A Summer Harvest

"Almost any garden, 
if you see it at just the right moment, 
can be confused with paradise." ~ Henry Mitchell

We just recently had our last two peaches. Awh, it was wonderful. We will miss them. There were 43 peaches in all! Can you believe it? From our little tree. Overall, the peaches amounted to just over 6 pounds. There was one day where we harvested 14! They just started falling off the tree... they were SO ripe.

We also harvested the garlic that we had planted around the base of the peach tree. It was small, and hadn't grown that much since we had put it in so late (in the spring instead of late fall). We didn't have any trouble with peach tree borers (which the garlic was supposed to deter), but that also could have been because we were on the third floor balcony in the city. Also, in the picture above, you can see some of our first cherry tomatoes of the season! Fantastic! And many more tomatoes too come...

With all these peaches to harvest, we decided to make a simple peach cobbler. I've included the recipe for the cobbler that James makes so well down below. It's also great with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.


Peach Cobbler

Peaches (4-6)
Oats (about a cup)
Brown Sugar (1/4 cup)
Butter (1/2 stick)
Pinch of Salt
Flour
Dribble of Molasses (optional)

Cut peaches into slices and line the bottom of a bread pan (4x8). In a separate bowl mix together oats, brown sugar, butter (melted), and salt. Add a bit molasses if you want to the mixture for a deeper flavor. Then add a small handful flour slowly, and continue adding until the mixture resembles bread crumbles. Put the mixture on top of the peaches in the bread pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until peach juices bubble up past the cobbler. Let cool for a few minutes, then enjoy!