Summer-Time Meals

Sometimes I throw my hands up in despair about vegetables. I mean- there are only so many. And I don't like to do a lot of sauces because most of them involve things like cheese and cream and so forth and let's face it- using a vegetable as a fat-delivery system just isn't a great plan.
So once in a while I remember the old Finale's restaurant which had a lovely steamed veggie plate and I just throw all sorts of vegetables in a steamer and let 'er rip.
Tonight is one of those nights. There's some broccoli and carrots and corn and peas and potatoes. And the peas and the potatoes are from the garden. The first potatoes we've eaten for the year from our very own garden.


The ants and moles are already giving us a run for our money and are all in those potatoes but these are going to be lovely. When you cut a new potato from your garden, you just put the knife to it and it splits crisp and white and when you wash them, the peel almost dissolves in the running water.

They're almost ready. I'm going to go call Mr. Moon from the garage where he is working on some brakes to join me for the feast. I'm rounding out the meal with some field peas and brown rice and some oat bran muffins.

Wish you could join us. It's coming on summer and we're about to start eating like kings.