Rob & MJ's Garden

Our little plot of garden in So Cal – grow and buy local!

I thought I would be nice and grow tomatoes for Michael, to store and other uses…  So I planted 3 grape and 3 chocolate cherry tomatoes for Michael, 3 beefsteak tomatoes and 3 Health Kick tomatoes.   I think it goes without saying that we had tomatoes running out our ears,  [ Read More ]

Mmmm, fresh green beans

These are about to go into the steamer.  Gotta love pickin em and eatin em.  Yum Yum! How did those zucchini’s get in there?

The tomatoes are growing well and we have a giant zucchini plant that is already making more than we can eat.  The old fashioned petunia’s really add a nice touch of color.

The cauliflower was just huge this year.  We’ve really enjoyed the winter crops.

Cabbage and Cauliflower

A nice sized cabbage and cauliflower harvested for the garden and ready for some good eating!

Another lovely winter/spring garden.  The California Poppies and Bougainvillaea are in full bloom. You can also see at the far end of the garden I had just finished putting in the last of the gopher barrier.

Mid-Spring Progress

The onions and rest of the winter crops are filling out.  This was a late planting year as I spend the early part of the winter digging out the bed and putting in a gopher barrier.

The orchids are in full bloom in the greenhouse.  It’s a very lovely spring this year.

End of March 2010

It’s the end of March 2010 and the winter/spring garden is really looking good.   You can also see the ongoing gopher barrier project.  It’s almost half done at this point.  I can’t tell you how glad I’ll be when this is done.

Tikka Masala Sauce Recipe

This is a delicious version of an Indian Tikka Masala Sauce that can be used on any meat or tofu.   We love to make this in large batches and keep it ready in the freezer. Ingredients 1 medium onion chopped 1T fresh crushed garlic 1t chopped jalapeno 1t ground coriander  [ Read More ]