Last week we dined on our first zucchini and hope to have another one this week. It isn't a large haul, but it's enough for the two of us to enjoy. (We did eat the first one in pasta mixed with other veggies to serve to my parents as well.)

I'm sorry to say, this week is a little crazy. I don't have any brilliant ideas for food, but Paul and his sister went to the Maitland Farmer's Market yesterday to acquire a beautiful eggplant and some giant tomatoes. We'll be having excellent sandwiches and perhaps baked eggplant parm in the next couple of days.

This is a week for visiting, which means we'll have plenty going on and enough food to be creative. Paul's sister and brother-in-law flew in for the weekend. Elizabeth gets to stay longer while Dag returns to work. And then, Paul and I will be babysitting my grandmother over the holiday weekend so my parents can go to my father's high school reunion. All that being said, we're playing everything by ear, but are grateful for the prolific fresh produce of the summer to allow us freedom to be creative.