This week in vegetables

bok choy
lettuce mix
1 tomato (some funny-looking heirloom variety)
1 Asian eggplant
1 small head cabbage
1/2 lb small carrots
1 lb zucchini
4 pickling cucumbers
4 ears of corn
N giant scallions
N garlic scapes

The self-pick was rained out when we were there to pick things up, so we'll need to go back again. The lure of basil is too strong to resist.

Half the corn was immediately devoured; the cabbage was braised with some onions, cayenne, and tomato paste. I'm going to try to set up some refrigerator pickles today with all the cucumbers kicking around.

(and I think I need some food/cooking related icons)

Beer, books, and race

Today alphacygni and I spent a nice afternoon at the Bookmill. I picked up a paperback copy of The Brewmaster's Table, which is a book that I've been saying for at least a year that I'm surprised I don't already own. After I got home, though, I thought the book looked odd, and indeed, they've changed the cover from the hardback to the paperback.

Hardback:


Paperback:


I know that there are lots of reasons to change the cover of a book. I really hope that one of the reasons was not "The book will sell better without a black man on the cover".