Neptune Smiles On Us

The King of the Sea once again blessed us with the second meal from the black rock fish of last week. Els referred to her Julia Child manual, and made this luscious chowder. The rich yellow color came from curry powder. I was able to go cut fresh parsley out the back door. Is there anything as wonderful as fresh herbs to spike good food? I had chives for the coleslaw and basil still for the tomatoes and cukes.

Imagine, corn from Kerby and it is almost October! The garden is still burgeoning with tomatoes. There are still some lemon cukes, but my favorite variety is done now. The cabbage is a welcome change from the lettuce we have been feasting on. Here is a simple slaw recipe from the net.

Sweet and Sour Coleslaw

Half head of red or green cabbage---about 1 and 1/2 #

1 large carrot, peeled and grated

1/2 c sugar

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon celery seed

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

ground black pepper

It almost seemed a shame to harvest this beautiful savoy cabbage. The next crop of red cabbage and late flat Dutch is now in the ground. As the autumnal equinox is now behind us, I have to realize the days of cold and dark need to come now.