I do. I love summer. I love the warmth and sunshine, going outside without donning boots and coat. I really love gardening and watching my gardens growed, dressed in their summer finery of flowers, fruits, and herbs. I love eating summer fruits and veggies and using fresh herbs in my meals.
Indeed, every meal can be an adventure for the summer-hungry palate of a northerner!
Take tonight, for instance. I had a very healthy Lamb's Quarter (Chenopodum album) plant growing in one of my containers. Crazy? Maybe, but I'd be hard-pressed to agree. I cut it down to the soil and removed the leaves. Then, I steamed the leaves in a little water as you would for spinach. I sauteed it for just a minute in butter and then added lemon juice. Yuuummmm. Better than spinach.
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| Lamb's Quarters |
Lest you think that Lamb's Quarter is a useless weed, consider this: it's high in fiber, vitamin A and a bunch of other vitamins, calcium, protein, potassium, calcium, and iron. Certainly worthy of vegetable status! I've even seen it for sale at the public market.
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| A closer look at Lamb's Quarters |
What about you? What do you like best about summer? Do you ever eat weeds?
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A simple summer sale: Buy 5 products, get the 6th free! Your free item will be the least expensive one. We carry soap, lotion, scrubs, lip balm, everything a gardener needs.
Not on my site, but also available:
Herbal Bath Teas: Oatmeal, Milk, & Honey, Purely Herbal Blend, Four Milk Blend, and Relaxation Blend - just $2/ea.
Liquid shower gel: Natural. 2 oz. for $4; 4 oz. $6.00; 8 oz. $11 - In any scent listed above. Lotion: Hand and body lotion - 4 oz, $7; 8 oz., $12
Foaming Soap: Comes in the seasonal Apple Pie, plus Gingered Orange, Summer Tropical, Lavender, and any other scent I sell. Just $7/bottle for 6 fl. oz.
Soap and Garden - http://www.soapandgarden.com
