Foodie Friday: In and Out of the Garden with the Novel Bakers

Welcome to Foodie Friday!

I'm celebrating Garden Week (May 27 - June 1) with the Novel Bakers:

Jain at ..a quiet life

Mary at Home Is Where the Boat Is

 Thursday and Friday, we're reviewing In and Out of the Garden by Sara Midda.

This morning, I posted a tablescape, along with a recipe for comforting vegetable soup.

You can find the recipe HERE.

In and Out of the Garden was published in 1981. 

Thirty-three years later, I had the pleasure of discovering it, thanks to the Novel Bakers' organizer, Jain, author of the beautiful blog, a quiet life. 

 This small book is very wide and deep, filled with enchanting illustrations and tips that would delight anyone who loves to dream about gardens. 

The book was an especial delight, because we'd already planted a large, wild potager. In the past, we'd had no luck raising anything in the hard, Tennessee clay; but raised beds saved elbow grease and allowed us to amend the soil.

It's a secret world.

  

 A place of wonder.

Look: a baby bell pepper.

A pepper-to-be.

 The seeds will eventually end up inside the pepper, which is pretty amazing--seeing nature work its way inside-out and outside-in.

A tomato-to-be.

  

Since our garden is in its infancy, 

I bought tomatoes at the market and made a Cheese-Ham-and Cherry Tomato Tart.

I saw a divine version on Pinterest at Taste.com. The tart is delicious and portable, just the thing for a picnic or potluck. You can find the recipe by clicking on the link (above). 

As a side item, I made a garden salad. Bandwidth's lettuce is huge (but not bitter).

 Won't you join me for lunch at the edge of the shade garden?

 I added bacon, homemade croutons, and seasoned pecans.  

Don't Miss a Single Day with the Novel Bakers
Come along with me and visit Jain and Mary. 

Tuesday
An Invitation to the Garden with tablescapes for every season with  Jain ... a quiet life

A Butterfly Party with Mary ... Home Is Where the Boat Is


A Light Lobster Luncheon at Rattlebridge Farm.



Wednesday
A Rose Pink Breakfast at Jain's blog, ... a quiet life ...


A Visit to Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden   at Mary's blog, Home Is Where the Boat Is


Lantern Lit Drinks Party at Rattlebridge

Thursday
In and Out of the Garden- ..a quiet life

In and Out of the Garden- Home Is Where the Boat Is

In and Out of the Garden- Rattlebridge Farm


Friday
In and Out of the Garden with Jain- ..a quiet life

In and Out of the Garden with Mary-Home Is Where the Boat Is

In and Out of the Garden- Foodie Friday at Rattlebridge.



Saturday and Sunday, the Novel Bakers will take you on a tour of Private Edens.

Come pin with us at the Novel Bakers' Garden Week Board on Pinterest.

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Are you familiar with the MYSTERY INGREDIENT CLUB?

Here's how it works: A secret ingredient is assigned to members, and they incorporate it into a recipe (sweet or savory). 

The next club meeting will be held Monday, June 2, 2014. Email me by Saturday at midnight if you'd like to cook with us; or stop at any participating blog to see the mystery ingredient.
 

**This isn't a weekly meme. The MIC meetings happen mysteriously!

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Are you contributing a recipe to this week's Foodie Friday?
 If so, locate the blue Inlinkz icon in the lower, left-hand portion of this post. Click on the icon and follow the directions. After you complete the process, you will see a red "x" beside your name. This allows you to delete your link if you made an error; the red "x" is visible to you only.

You can read a complete guide to this linky party HERE.

If you'd like to share your food photos--or photos of other FF participants on Pinterest, join the Pinterest foodie board, Consuming Passions. Leave a message on the most recent "pin" if you'd like your name added to the list.

Every Friday, we are joined at this big, virtual table--thank you for stopping by today. I'm grateful to all of you who spend your days cooking. I'm grateful to old and new friends who contribute recipes every week. I'm grateful to friends who leave a comment. I'm grateful for the silent folks, because you are brought here by your love of all things culinary.

We are food people. And that's a marvelous thing.

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Have a fun, food-filled weekend!

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