Midsummer garden

At this time of a year, the garden gives a steady harvest everyday: tomatoes,zucchinis, peppers, and strawberries. The herbs are not good these hot days: the cilantro quickly turns into flowers and the basil grows slowly underneath the tomatoes.  

Everyday I make a salad with tomatoes, strawberries, cucumbers, rice vinegar, and some sesame oil. I am not a fan of "organic" food, but the naturally ripened tomatoes really taste better than those I buy in the grocery store. They are sweet, soft, juicy, and meaty as the same time. They remind me of growing up when we ate only seasonal and locally grown vegetables and the memories of summer. 

Steady harvest

The zucchinis in the photo were giant because I forgot to pick them up for a few days. Using three of them and some shrimps, for the first time I made gyoza. It was super delicious and "creamy". 

Last is a big green worm on the tomato plant.