Cooking & Canning from the Garden!

The Raper Garden is Growing!

 

This was our garden in the spring. 

 

The following 2 pictures show how much everything has grown. 

We've learned a few lessons: spacing is very important (the zuchini & squash plants

grew to be huge & we're having a hard time getting between them!), keep plenty of

bamboo sticks around for tying up the tomatoes and pepper plants as they grow taller

& spray for blossom rot often!

We went on a spending spree at Lowes to purchase needed supplies for canning -

$100 later, we thought we had it all.  Now I find out we also need a

pressure cooker canner for the zuchini & squash!!

 

Our first cooking projects: "Double Chocolate Walnut Zuchini Bread"

and "Zuchini-Squash-Potato Casserole". 

Bill baked "Panko-Breaded Chicken Breasts" to go

with our casserole.  They were delicious!!

 

We're looking for new recipes - any you would like to send our way would be appreciated !!