How do you like your cucumbers? In a salad? Peeled and sliced? Pickled? Or, on someone's plate besides your own? I don't eat them (from the grocery store) from about August to May. But, in June & July... Summer garden cucumbers every single day!
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| I train my cucumber vines to grow up inside tomato cages. The deer leave them alone pretty well if I keep them tucked inside the cages. |
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| I love how the kitchen counter looks on summer days. There is a limit to how many fresh cucumbers you want eat in a day. HERE is my favorite pickle recipe for the extras. |
So why this summer painting and post in January?
This week's art challenge word was "cool." After thinking through a list of ideas of things that are cool, I decided, "Cool as a Cucumber" would be a fun little painting.
Original Oil Painting on 5"x 7" Wrapped Canvas
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Rub the inside of a bowl really well with a clove of garlic, slice cukes (thin), slice an onion, and some tomatoes. Toss with a little mayo, a dab of sugar, and a favorite herb. Let it sit. Enjoy. Going off of memory, hope I didn't forget anything - LOL.
ReplyDeleteMmmm... interesting! Rubbing the inside of a bowl with garlic is different. I'll try this one in June!
DeleteAh, summer :) seems a long way away... A t least it is bright and sunny here today...but a tad too cool for growing anything. Your cukes look good enough to eat!
ReplyDeleteIt does seem like a long way away. Funny how delicious they are at the beginning of the season. Then by the end, it's like... "Great... more cucumbers... I wonder if the neighbors would like to have these?"
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