Oh my oh my summer is about over!  Time is flying.  It’s been a summer of fun and work all wrapped into one.  I can’t believe Cia is about to go back to school.  Part of me loves that we will fall back into a more routined schedule.  But at the same time.. summer how much we all love summer and are sad to see it end.

This year I have left our garden to Josh.  Literally.  I’m super busy and wasn’t fully inspired to take on all the responsibility and time.  I love putting lots of energy into gardening and didn’t want to deal with the frustration of time management.  I will say even though we only planted a few things we are getting some nice produce – cucumbers, beets, squash, carrots, cilantro, basil, tomatoes, eggplant.  It’s all pretty happy out there being wild.  Our chard and kale keeps getting chomped so there is little of this but I’m not complaining.

I say it every season of fresh produce and here it goes again – I love cooking with garden ingredients.  The flavors are vibrant and require minimal seasoning.  So much better than anything store bought!!!  I sautéed two crooked necked squash from our garden with local green beans, tomatoes, and homemade bone broth.  The only seasoning I used was fresh basil also from our garden and some s&p.  That is all!  For protein I added in rotisserie chicken (plain – no extra seasoning here).  And it was awesome!  The kids gobbled it up as did Josh and I.  Simple easy cooking.  My absolute favorite way to cook!  Just a reminder cooking does not have to be complicated!!  The intention behind eating is to fuel our bodies!