The Homemade Pickle Makes The Meal...

 Summer...we eat differently in the summer. We make fewer hot meals in the evening because of the heat, which leads to fewer leftover meals for lunch. I find myself making more sandwiches at lunch time than at other times in the year.

But, this year, there's something new...

Homemade pickles.

You probably didn't know this, but my wife is an award-winning pickler. It's true. She earned that distinction decades ago when our church congregation had a cooking contest. She walked away with the best pickles. Though the ones she made recently are not the ones for which she won the award, they're darn good.

And, yes...they made the meal.

Last year we had a home garden, but we didn't take full advantage of the space and did not get a jump on things early enough in the year. This year, we've tried to be more proactive. We planted a lot of cucumber plants and they are producing a lot of vegetables--got to use them whenever possible.

I am a pickle fan so I'm happy about the development. We're hoping to harvest other crops from the garden, especially tomatoes, which, by the way, are excellent on sandwiches.

I wonder if they make the meal, too.