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Dinner tonight was grilled chicken thighs and corn on the cob, with roasted slices of zucchini and yellow squash

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I had a tomato sandwich. And a peanut butter chocolate chip cookie.

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That sounds really good, BakerAunt; I might try that recipe. My husband is picking about 2 quarts of blackberries most every day now, and I'd like to bake some, fresh. We usually freeze them all, and he eats them on his Frosted Flakes every morning all year 'til they're gone. When I get back from Maine next Monday, I'm planning to make a simple blackberry cobbler.

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We had burgers and corn on the cob, all cooked on the grill, for dinner tonight.

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I made a veggie lasagna tonight, with zucchini, yellow squash, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, and spinach, with alfredo sauce and cheeses.

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BLTs here.

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Today we picked our first tomato from our in-ground garden. Actually, it was the first produce of any sort from the garden. This season is almost as bad as last year, with the extremes of heat and rain/drought. We have been harvesting lots of lettuce, spinach, other greens, snap peas, beets, beans, cukes, cherry tomatoes from planters/pots on the deck.

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I made a braided loaf, filled with a layer of lemon flavored cream cheese-sugar blend and then a layer of a thick blueberry sauce, and the finished braid sprinkled with crystalized sugar. I used to make treats like this to share with co-workers when I was working, and I miss the enjoyment I get from making something "fancy" to surprise friends. I have a small group of friends gathering here tomorrow, and look forward to sharing with them.

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For dinner tonight, we had ribs and corn on the cob cooked on the grill, and potato salad I made this morning.

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That pizza looks wonderful, Joan. I can even smell it! All my favorite ingredients.

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I made burger buns today.

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Tonight we grilled chicken thighs, and had asparagus and green salad with them.

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My latest planting on the deck of green beans looks more like pole beans than bush beans -they are (before the series of thunder storms and downpour we got this afternoon) about 6 feet tall! It doesn't really matter, as long as they produce beans to eat. Our cucumber in the hanging pot are done - my husband forgot to water them when I was in Maine last week. Plenty of green tomatoes on the plants in our in-ground garden, but not sign of red. No broccoli, cabbage, one small cauliflower. No peppers. Plenty of spaghetti squash, a few delicata and butternut. No zucchini, no summer squash. A few peppers, not ripe yet. It's a terrible growing season again this year. Temps 95-96 the first month after planting; no rain, although I did water. The berries are wonderful -- I think I've picked about 10 quarts of blueberries so far, many more to pick; and my husband is picking 3-4 quarts of blackberries every other day now. I was in Maine most of last week/weekend, so no picking, watering, weeding, or trimming then. I may have to buy a 4th freezer just for all the berries.

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Dinner tonight was grilled (during a thunderstorm) was grilled salmon, corn on the cob grilled in the husks, and a tossed salad.

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I made 2 loaves of KAF's recipe for oatmeal whole wheat bread, subbing buttermilk for the water. As usual, they rose about 4 inches above the pans. I have to bake on the very lowest rack of my countertop oven or the tops will burn onto the elements.

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