing knife to make sure

they are tender all the way in the middle

 Bring them to the table, unwrap and enjoy!