One Last Hurrah for Summer Entertaining!

I wanted to do one final seasonal feasting with my kindred spirit in-season foodie gardening friends.  I couldn't come up with a congruent menu, so I decided to do an assortment of my favorite in-season dishes.  It was kind of a crazy combination, but it worked (at least for me!).

This was the assortment:

Cream of Yellow Squash Soup

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus with crostinis

Parley Pesto with crostinis

Roasted Eggplant with Roasted Red Peppers and Mozzarella and Basil Salad

Yellow Squash & Black Olive Pizza

Green Bean, Tomato and Chickpea Salad

Pickled Dill Green Beans

Bread and Butter Pickles

Endamame

Home-canned Grape Juice

Cindy's Peach Pie

I'm so glad Julia noticed that my soybeans were ready for harvesting.  This was my first year to grow them, so I wasn't sure when to pick them or how to cook them.  So, she quickly harvested some and cooked them for a few minutes in boiling salted water for us to enjoy.  Delish!!

Elizabethtown Fair 2013

The highlight of the fair for me - a blue ribbon on my precious garlic!!

The quilt was pieced by my Grandmother Learn, then hand quilted by me.  I felt it was important for it to be viewed by others.

This quilt had minimal piecing, so it only got an honorable mention, but it's one of my favorites.

One of my sister's six t-shirt quilts!

My beloved yo yo quilt.

And, a few more entries:

The Neighbors are Coming for Dinner....

It's another glorious summer evening.  Tonight the neighbors are coming for a potluck dinner, a highlight of the summer for me.  

My contribution:

Green Bean, Tomato & Chick Pea Salad

Cindy's Fresh Peach Pie

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August Food Group

Our food group couldn't have asked for a more glorious summer evening to eat together outside.  There's nothing like dining outdoors under the stars....

The menu:

Jane's Blackberry Caprese Salad appetizers

Home-canned Grape Juice

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Roast Chicken

Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

Roasted Yellow Squash

Julia & Alan's Watermelon & Tomato Salad with Basil Oil

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Cindy's Fresh Peach Pie

Everyone went home with a bulb of garlic from my garden with the encouragement to plant it and share it with others!