Last week my friend, Paula Bass stopped by to visit my garden and get some samples. :) I was happy to share with her some green tomatoes, oranges and mint. She gave me a good tip on making mint tea. Usually I take a few fresh leaves and add them to my tea. What she does is boil the leaves. So, I like this idea because I like the idea of mint being beneficial to the digestive system. So, I tried it last night and it was very refreshing. I plan to have this on a daily basis in the evening before bedtime. Hopefully it will help my digestive system.
I was a bit disappointed because I was not able to share any zucchini. (As you may remember from my earlier posts this is a learning experience for me. Although I grew up watching my dad grow gardens, I never understood all that it takes to make a successful garden.) I've noticed that my zucchini plants have stopped producing and in my reading and speaking to my dad, I should be getting so many zucchini's that I have to give them away! Next planting season, I will use much larger planters because I didn't consider how large these plants get. I have them in very shallow containers; maybe 6 - 8 inches deep. I also noticed the leaves had a lot of white spots on them, I assumed that it was the oil used in the organic pesticide I made. Later I learned that it is a fungus which I should've treated immediately or it could kill the plant. :(
Well, with the few zucchinis that I was able to pick and a few given to me by my dad, I made some really good dishes. Hopefully my plants will produce more because these are some really tasty, low calorie/low fat ways to prepare zucchini. Here are a few pictures of the dishes I've made.
Recipes for these and other great Weight Watchers friendly, delicious dishes may be found
at Gina's Skinny Taste
at Gina's Skinny Taste
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