Summer Fruits and Vegetables

[Karen]

Oh, and I am well aware, some of you have fruits and veggies that are ready and prevalent earlier than us, go ahead and brag if you want!


And speaking of summer fruit, why are all the watermelon these day advertised as "seedless"?
A) If they truly were seedless, you'd have a heck of time propagating them ...
B) Never seen one yet that didn't have at least a few small seeds and
C) How the heck can one have a summertime seed-spitting contest without a watermelon with plenty of good, launch-able seeds in it? and
D) How could one save up enough seeds to make necklaces with without good sturdy seeds?

[Asiel]

I'm a fruit and vegetable person year round but in summer I like the cool fruits like watermelon, honeydew and canteloupe. Strawberries, rasberries and blueberries all grow wild here so I gorge on those.Used to make preserves but been too tired these past yrs and I can't have sugar so I prefer not to be tempted. I make a bit for the rest of the family and they bring it home--out of sight.
I do like POM-- pare and cut up the melons and keep them in the fridge for when I feel like a snack....salt is off my to eat list but I know it is good on watermelon, used to salt mine just like I did with rhubarb.... miss that salt now.
Give me any veggie and I'm happy. I have to cook them or I get a reaction if eaten raw.

[luvofallhorses]

Ew I don't like cantaloupe and I have tried it with salt. No thank you but my dad does that lol. Watermelon is very refreshing in the summer and I love fresh cherries from Flathead Lake but they usually not selling them til late July/early August. And I love honey dew melon. For veggies I love dipping celery, carrots and broccoli in ranch.

[pomtzu]

Ew I don't like cantaloupe and I have tried it with salt. No thank you but my dad does that lol.

Your dad is obviously a smart man!!!

[cassiesmom]

Karen, I love cucumbers prepared that way in the summer. My dad sometimes puts tomatoes in the dressing too. I also like cucumbers with sour cream (although I mostly use fat-free yogurt instead) and just a little salt. I like cucumbers.

My sister puts just a thin coat of olive oil on strips of red or green bell peppers or zucchini before she places them on the grill. I have just the George Foreman grill so I don't oil them first. I really like grilled vegetables in the summer. One of my co-workers always grills way more vegetables than she knows she'll need for one meal. Then she makes a sandwich of the extras the next day with sourdough bread and a slice of mozzarella or provolone cheese. She zonks it in the microwave in our lunch room for a moment to melt the cheese and heat up the vegetables. It looks sooooo good!

[Pinot's Mom]

Fresh summer cantaloupe is very good, but all time number one summer enjoyment is.....

FRESH MARYLAND TOMATOES - with a touch of salt and Hellman's Mayonnaise! Yes, only Hellman's (or Best Foods if you're west of the Mississippi).

[RICHARD]

In El Lay you can find small carts all over the area that sell you a bag of cut up fruit - They put watermelon, cantalope, honeydew, pineapple, mango and what other fruits are in season at the time.

They also squeeze a lime into the bag and also put a seasoning named Tajin into it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj%C3%ADn_(seasoning)

This stuff is AWESOME.

I had to cut back on my salt and use this more often than not. But, it's especially good on fruit.