Well, it was a trip well traveled; we gazed and ate (and ate and ate and ate) and danced and sang and swam and laughed. Oslo to Berlin to Munich to Sarajevo to the Croatian coast. I'm posting photos of some garden/plant related highlights. 
Berlin may be my soul-mate city (and luckily Alfredo loved it as much as I did!). The... ...see more

It's so hard to leave! When you are about to embark on a month and a half tour of Europe it shouldn't be a sad affair. Alfredo and I leave Lisaland tomorrow morning and of course we are excited but it is harder than I would have thought to leave the garden.
I've gotten all the tomatoes canned, we are good and stocked! Squash is... ...see more

Kale chips in the sun! Just like you would make them in the oven, but with only the energy of them sun. 
Cut the stems out of the kale leaves.Lightly coat with olive oil.Add salt, pepper, any other seasoning you choose.
Lay out on a baking sheet in a single layer in the sun. I did this on a very windy day so they got moved into... ...see more

After realizing how easy it actually is to sun-dry tomatoes, at least in our Otricoli climate (though it has been quite humid and we have had no mold issues), I decided I couldn't stop there. Our neighbor Rita had shared a recipe for grilled zucchini preserved in oil but I was kind of nervous about how well this would really... ...see more

Spending my days in the Lisaland Test Kitchen. I think I have figured out our plan for sun-drying tomatoes. It is actually really quite simple....put them in the sun! For any of you who saw my first post about our sun-drying plan you know that I had the tomatoes under tight guard from bugs and kitties, surrounded by chicken... ...see more

Marin came by Lisaland yesterday to celebrate Ferragosto but had to head back to city life today. While here she made us an incredible lunch all from the garden and photographed it all for you guys...all Amatriciana credit goes to her, I'm simply writing up the post for her. -- Katie
August 15th marks Ferragosto, the national... ...see more

So far I have put tomatoes out to dry (I decided on the Orange and Green Zebra, red cherry, chocolate cherry, Raspberry Lyanna, Purple Russian and the two surprise yellow/orange varieties because they are all on the smaller side and nice and firm...we will see the results of the drying tomato rainbow), canned roasted yellow pear... ...see more

Today we harvested half of our potato harvest and I think these should get Tom through the winter...and any number of neighbors as well! Time for potato salad, mashed potatoes, potato pancakes, twice baked potatoes, hash browns, french fries, scalloped potatoes. I need to get ahold of Rita and see if she can teach me a good gnocchi... ...see more