How does your garden grow?

This entry is ideas for what to do with my garden once it grows!  Hopefully, it grows and I can make delicious things with my produce!

Cilantro
Husband likes this in his salsa.  I've got tomatoes and jalapenos on the list, so hopefully, we'll have some good salsa.

Sweet Basil & Oregano
I want to make my own spaghetti sauce.  So why not use some fresh herbs?

Dill
Can't have dill pickles without dill!

Thyme
Husband has acne.  I want to try this homemade astringent to see how it compares to store bought products.

Black Zucchini
I just adore zucchini bread.  I also have a recipe floating around this house somewhere for a nice light summer salad with zucchini and white whine vinegar.  Boy LOVED it last summer.

White Kohlrabi
Husband swears this is some crazy German vegetable, but whatever!  I'm German and I love some sliced kohlrabi sprinkled with a bit of salt.

Purple Kohlrabi
I've never had a purple one before.  Something fun to try! 

Purple Dragon Carrot
This just looked too cool, not to try!  A friend of mine wants to see how this would look in carrot cake.  I can't wait to find out!  There will be a post about this! I really hope these grow well!!

Rainbow Blend Carrots
Yellow, orange, red and purple.  These will add color to our salads, coleslaw, spaghetti sauce and veggie platters!  Plus, the more color variety you have in your diet, the more nutrients you consume!

Edamame
I was introduced to edamame by my father in law.  I thought eating soybeans was kind of odd, but it's a tasty and healthy snack.

Peas
I really like frozen peas.  I bet I'll like the even more when they come fresh from my garden!

Pickling Cucumbers
I don't like cucumbers, but I do LOVE pickles.  I want to give a try at making my own.

Red Cabbage and Green Cabbage
I make a mean coleslaw if I do say so myself!  Plus, adding cabbage to your salad mix gives it more substance; making it more filling and it lasts longer.

Yellow Pear Tomato
Last summer, Boy discovered the joy of eating these little beauties right off the vine!  They are lower in acid and have a lot of flavor.

Prizehead & Oakleaf Lettuce and Spinach
Hello salads!

Red Zebra, Pink Hybrid, Big Boy Hybrid, Roma
Just a couple tomato options.  I'd like to make a variety of tomato products.  Tomato juice, vegetable juice, stewed tomatoes, pizza sauce, spaghetti sauce, salsa, tomato paste.  And anything else that strikes my tomato fancy!

Pumpkins
Bread, pie, ice cream, juice!  Pumpkin anything is just delicious!!!

Spaghetti Squash
A great healthy alternative to spaghetti noodles.  I have trouble eating noodles.  And this is much easier to digest for me than pasta.

Sunflowers
Boy loves sunflower seeds almost as much as his father does.  Plus I can't wait to see the look on Boy's face as he watches them grow.

I'm so excited about all these possibilities and more.  Now if only the rest of my seeds would arrive!!  My smart gardener says it's still a little early to start my seedlings.  But I've been working on making space under a sunny window in my office for them.  If you've got ideas on how to use some of these foods that I haven't thought of, I'm all ears.