From Garden to Plate - May 27th

Yesterday was a great day for celebrating Memorial Day with great weather that made it possible to take the family to the local waterpark.  It was also a great day for a little traditional barbecue.  Radishes, spinach, and Mesclun lettuce mix were harvested to make up salad.  Not pictured above was also the addition of some Craisins (dried cranberries) and some light granola featuring dried strawberries and hemp seed (purchased from a bulk bin at a local health food market).  Drizzled with a bit of vinaigrette dressing and wow,  it was fabulous!  My wife hasn't been too keen on radishes before, but I got her to enjoy them in the salad.  Equally as delicious was the chicken I grilled.  I was able to cut off a few sprigs of cilantro and used it in making a cilantro-lime marinade.  The recipe can be found here.

The garden seems to be far enough along to start supplying our family with enough variety to make something a little different almost every day.  Hopefully we start to see a dent in the grocery expenses from here on out for at least the next several months.  Here's to a long growing season!