….and so it begins.  Summer is such a season of abundance.  The garden over-produces and you’re looking at a counter laden with all these lovely vegetables.  You’ve fried, you’ve grilled, you’ve eaten them raw, you’ve steamed them, you’ve added them to stir-fry’s.  Hell, you’ve given them away to anyone that will take them—strangers on the street, the kid who mows your lawn, you’ve left them in the mail boxes of people you don’t even know.  It’s gotten to the point where the neighbors are closing their blinds at the mere sight of your car on the street.  Continue reading →