Firing up the grill.
The first taste of local corn.
The kids playing outside, running between the sandbox and the kiddie pool.
Okay, not that last one. I have a super visceral reaction to the thought of wet sand near food. But, after we hosed the kids off, they joined us at the picnic table for this amazing meal...
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| Hot dogs, corn, sesame kale, quinoa & zucchini salad & homemade pickles. |
With the exception of the hot dogs, everything else included local ingredients. The pickles were made with local dill, cukes, turnips & beets, the quinoa had local zucchini and the kale (and broccoli leaves!) came right from our garden. The fruit salad at the end was the perfect dessert, followed by a handful of blueberries picked on Sunday.
The kids seemed to enjoy the meal as well.
As for the kale...that was our offering and couldn't have been any easier (as is my method during the summer). I picked a bunch of dino kale from the garden, and then snagged a few broccoli leaves as well, because...why not?
I steamed those up, and while they were cooking I toasted a handful of sesame seeds in a wok. I added some olive oil, minced garlic and a tablespoon or so of tamari and mixed in the kale. Delish.
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