I have been completely inundated with produce lately.  I tackled The Rhubarb out back earlier this week after it got “dogged”.  I wish I’d been able to get a picture of it first – it was about 4 feet high.  I salvaged enough to freeze 18 cups cut up.  Anyone know of a good rhubarb recipe (or 3)??

For comparison:

The first pic is the tallest intact stalk against the back of my van; the second is Sparrow wearing the leaf from that stalk.  There were larger stalks, but that was the largest one that hadn’t been mangled.

No sooner had I kicked back on my laurels to feel smug about being so domestic, than a friend bestowed upon me a few bags of goodies from her garden.  Lovely carrots, red potatoes (one big enough to feed a family all on its own), white potatoes, onions, tomatoes, and one tiny zucchini.   It looks like I’m going to have to develop a liking for vegetables in the near future.

[Edit: roast vegetables are GREAT!!   Especially when you add a goodly amount of “roasted pepper and garlic” spice to them.  *yum*]