The weather here continues to feel like fall – we had lots of rain at the beginning of last week – and the overnight temps are certainly NOT staying at 50 degrees or above, but some peppers did decide ripen to a beautiful gold.
Bless their hearts.
Seriously, it’s like they took pity on me. I had been looking at all the green peppers (of which there are A LOT) almost daily to see any bit of color (remember, color = ripe and sweet pepper!).
Gee, this is a familiar refrain this year in the garden: first I waited for the beans, then the corn, then the tomatoes (though they’ve gone back into hibernation…), and now the peppers.
Maybe I ought to get a life.
Or at least decide what to have for dinner this week.
Monday- Baked Bean Chimichangas, fresh salsa & chips, green salad
Tuesday- Grilled chicken, roasted potatoes, grilled green beans
Wednesday- Sausage & Chard Frittata, Fresh corn and sweet pepper saute, Summer Pasta Salad with Tomatoes & Green Beans
Thursday- Our 22nd anniversary (!) dinner out
Friday- Pasta with fresh tomato sauce, Caesar Slaw
Saturday- (the big paint day!!)- salad smorgasbord & corn-on-the-cob
Sunday- Garden stir-fry & rice (or leftovers…)
-Jami
I believe a cottage can be anywhere or anything (condo, ranch, farmhouse) as long as you have a "cottage mentality" which puts people above things, celebrates imperfections, embraces simplicity, and finds joy in everyday life. Thanks for joining me!
good for you that you already have meal plan. Wow! nice recipes for the entire week. Hope I’ll finish my menu too for this week. God bless!:)
22 years! Congratulations!
Enjoy your week!
Your meal plan looks wonderful. Two questions for you – how do you know when to pick a pepper? (That sounds like a riddle.
Also, do you live on the Oregon coast, if you don’t mind me asking? We bought a vacation place south of Cannon Beach last winter & we’re in love with the coast. Love, love, love it! Your blog fondly reminds me of our little slice of paradise.
Blonde- Since I don’t like bitter green peppers, I pick only ripe ones that have colored-up. Some color red, others yellow or orange. Some are even purple and white, but they’re pretty rare. Hot peppers we routinely eat green- they seem to be hot then, but they, too, will color to red if left on the plant.
We live in the Willamette Valley. So glad you’re enjoying the coast- Brian’s family has a house in Lincoln City, so we’ve spent quite a bit of time there over the years! I wouldn’t want to garden there, though.