When You Have Tomatoes...

... You make a stuffed pork tenderloin! I made this meal with baby cherry tomatoes, fresh oregano, lots of garlic (the best), a splash of olive oil and a little S & P. It tasted delicious!

Et voila...

The End

Summer is over. Garden is finished... Until next Spring

First frost... Plants look a little dreary a.k.a dead!

For my first garden, I think I did pretty well. I have loads of tomatoes to use throughout the winter. I already plan on making a homemade spaghetti sauce with 2 bags of tomatoes. I wasn't too pleased with how the yellow and green peppers grew. Took very long and only got two good sized peppers.

Next year I will start my garden earlier so that the vegetables that I plant will have enough time to grow. Either way, I think the garden was a success. It can only get better!

Spicy Chicken Tomato Kabob

It was Sunday and I had the whole house to myself, and what's better than making a mess of the kitchen? Take a look!

Week 3: It Comes Alive

Since planting all my vegetable plants about 3 weeks ago, I finally took some pictures of my garden. My plan is to document the growth of the garden over the summer. As you will see in the pictures, I have added two garlic plants and some herbs to the main garden. Take a look... Notice any little red tomatoes :)

The Garden

First tomatoes

Chives

Fresh Parsley

Tomato Plants

Yellow Bell Pepper

Green Bell Peppers

Fresh basil... It's HUGE!

Dynamic Duos

Yesterday summer official began... Well, not really, but for fans of the reality show, Big Brother, it did. As a way to celebrate the beginning of this years season, I spent a little time yesterday afternoon putting together fruit kabobs. As you will see in the video, I melted chocolate, added some cinnamon, dipped the fruit and place 3 pieces of fruit on a kabob. 

This years season has a special twist. Dynamic Duos from the past returned to the house, so I put together a treat that exemplified just that. Each fruit kabob is its own dynamic duo... Any ideas? Find out by watching the video.

Finally!

I just walked in with a stock pile of some very interesting little plants that hopefully will grow some yummy vegetables. While I have had a herb garden for the past month or so, I had not picked up any vegetable plants, until today! 

So here is what I will be growing in my garden this summer: 5 different types of tomatoes (Pink Girl, Beefeater, Sweet 100, Big Boy and Roma 'Viva Italia'), as well as green and yellow bell peppers! Hopefully with a nice sunny spot in the backyard and lots of water, I will have some tasty vegetables to use in future recipes this summer.

I will post some pictures later on...

Meatball Sub

Today's weather was pretty crumby so I figured I would try something new in the kitchen. In other words, I experimented! My mom was making ragu for dinner this evening, which is one of my least favorite meals.  Instead of having ragu for dinner, I went ahead and made my own meatballs that contained many different herbs (chives, basil and oregano) and seasonings. It was a lot of fun to cook, but the final product was not as good as I had hoped it would be. I placed the meatballs on a sub bun and melted Monterey Jack cheese on them. Before taking a bite, it looked mighty tasty, but in reality in only left me with a stomach ache. This meal would fall under the category of "Failed Experiment".

Don't let the picture fool you!