Blueberries, peaches, tomatoes, jalapenos, corn, crowder peas, squash, and zucchini are coming in like crazy. Sunflowers and zinnias are in full swing. Zinnias of every size and color are my favorite summer flower.
Yesterday, I bought peaches from Harvey Webb's peach stand. I chuckled when I saw a sketch someone had drawn of 'Harvey' in his overalls. The caption said, " 'Knobby' - we know it's really you Harvey!". Knobby has been the talk of the summer since a fellow up in Casar called 911 at 3 am and swore he had just seen a sasquatch named Knobby. It made international news for heaven's sake and one local entrepreneur has printed T-Shirts that say "Knobby don't believe in you either!" Someone else explained that maybe moonshine and meth don't mix.
Anyway, I had a good laugh at Harvey's peach stand and I also have a huge box of fresh peaches to enjoy and to share.
Since we are on the downhill side of summer now, it feels good to think of ways to eat the fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables that are plentiful right now. And after all that pursuing of happiness during 4th of July, we are ready to slow it down, eat healthy and enjoy the simple things in life.
The boys are winding up summer jobs and starting to think about getting in shape for their return to college life. It's hard to believe, but David IV will be heading to Wofford for his senior year of college. Football camp will start the first of August so he announced this morning that he is going to focus the rest of the summer on getting in shape for football. Jay has spent the last year at NC State, but now has an opportunity to play basketball at Gardner-Webb University. Basketball has always been a passion for Jay and playing for a Division I team is a dream come true. He starts summer workouts this week and is also focused on getting in top shape.
David III has requested healthy cooking, so I am pretty focused on trying to think of healthy and good things to fix with all the fresh, wonderful food that is available right now. I remembered that this time of year Mama cooks Chicken with vegetables and that is what we had for supper last night. Mama typically does this in an electric frying pan, but it works in any skillet.
Boneless chicken with Squash, Zucchini and Onions
cube boneless breasts
saute in olive oil, a little fresh thyme, garlic, salt and pepper.
add sliced squash, zucchini, and onions and saute lightly.
Sprinkle in a little soy sauce.
Serve chicken and vegetables over rice. Slice up some fresh peaches and tomatoes.
This is easy and so good, it might bring out the sasquatch!
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