Calico Betty enjoys the shade as I take inventory of today’s harvest.

The heat has returned to my neck of the woods after a week long of much cooler and less humid beautiful summer weather. We could sure use the rain even more so with humidity rising and the full sun beating down on the gardens. My sunflowers are all dropping in the larger veggie garden and between canning and my photography gigs I really don’t have the energy to hand water them. Despite the lack of rain the peppers are producing larger yields then I remember them ever doing since I have been growing out here in the country. It could be they ‘feel the love’ from me since after all they are my babies that were all started from seeds in my greenhouse.

Super Size pepper : must be in that amazing soil!

Super Easy Recipe from the Garden

I’m always looking for something tasty and healthy. You can imagine my excitement when I can use most of the veggies I am growing in my own garden. Today I whipped up this super easy family favorite to enjoy for a late afternoon snack. It is made with roasted peppers and garlic picked fresh from my garden today. You can use pita chips or better yet fresh veggies like these cucumbers from my garden for dipping. Now if I could only learn how to grow some garbanzo beans .

Click on this image for Recipe : Roasted Pepper Hummus

It is my busy time of the year being a Mommy who loves to harvest and preserve her veggie garden. As I was admiring that amazing tropical bloom I quickly realized that I needed to thank my dear friend Annie for her wonderful Haven Brew that she produces to help gardeners like me grow natural. [...]


And if you think you are sitting down beside me in the greenhouse this winter.... you have another thing coming!

I'm breaking the rules again today when it comes to garden blogging. Wordy Wednesday is just my thing!

You are going to love this recipe share HOT or Mild at your next garden get together. I share the recipe with variations that will please your family and guest. Don’t worry about the ingredients, they are fresh from the garden and easy to prepare.

Be sure to let me know if you have any questions about this recipe. I am anxious to hear if anyone has tried this recipe. I enjoy these Pepper Poppers with an ice cold Corona with a slice of lime or a Diet Coke!
Happy Summer Time Harvest – Bren

The arrival of the sunflowers usually means that summer is at close end in my neck of the woods. These days I have been growing early bloomers like the Del Sol Sunflower (top photo) that bloom in 50 days. I am loving this variety that grows to 5 feet tall with numerous blooms on one [...]


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Happy Sunday Everyone - Bren

I’m super proud to announce that this is the first of my completely grown GREEN tomatoes! These seeds were sent to me from Natures Crossroads out of Indiana in early spring. The seeds were started in my greenhouse which was maintained completely green and then transplanted to my Veggie Garden which was fertilized by Haven [...]

I’m loving the blooms of my rows of zinnias out in the veggie garden. This hot red is from Mix pack by Burpee Seed that I purchased at Walmart for $1 . I have been enjoying these as cut flowers in my favorite vase in our home. As I snapped some shots of what I [...]

Todays recipe share comes from the garden pictured above. Hard to believe an amazing herb mayonnaise recipe starts in the raised bed pictured above. This raised bed gardening is located just outside of my greenhouse. It is filled with the left overs from my greenhouse that I didn’t want to throw out when the temperature [...]

This may just be the EASIEST recipe ever! I started making these when I was a kiddo just barely old enough to use a knife. Nothing like grabbing a fresh hearty tomato out of the garden and slicing it up for a BLT. Back in the day, I would toast up cheap white bread, spread [...]