Posted by on Jul 24, 2015 | 6 comments

image
Is this a beautiful squash plant or not?  But can you see squash? NO WAY, JOSE.

Oh, well, I guess I have to take up my place under the bed because that mother turtle is banging on her kitchen pans again to call in the little turtles out of the rain, or at least that was mama’s mama told her was happening when she got nervous about thunder. Actually it doesn’t bother me really; I like being under the bed, so there!

But it’s great for the garden and maybe that no-good squash plant will put out some food after this! It is HUGE and has the most beautiful leaves imaginable, but does it make squash? In your dreams…

Still, the flowers are going to be pretty tasty, stuffed with an anchovy and a piece of mozzarella and deep fried in a light batter. See, I’m learning to cook, finally, and mama loves having a sous chef to do all the dirty work—chopping, peeling, washing salad greens, all those little pissant jobs no one really wants to do.

But I love peeling things. I’ve figured out a way to do it efficiently and well.

I just use my teeth!

image

Get those carrots over here; I’ll take care of them.

image

HAH! I did the onions, too, but I have to go get a Kleenex…