The spinach in the high tunnel is still thriving. The leaves probably grow about an inch a day. It's a challenge keeping it picked between markets, and we eat it nonstop.
So, what to do with leaves the size of a human hand?
SPANAKOPITA NIGHT!
I used about three pounds of homegrown spinach, garlic, eggs, and herbs. I added some feta and onions to the mix, wrapped it in frozen phyllo dough, and we had ourselves an easy meal. I think I'll add some shiitakes next time. We roasted some of our beets and sweet potatoes to go along with it.
Now, for dessert.
Ben's wonderful mother has a gorgeous rhubarb patch in her garden. She was very kind to share some of it with us. I immediately made a strawberry rhubarb cobbler with it.
None of our strawberries were ripe yet, but I had back-up. We froze a ton of fruit last year, so we still have several quarts of strawberries in the deep freezer. Lucky ducks, we are!
If the weather is kind to us, it looks like we'll have ripe, plump strawberries to bring to market next week! I must also keep my fingers crossed that the birds will be kind to us. It seems like the bird population has exploded this year. We have two nests on our front porch (we've only had one nest for the past two years), and there are Mourning Doves and Whatchamacallits everywhere. Hopefully, the birds will opt to eat cicadas instead of strawberries.
