duncan surveys the bounty

i think this is the best time of year for farmers' markets. those orange striped things are actually eggplant, go figure! and the grey-brown garlic clove looking things are shallots. what plenty! the brown warrior is pleased, he even chewed on the stems of the peppers for a bit.

attack of the killer squash from outer space

i've been very lazy about posting anything this last month, but i certainly haven't been shy about cooking. between the farmers' market, my csa box, and the fact that my little garden has started to actually yield its bounty, i am somewhat swamped with veg. when anyone asks if i want to go out for dinner, i must decline, because there's just too much in the fridge. it all started in late july, as my mum and i had been picking your typical zucchini from the top of the plants, lo and behold, hiding underneath the broad leaves lived and breathed the mongo zukes, the smallest dwarfing my forearm. for awhile we were eating courgettes three meals a day and giving away all we could. i've made my fare share of caponattas and ratatouilles to last me a lifetime (and yes, some in the freezer for when i begin to forget this bounty).
it's calmed down a bit for now, but we still have as many squash as we could like. last night i made eggplant involtini, and threw a slice of zucchini on top of each slice of eggplant. it was pretty good, not that you could taste the squash much, but hey, anything that uses it up at this point. i had no ricotta, so the filling was new goat cheese, an egg, and herbs from the garden with a pinch of nutmeg. the sauce was made from some of the first of our tomatoes to ripen.
it was so yummy i completely forgot to take a picture of it after it was through baking.