From garden to kitchen 2009 (1) 2009年从菜园到厨房（1）传统夏天的晚餐

Summer is over. I felt like this summer is a lot shorter than others. Not sure why. Maybe because I was too busy at work. Feel like the vegies and fruits are matured a lot faster than before. It didn't seem like I had break this summer... Didn't get chance to take a lots of pictures as I used to. But we did enjoy every bit of the garden as we used to. We planted heirloom tomatoes this year instead of "beef steak", "early girl", etc.. It was huge success. They beard fruits early and fit our climate so well. Because they are heirloom, full of surprise and rich flavor. I've decided that I will stick to this variety every year from now on. Below picture is some of heirloom tomatoes I picked in the garden. One the right is a big peach from our peach tree. You can tell that they are different color and different shape. Like I said, it was full of surprise. We love it.
夏天已经结束了。不知为什么总觉得今年的夏天过得特别快，菜园里的东东也是不停的成熟。由于工作特别繁忙，好多东西也没有来得及拍照，没关系,和以往一样,全家人充分享受到了丰收的喜悦和惊喜。
今年家里种的 heirloom 西红柿很成功，各种各样的，充满了惊喜。下图中右面的是家里桃树接的桃。桃子很大，照片中也看不出有多大了。。。


This is one of the heirloom tomatoes. Creamy and rich flavor, it makes great pasta sauce.
下图是其中的一种heirloom 西红柿。比较“起沙”，面面的，鲜味十足，是做意大利面番茄汁的好材料。


This is well known cherry tomatoes. Sweet and tangy flavor, makes great salad and salsa.
这是众所周知的樱桃西红柿，汁多，酸甜可口，做色拉和salsa最好不过了。


Traditional summer BBQ dinner: Grassfed Ribeye steak, cherry tomato and cucumber salad, sweet corn。 Everything from our garden except the steak.
传统夏天的晚餐：烤牛排（走地牛的牛眼肉），黄瓜樱桃西红柿色拉，奶油煮玉米。除了走地牛肉是买的外，素菜和玉米来自我们家的菜园。


Wondering around in the garden. Picked something in my basket. Ok, I got idea for dinner tonight.
去菜园走一圈，摘些东西回来，晚餐就它做原料了。


Tomato and cucumber salsa:
樱桃西红柿黄瓜色拉
Split cherry tomatoes in half. Cut cucumbers and peppers into small chunks. 1 clove of garlic, smashed real good. Add sea salt, fresh grounded pepper, vinegar, sugar, paprika, chilly pepper, and cumin. Mix well and season well. It is tangy and very refreshing.
樱桃西红柿切半，黄瓜拍碎，切小块，辣椒切小块，一瓣大蒜拍碎，加盐，胡椒粉，苹果醋，糖，paprika, 红辣椒粉，cumin. 混合均匀，调味即可。特点是酸辣清香可口。


Main course: Grill grass fed rib eye steak
Dry the steak with paper towel. Season it with sea salt and fresh grounded pepper for over 10 minutes. That's all you need. Grill it on the BBQ to desired doness. Nothing you can compare the grass fed steak...
主餐：烤牛排
走地的牛眼肉牛排用纸巾擦干水分，海盐和胡椒粉腌十分钟以上，仅此而已，放在室外的烤炉上烤至喜欢的熟度。走地牛肉／牛排与市场买的就是不同。。。


Here is our sweet corn field. We had good harvest this year. We enjoy a lot.
这是我们的玉米地，今年的收成还不错，很让人欣慰。


These are ready. We will have them for dinner tonight.
这几只成熟了，不摘就老了，晚餐就吃它们了。


Side dish: Sweet corn with butter
配餐：奶油甜玉米
We like water broiled corn the best. It takes less than 5 minutes after water is broiled. It is quick and easy. It is delicious with a little butter. Taste like heaven...
我们喜欢水煮玉米。水开后5分钟就好了。又快又简单。抹上奶油的玉米真的好好吃。


Here is the salsa again. 再来一张色拉的照片


In my plate: It was pretty good size of steak. I ate more than half of the steak. It was delicious.
我的晚餐。好大一只牛排，我吃了大多半。。。味道非常好。


Summer is over. However, the joy of the harvest just begin. We will enjoy the taste of our garden for a long time...
夏天虽然结束了,但是享受丰收的喜悦才刚刚开始...